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AQHA Director’s Report


brought in and spread at an equine facility by horses, people, dogs, cattle, vehi- cles, equipment, insects, wildlife - and the list goes on. “Implementing biosecurity


By Kathy Patterson AQHA Director


From AQHA Corporate Partner Zoetis


Biosecurity, or reducing the


potential for a disease outbreak, is crucial to maintaining your horse’s health. However, total elimination of all disease risks for horses is highly unlikely, as bacteria and viruses can be


measures where possible is key to help protect the health of your horse and the overall health of the equine industry,” says Dr. Kevin Hankins, senior veterinar- ian, Zoetis Equine Technical Services. “Vaccination re- mains the most effective way to help protect horses against disease.


Follow these tips to help prevent disease outbreaks at home and on the road.


General Biosecurity Tips • Vaccinate with the most trusted equine vaccines, to help protect your horse from core and risk- based diseases. • Use a hand sanitizer or wash your hands with soap and water after handling each horse.


The Canadian Quarter Horse Association is an affiliate of the AQHA. Annual membership is


on-line, visit the CQHA web site: www.cqha.ca, and choose


Choose “Affiliates” to link to provincial Quarter Horse & Racing Association sites. Contact: CQHA President,


Wayne Burwash, ph: 403-246-8283, email: president@cqha.ca


Increase Biosecurity Measures to Help Protect Horse Health


• When filling buckets, keep the hose nozzle above the water level. Do not allow the nozzle to touch the bucket. • Designate your wheelbarrows for use with feed or waste. Do not use the same wheelbarrow for both. • Clean and disinfect equipment before using with different horses. This includes bits, bri- dles, lead shanks, twitches and clipper blades. • Bandages and rags should be washed with detergent and soaked in disinfectant prior to reuse. • Assign grooming tools, halters, feed tubs, water buckets, girths/cinches and saddle pads to an individual horse and clearly label. • Do not share multidose medica- tions between horses. • Limit your horse’s exposure to pest disease vectors, including mosquitos, flies and wildlife. Keep feed secure and eliminate standing water. • Isolate any animals showing


signs of illness immediately.


Biosecurity While Traveling Traveling with your horse


substantially increases his risk of disease infection. When horses travel, they are exposed to a large number of horses from different areas and conditions outside the normal fluctuations in tempera- ture. In addition to abnormal con- ditions, travel can cause horses to be stressed, resulting in a de- creased immunity. Be sure to use these biosecurity measures to help ensure you return home with the real grand prize, a healthy horse:


Before Leaving Home • Work with your veterinarian to design a vaccination program based on your horse’s risk levels and the event’s health require- ments. • Contact your veterinarian to ob- tain certified veterinary inspec- tion health papers and a Coggins test. Be sure to travel with both of these documents.


• Update your horse’s health records. Access them from any- where


24/7 within EQStable™ app from Zoetis.


At the Show • Prior to unloading, ensure that your horse’s stall is clear of prior bedding, organic matter and other residual materials. Scrub stall walls with a detergent solution and spray all surfaces with a dis- infectant. • Do not use communal water buckets or feed tubs. • Limit your horse’s interaction with other horses, including sniffing noses. • Keep a daily log of your horse’s temperature to quickly identify illness.


Returning Home • Before leaving the show grounds, clean and disinfect tack, boots, equipment and grooming supplies. • Isolate returning horses for two to three weeks before allowing them to commingle with horses


the


who remained home. Monitor them daily for signs of disease. • Clean and disinfect your horse trailer between each use. If pos- sible, store your trailer away from horse housing. • Change your clothes and boots prior to handling horses who re- mained at home. “As a reminder, anything that touches a horse may carry the po- tential


to transfer disease


pathogens to another horse,” Dr. Hankins says. “However, helping protect your horse from disease doesn’t require keeping him in a protective bubble. Use common sense. If you suspect a horse is sick, immediately isolate him and contact your veterinarian.” Drive safe, enjoy the jour-


ney and good luck to all on your travels with your quarter horses! Till next time if I can be of


assistance, please contact me at: Phone: (519) 345-2861, or by e- mail at: tbrkathy@hsfx.ca.


“Membership” section.


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CQHA appoints Team Canada Coach and Team Manager for 2020 AQHA Youth World Cup


(Calgary, AB - July 23, 2019) — - The European countries of De Peelbergen, Kronenberg, Nether- lands and Mari, Germany will host the next biennial American Quarter Horse Association’s Youth World Cup event to take place from July 3rd to July 12th, 2020.


This event, first held in


Australia in 1986 as the Interna- tional Youth Quarter Horse World Cup, has become one of the most prestigious equine com- petitions recognized world wide. For more information about the 2020 Youth World Cup, visit http://bit.ly/YouthWorldCup2020 info to download the 2020 AQHA Youth World Cup newsletter. It is a major initiative of the


CQHA to field a youth team for this competition which is held every two years. The CQHA Board of Directors is very pleased to announce that Della Cryderman of Murillo, Ontario and Karen Westerback of Thun- der Bay, Ontario have been ap- pointed as 2020 Team Canada Coach and Team Canada Man- ager, respectively. The CQHA is indeed fortunate to have such well-qualified candidates volun- teer their time, experience and re-


Della Cryderman


sources to serve Team Canada in these capacities, as they were the Team Canada’s Coach and Team Manager, respectively, in 2008, 2012, 2014 and 2018. Della Cryderman has been


breeding, training and showing Quarter Horses for over thirty years and presently owns and op- erates a equine training facility. Her focus for Cryderman Train- ing Stables is to prepare horses and their exhibitors for national and international competition. While the majority of the horse/rider combinations whom she coaches show at American Quarter Horse circuits, she also coaches several dressage and


jumping horses/riders. Cryder- man has travelled and shared her knowledge with riders who have committed to furthering their skills, and given many clinics ranging from first time riders to numerous youth and amateurs who became AQHA Superior Award winners, AQHA Champi- ons, AQHA Versatility Champi- ons, All-American Congress and AQHA World Show finalists. Cryderman’s daughter, Jessie Godin was a gold-medalist mem- ber of Team Canada while com- peting at the Youth World Cup hosted by Australia in 2004. Della coached Jessie to 4th place in Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation during the 2016 AQHA World Championship Show. Cryderman served as President of the Thun- der Bay Quarter Horse Club for 15 years and as President of the North Superior Quarter Horse Council for 10 years. Karen Westerback has been


involved with Quarter Horses for approximately 20 years and com- petes as an amateur on AQHA show circuits in Canada and the U.S. She has achieved two AQHA Amateur Superior Awards and is an AQHA Amateur Cham- pion. Karen is employed as a Youth Services


residential


across Canada, for Team Canada. Applicants must be Canadian res- idents and current members-in- good-standing of the American Quarter Horse Youth Association (AQHYA), the Canadian Quarter Horse Association (CQHA), and the provincial/regional Quarter Horse Affiliate where they reside. (Applicants must continue to be age-eligible to compete as youth in 2020). The Team Canada guide-


Karen Westerback


worker for youth who are at risk with the law, helping to develop therapeutic plans for release from custody. She has served her local Quarter Horse associations over the years as Secretary, Vice-Pres- ident and Youth Advisor, and has been actively involved in major fund-raising events and organiz- ing. Recently, she has acquired new roles as a ring steward for several large AQHA show cir- cuits including the Minnesota Corporate Challenge and the Bob Yanz Masters and now serves as the President of the North Supe- rior Quarter Horse Association. As of July 24th, the CQHA


will begin seeking up to ten qual- ified youth participants from all


lines and application form are now available in two places on the CQHA’s website: All Forms/Resources webpage - https://cqha.ca/about/forms - and on the Team Canada Forms - https://cqha.ca/youth-world- cup/team-canada-forms . Appli- cations must be submitted by August 31, 2019 (Postmarked). Funding for travel and other


expenses for Team Canada to participate in Youth World Cup events


is cost-shared by


AQHA/CQHA, provincial/re- gional Quarter Horse Associa- tions,


discipline All current AQHA or


AQHYA members-in-good- standing are eligible and invited


affiliates,


corporate and/or individual spon- sors, and team members’ fami- lies.


to become members of CQHA for no additional membership fee. However, you must register with CQHA by submitting the on-line cqha membership appli- cation form available on our website


-


https://cqha.ca/about/cqha-mem- bership/aqha-members-form For more information re-


garding the Canadian Quarter Horse Association, including Team Canada’s participation at the 2020 AQHA Youth World Cup, visit our website and check out the Youth World Cup section. To join the Team Canada


2020 Facebook Group visit www.facebook.com/groups/4172 01185536822/members/


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