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2019 Ontario Trail Riders Association Board of Directors
President/Ride Schedule Sonja Wyss 705-434-7947
info@barefoot-saddlecanada.ca
Linda Fell 905-842-9031
linda.fell@outlook.ca
Past-President Helmut Hitscherich 905-473-9329,
helmuthit@gmail.com
Secretary Tina Kerst 416-907-6051
tiamiadart@gmail.com
Membership Linda Fell 905-842-9031
linda.fell@outlook.ca
Treasurer Elaine Wiesner 519-940-1710
elaine.a.wiesner@gmail.com
Trail Advocate Ron Keeler, 705-341-1073,
alltrails@live.ca
Website Development Caroline Fell 289-681-0174
caroline.fell@cogeco.ca
Area Representative Elaine Wiesner 519-940-1710
elaine.a.wiesner@gmail.com
Newsletter/Promotion Lana English 519-658-3489
lanaenglish@sympatico.ca
Directors at Large Karen Plume, 519-604-4020,
kp59ca@gmail.com Darlene Sharpe, 519-994-3912,
sharpelanefarmsw@gmail.com Cathy Togeretz, 519-465-1758,
cathytogeretz@sympatico.ca Ellie Hinze, 613-396-5883,
eleanor.hinze@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ga Sandra Kendall, 905-939-8356,
sandra.kendall@
sinaihealthsystem.ca Tina Kerst, 416-907-6051,
tiamiadart@gmail.com
1326 Odessa Cres., Oakville, ON L6H 1R8 •
www.ontariotrailriders.ca
in 1970, is an equestrian organization which promotes recreational trail riding and the creation, development, preservation and safe use of trails.
OTRA 2019 tentative ride schedule:
Dundas Valley Day Ride Oct. 6 Vivian Forest
2019 OTRA Ride Schedule South Algonquin Dufferin Forest
Location
South Algonquin Dufferin Forest
Dundas Valley Day Ride Helmut's Vivian Forest
“The secret to having it all is realizing you already do”. sTs Ranch 3
Sept. 20-23 Sept. 27-29
Oct. 11-14
Lana English, Laurie Panagiotou Helmut Hitscherich
Requirements: If a non-member, please see ride organizer and pay day fee: all partici- pants must sign a waiver and show proof of liability insurance.
Follow us on our Website:
www.ontariotrailriders.ca
as usual. There was so much food at Saturday night’s potluck that we were able to replicate the meal Sunday after the ride. Delish! Most of the campers stayed over Sunday night to get an extra ride in on Monday. The beauty of a long weekend. Thank you Sonja. The Simcoe Forest ride August 23-25, host Richard Gauthier. Due to many conflicting
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events this ride was put on hold until next year. Richard also had a lot going on this year but welcomes us back in 2020. 2019 Equestrian Campout Fundraiser, August 9-11, host Dundas Valley Conservation
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Area. Equestrians from all over Ontario came out in support of the Hamilton Conserva- tion Foundation to raise money for the Dundas Valley trail system. The Equestrian Campout celebrated its 15th year anniversary with amazing weather, great food, entertainment and activities. A total of $12,472.32 was raised which will go towards trail maintenance and replacing bridges across the Dundas Valley. Thank you to all who participated and who helped make this weekend successful! Carissa Bishop Superintendent; Dundas Valley and Hamilton Mountain Conservation Areas
Lana English
“The 3 C’s of Life: Choices, Chances, Changes. You must make a choice to take a chance or your life will never change”. Leather and Lace
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Tina Kerst. 2/
OTRA’s “pig” roast! 6/ Bill and Stewart Xmas shopping 7/ Tina Kerst at Fun-d-ride auc- tion! OR Tina Kerst, Fun-d- ride auction or- ganizer.
team 3/ Helmut and Smokey, July 21/19. The best host and trail boss ever! 4/ Kim Wool- ley, OE clini- cian. 5/ Bill Fell’s “hog”
at Bishop Kendall 1/
Sandra and
Carissa and
“anyone can ride in good weather”! Lol We rode early Saturday to beat the extreme heat but by Sunday the humidity had lifted and we were able to start at our usual 10:00 a.m. Overall a good time was had by all. Thank you again Helmut. You are the “best”! Helmut did not invent the art of hosting a ride but, he perfected it! Dufferin Forest, August 2-5, host Sonja Wyss. Well attended. We also had a few day riders each day. The trail bosses were were excellent
Fabulous attendance with old and new members. 7 trail rides, scheduling departures around the heat, kept our horses health on the top of the list. Thanks for the extra water tank brought over in the staggering temps. Special thanks to OE who not only put on a very informative trail riding clinic for seasoned and new members but also supplied a scrumptious lunch. Our tool boxes are now overflowing as we can always learn some- thing new about safety and trail riding. The tack auction gave us all an opportunity to purge but of course come away with that must have bargain item. Horsie folks can never have too much tack! The pig roast was a big hit along with the fixings and sweets. The horses rested comfortably in every kind of enclosure or high line. Even an iron horse made the trip! Welcome to our new members who we hope will enjoy the forests with us for many years to come. Yvonne Taylor Vivian Forest, July 19 – 21, host Helmut Hitscherich. The humid ex reached the mid-40s but that did not discourage the riders who showed up for a weekend at Helmut’s. According to Helmut
Dufferin Forest Fun-D-Ride, July 5-7, hosts Elaine Wiesner, Sonja Wyss. Another successful Fun-D- Ride at the Dufferin Main Tract this past weekend.
Tammy & Lyle Donaldson Sonja Wyss
Date
Sept. 20-23 Sept. 27-29 Oct. 6
Oct. 11-14 Host
Tammy/Lyle Donaldson Sonja Wyss
Lana English, Laurie Panagiotou Helmut Hitscherich
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with the Ontario Trails Council, Ontario Equestrian Federation and Equine Canada. We welcome your membership to help support the voice of OTRA on your behalf. Visit our Facebook Page
Requirements: If a non-member, please see ride organizer and pay day fee: all participants must sign a waiver and show proof of liability insurance.
www.ontariotrailriders.ca OTRA and its members represent the equestrian trail user
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