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Letters to the Editor


Whispering Hearts Horse Rescue Centre Updates


WHHR continues its commitment during the COVID-19 crisis


to make a difference in the lives of horses. These unprecedented times are no different. As a result of


Covid-19, the following decisions have been made with much con- sideration for public safety and dialogue with authorities. 1 - WHHR Summer Extravaganza scheduled on July 11, 2020 will be cancelled. Stay tuned for our upcoming online fundraiser to assist the rescue with this great financial loss. 2 - Adoption interviews will be postponed until May 31, 2020. Stay Tuned as we are launching a new adoption platform that will start on May 1, 2020 featuring many of our adoptable horses! During the month of May we will still be accepting applications


on our website www.whhrescue.com and matching adoptees so that as soon as adoption interviews commence, we will be ready to go! 3 - Volunteer Reduction. Our work continues to keep the farm oper- ational while striving to protect the health and well-being of those around us. In order to achieve this, we have reduced our volunteer base to the same individuals that come multiple days to reduce the risk, while practising social distancing. We are still accepting volunteer applications online and will set


up a volunteer orientation as soon as it is safe to do so. We thank those assisting us during these challenging times. Now more than ever, our horses need you.


Editors Note: For more informaton on Whispering Hearts Horse Rescue visit www.whhrrescue.com


From Our Founder


Remembering March/April 1986


Quarterama ‘86 was boasting in a front page editorial that this show was the largest ever with over 3,300 entries. Well it was a tremendous show. I was there.


The Rider had two jammed pack sections in our Quarterama ‘86 Edition. We were loaded with Stallion ads. Today we wonder where all the stallions have gone. There was so much going on in the Western Horse industry that we just can’t fit it all into this col- umn.


The All American Quarter Horse


Congress took out a full page color advertisement on the 1986 Congress.


Tassilo, another one of my favourite Quarter Racing Horses, was being advertised at stud. His racing winnings were in excess of $116,000 in 1986 money.


The AQHA announced that Cut- ter Animal Health was offering a $5,000 scholarship for


the


AQHA High Point All Round Youth. Cutter had a full page full colour advertisement in this edi- tion.


Tack Town in Baldwin, Ontario were advertising their Second Anniversary in The Rider.


The Rider announced that the rate of Colic surgery survival in horses had improved ten fold.


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• Eastern Ontario Quarter Horse Association • Ontario Cutting Horse Association • Ontario Xtreme Cowboy • Ontario Quarter Horse Association


Help the CARD Herd-A staff


campaign appeal The Community Association for


Riders with Disabilities (CARD) is in the midst of an important campaign appeal: To help with the costs of feeding and car- ing for their herd of therapy horses. The CARD staff has been working


diligently in sending out appeals in their quest to provide the CARD horses with some of these most basic needs...hay/vet services/farrier services/grain, supple- ments and bedding costs. CARD’s mission is to provide


quality therapeutic riding programs for children and adults with disabilities. Due to current events the programs, fundrais- ing, and events have all stalled and we are appealing to those in the community who are caring, able and willing, to help with any of these necessary expenses. We know these times are difficult


for many, yet, if you or anyone in your community are able to find a way to help we will truly appreciate it. Please go to our website:


http://card.ca/help-the-herd-a-staff-chal- lenge/


Or if you prefer you may e-transfer directly to finance@card.ca • www.card.ca


Bill Hatch, Feed Specialist at Martin’s Feed was promoting the new Extruded Horse Feed that they had designed.


UCO announced that John S. Black of Markdale, Ontario was elected President at their Decem- ber Board Meeting.


Frontier Saddlery of Stouffville announced their 5th Anniversary Sale on Easter Weekend.


WHAO advised that they were holding their Annual Spring Meeting at Gullivers Travels in Stoney Creek on April 4. You might remember the mural in there. It was painted by Count Alexander Von Svoboda, a Quar- ter Horse breeder and OQHA Board member.


Do you love Fergus? Visit his website at: http://www.fergusthehorse.com


bers,


• Ontario Reined Cow Horse Association • Ontario Reining Horse Association • Ontario Trail Riding Association • Quarter Racing Owners Of Ontario, Inc. • Western Horse Association Of Ontario


Uxbridge Horsemen’s Association COVID-19 Changes and Adjustments


made the final decision to cancel the 2020 Uxbridge Fall Fair. This is a real blow to the


ber 2019 to support EC sanctioned hunter/jumper competitions in complying with a new rule requiring safety cups with breakaway track systems in all competition and warm-up rings. It provides reimburse- ments of up to $3,000 CAD per competition venue for the purchase of FEI approved jump cups and breakaway track systems. The suspension of EC sanctioned com-


WHAO were advertising their Extravaganza in Paris, Ontario on June 20 22. They knew how to advertise to get people out. No Moccasin Express or Grapevine advertising for them. Today we call it social media. We can look back 50 years and see everything that happened by looking at physical copies of The Rider. You can’t do that on social media. We are still your best avenue to suc- cess.


The Rider had a story on the passing of Lillian Southward, a loving mother and a super volun- teer at many horse shows. She was a power house in the early days of the western horse.


A big announcement in The Rider about the formation of the Canadian Snaffle Bit Associa- tion.


Ottawa, ON, April 20, 2020 – The Jump Cup Initiative has been suspended until further no- tice due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pan- demic. The Initiative was announced in Decem-


cult decision to cancel our May 2020 School- ing show. We have not yet made a decision regarding the rest of our shows but will keep you up to date. The Uxbridge Fall Fair Board has


some cancellations and scheduling changes we have made largely due to the current pan- demic. Unfortunately, we have made the diffi-


are all safe and healthy! We would like to make you aware of


To all of our UHA Friends and Mem- How is everyone doing? We hope you


community. They are however looking for- ward to a "Better Than Ever" 2021 Uxbridge Fall Fair. We hope to be supporting them once again in 2021! The letter sent from the Fair Board has been attached Here. Our health care network seems to be


holding up well under the added pressure of the COVID flu. Please keep this in mind when working with your horse or out riding. The last thing we need to add in to the mix is an unscheduled trip to the Emergency Room. Please be safe, be aware, stay at home


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if at all possible, wash your hands and above all, be healthy!


Suspension Of 2020 Jump Cup Initiative


Cup Initiative or questions about the suspen- sion, please email jumping@equestrian.ca.


The Q.R.O.O.I. announced that they had distributed their 1986 Racing Stake program.


The Rags to Riches Futurity were advertising their Trials on August 3.


The ORA ‘s Cowboy Profile was about Terry Dunk. Also a full page ad was next to the Rodeo Section announcing that All Round Champion Rodeo Rider, Guy Mark Duguay, had been hired as a salesman at Paul Sad- lon Chev-Olds in Barrie.


My Turn Here we are about to open


up the horse show season and along comes this pandemic. It will be hard times the horse in- dustry in the coming months but we will make it through. Keep the spirt in these des-


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tinue to monitor the status of the COVID-19 pandemic and hopes to resume the Initiative in 2021. For more information about the Jump


petition due to COVID-19 has directly im- pacted the Jumping Levy Program, which funds the Initiative. Those who have already submitted invoices for the 2020 Initiative will still receive reimbursement through previ- ously allocated funds. The EC Jumping Committee will con-


perate times. We got through WWI and WWII and other tough times. A BIG tip of the old Stetson


to our veterans and those brave soldiers of today being dis- patched to nursing homes across Canada to our doctors and nurses and hospital support staff… may God bless you all. Thanks for looking down in


this corner. Don’t forget it is your


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Proud to have served Ontario’s


Horse Industry for over 49 Years!


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