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Horse community mourns loss of Teen Ranch founder, Mel Stevens at the age of 84


As a young man at Word of


Life Camp, Mel Stevens gave his life fully to Jesus Christ telling God he would go anywhere, live under any circumstances and do whatever God would have him do. In 1960, as a member of the gospel music group The King’s Men, Mel and his wife Janet packed up their infant child and used their life savings to buy a ticket to Australia to help estab- lish a Christian camp called Teen Ranch. After 6 years as director of Teen Ranch Australia; Mel, Janet, their now 3 children, and only $10 moved back to Canada. Through God’s miraculous pro- vision, they purchased 150 acres just south of Orangeville in Cale- don, with an old barn and dilapi- dated farmhouse to build Teen Ranch Canada. They held their first and full Western Riding camp in 1967 with just 16 campers and soon expanded the program to include English Rid-


From Our Founder


Remembering September 1986


Summer has come and al-


most gone. The nights are getting a little too chilly to be camping out at the shows. Some horse activity at vari-


ous private facilities were con- ducted this past Coronavirus Summer. I think that most of these show were for the fun of it.


September 1986 was for the


Quarter Horse as AQHA held their Annual Youth World Cup Show in Australia. Five Quarter Horse youth from Canada were


ing and Hockey. In time, God gave Mel the vision to build an ice arena to host their program and so began the long construc- tion process. Despite many chal- lenges, major setbacks, and financial hardships, Mel was steadfast in his faith that God will provide. Eventually, Teen Ranch opened the Ice Corral, featuring an Olympic sized ice pad. Many NHL, OHL, Jr., and international teams have hosted training camps there along with thousands of kids. Many have heard the gospel and come to know Jesus Christ through sports. Mel continued to play and


tour with The King’s Men into the 1970’s, leading him to In- donesia where he felt called to help start Teen Ranch Indonesia to support and reach kids living on the streets of Jakarta. From that first move to Australia, sev- eral independent Teen Ranch camps and dozens of other Chris-


there: Lori Emick of Canfield, ON. Tara Rimmer of Victoria, BC, Nadine Chartrand of Drum- mondville, QC, Jason Grimshaw of Calgary AB, and Laura Gar- diner of Dugold, Manitoba. All of our Canadian Youth Team did ex- tremely well. The team were pro- vided horses for the event by the Australian Quarter Horse Associ- ation.


North Bay held it’s first An-


nual Horse A Rama the event was held on August 2 and 3 in con- junction with the towns Annual Heritage Days. All reports was that is was a huge success.


The All American Quarter


Horse Congress were gearing up for the annual event in Colum- bus, Ohio. Organizers advised that horses from 49 states and 6 countries were represented. It’s sad that this year the show has


Mel Stevens


tian camps all around the world have been established. Abundantly gifted in his


been cancelled due to COVID- 19.


Dr. Russ Willoughby was


named the first director of the Guelph Centre for Equine Re- search. Dr. Willoughby was from Saskatchewan.


Dee Morrison of the


WHAO, who now makes her home running an animal rescue centre in the Dominican Repub- lic, wrote an op ed article critical of the Research efforts of of the horse industry where, where at the time, over 8 million horses existed with annual expenditures of billions of dollars and only 13 cents per horse was spent for re- search.


Cutter Animal Health named


Ian Millar to endorse there prod- ucts.


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


The Rags to Riches Futurity


was won by Jag In Time AAA - SI 90. Also featured was The All Canadian Derby. The race was held at Picov Downs.


The AQHA held their first


Racing Council meting in Amar- illo, Texas.


The Quarter Racing Owners


of Ontario announced that their annual Banquet would be held on November 22 at the Annandale Golf and Country Club. The event was themed to honour the trainers,


jockeys and


horses. The Ontario Eques-


trian Federation held a Lecture on coaching eval- uation. The course con- ductor was Pat Carter. The course was held at Picov Horseman’s Centre on Oc- tober 18-19.


The CPRA announced their Finals Rodeo at Cal-


ability to foster relationships, lead passionately and follow God fearlessly, Mel was a chaplain for


The Rider had a story on the


Equestrian Association for the Disabled on how and why they started. In 1979 a group of inter- ested parties got together and cre- ated the first disabled riding for the disabled organization. Greg Filion of Hamilton, Ontario was the information contact.


the Toronto Argonauts for 13 years, the Toronto Blue Jays for several years and spent many hours with some players of the Toronto Maple Leafs being a friend to and praying with them. He was known for his gift of leather-bound bibles, embossed with each player’s name, allow- ing him to build relationships with many professional athletes in hockey, football, baseball, and horseback riding. In the horse world, Mel rodeoed in Australia and Ontario as a tie-down roper and steer wrestler, hosting Cow- boy Chapel at the Rodeo on Sun- day Morning for many years. Many camp young people at- tended Bible studies in their cities throughout the school year led by Mel and other Teen Ranch staff. With decades of hard work,


faithfulness, and the help of many volunteers, Teen Ranch grew and expanded into the peaceful oasis that is enjoyed by


gary, on November 12-16. Hamilton’s Mohawk Col-


lege and Flamborough Downs Raceway combined their facili- ties and expertise to produce a new Harness Horse Industry pro- gram.


The Arabian Horse Registry


donated $25,000 to the Morris Animal Foundation to study em- bryo loss when mares are shipped in early pregnancy.


OVC received $65,000 from


the Canadian Veterinary Re- search Trust Fund to study ani- mal diseases.


My Turn It seems that Reliance has


come to their senses (maybe). They have advised that I would receive a refund cheque for the funds they took from my account after the lease term had expired. They said that before! I have been waiting since April for the refund and the cost of the stop payment. Now I am waiting once again it has been a week now for their second promise. I do be- lieve the article that I wrote has inspired them.


It seems that getting trades


people to get onto a job is very trying, I have been waiting for siding repairs to the dormer on


many - a summer sports camp for youth, a retreat center for week- end getaways, and an outdoor ed- ucation facility for school groups. Mel’s God-given vision has been instrumental in pointing thou- sands of people to faith in Christ by coming to know Jesus on a personal level. Mel’s unwavering faith and willingness to follow God’s calling through fear, un- certainty, trials, and tribulations have left a legacy of a true and faithful servant. In lieu of flow- ers, a financial gift to Teen Ranch or Teen Ranch Ministries will be gratefully received. Details can be found at teenranch.com/give.


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my roof. I just hope they can get it done before the snow flies. Pre- mier Doug Ford has announced Trade training funds are being made available. Lets hope that those who have been out of work from the Coronavirus will take advantage of this OJT project. As winter is fast approach-


ing we are still getting reports of animals in distress. Lets get those fingers into your wallet and pro- vide food and shelter for these misfortunate creatures that have enriched our lives. Adopt a homeless horse. You can always find extra room in your pasture and barn for these wondrous ani- mals. Lets do it today, you will feel better for having taken in a homeless horse or animal. Be- lieve me, they know how to thank you. So lets get out to the horse and animal rescue centres and do some good. If you can’t take in a horse or other animal, send food or money. Remember it is your DUTY


to report elder, parental, child and animal abuse to the proper au- thorities if you know and don’t do anything about it then you are wearing it forever on your con- science. Thank you for looking down


in this corner Aidan W. Finn CD


Founder of The Rider 1970 President, Orange aPEEL www.orangeapeel.com


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