16/ APRIL 2024 THE RIDER VISIT OUR WEBSITE
www.orha.on.ca
Ontario Reining Horse Association
President, Banquet Dan Fletcher
president@orha.on.ca
1st Vice-President Rules & Disciplinary Samantha Speed
memberships@orha.on.ca
2nd Vice-President/ Treasurer Terri Purdie,
finance@orha.on.ca
Past President Gary Yaghdjian
Elected Director - Secretary
Joanne Milton
Elected Director - Futurity Programs Leona McAtee
orhafuturity@orha.on.ca / ob-
bofuturity1991@gmail.com
Appointed Director - ORHA Futurity Programs Tracy Nelson
nelsontracy@gmail.com
Appointed Directors - Professional Committee/ Sponsorships Loris Epis
Kicking Off 2024
By Ashley Janzen ORHA members and guests
kicked off 2024 by celebrating our 2023 Year-End Award winners at the banquet in Brantford on January 27th. The event was well-attended, and was a nice opportunity to gather our ORHA family together before show season be- gins. Attendees enjoyed a great buffet, some drinks, and some dancing, clown- ing for the photobooth, bidding on some awesome prizes in the silent auc- tion, and checking tickets as door prize winners were called! A real highlight of the night, though, was a touching speech by President Dan Fletcher as he presented a surprised Terri Purdie with the Brian Heaton Award. It had every- one on their feet to honour the deserv- ing recipient, with tears and applause all around.
Brian Heaton
Year End Awards - ORHA members who compete in Green Horse, Mens/Ladies, and Ranch Riding (Open and Non-Pro) will now be eligible for Year End Awards! Find these and other class
descriptions
https://orha.on.ca/reining-class/
New Venue - In addition to the 2 shows put on by J&J Reining Inc. at Ancaster Fairgrounds, and the 1 show put on by Y Not Farms in Meaford, ORHA will host 2 shows at a new venue this year: REACH Equestrian Centre In Clinton! Several members ventured over to test the ground on February 3rd, and the re- sults were good! The right drag (kindly provided by Fletchers) and communi- cation with very accommodating venue staff at REACH about moisture and preparation left us feeling confident that we can offer our members great stopping ground and an excellent show
event, held at Ancaster Fairgrounds! ORHA will have a booth, with informa- tion and promotional materials available. Come visit, or come help!
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Volunteers: Reminder to all ORHA members that you are required to com-
plete 2 hours of volunteering for our as- sociation to be eligible for Year End Awards! While there are many opportu- nities for set up, working the gate, and scribing at shows, there are other ways to complete these hours, as well! To sign up to help out at a show, man the ORHA
booth at Can-Am, or…become a guest author for an ORHA feature in The Rider(?!), please contact newly self-ap- pointed Volunteer Coordinator, Ashley Janzen at
ajanzen@orha.on.ca or on facebook. Treasurer also needed!
ORHA 2024 Schedule of Events
April 12-14: Triple Threat Clinic, presented by ORHA, Ancaster Fairgrounds May 3-5: Spring Fling, presented by ORHA, REACH Clinton June 14-16: Steel City Spin, presented by J&J Reining Inc, Ancaster Fairgrounds June 29-30: Spirit of Excellence, presented by Y Not Farms, Meaford August 23-25: Steel City Slide, presented by J&J Reining Inc, Ancaster Fairgrounds September 27-29: Grand Finale, Futurity & Derby, presented by ORHA, REACH Clinton
Banquet Photos
Elected Director - Memberships
Samantha Speed -
memberships@orha.on.ca
Appointed Director - Youth Advisor
Rebecca Nelles -
oryha@orha.on.ca
Appointed Director - Media/Marketing
Alyssa VanKleek -
socialmedia@orha.on.ca
Elected Director - Print Media/Show Support
Ashley Janzen -
ashleyjjanzen@gmail.com
Elected Director – Shows Mike Munroe,
shows@orha.on.ca
If you missed it, please enjoy this
selection of photos from the banquet, courtesy of the photobooth and Re- becca Nelles - then make sure to be there next year! The banquet followed the Annual
General Meeting, which was pleasantly quiet - no issues, complaints, or disci- pline! Some exciting news was shared, however - highlighted below:
ORHA Futurity & Derby - 2024 has seen a record number of enrolled foals! There will be new and increased Added Monies for this year! Find more infor- mation on this program at https://ontar-
ioreining.com/
experience at this new location. Triple Threat [Plus+] Clinic - It’s back, and bigger than ever! This year, participants will have the opportunity to work with FOUR talented clinicians over the course of April 13th and 14th: Loris Epis, Matt Hudson, Lyndsay Kloster, and Gavin Pellerin! Move in will be available after 4pm on April 12th at Ancaster Fairgrounds; clinic will take place in the old arena. There are very few spaces still available! For information on participation or audit- ing, check for posts on our social media!
Can-Am Equine Expo: Come on out March 22nd-24th and visit us at this
Gavin Pellerin proves you can stop at Clinton
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