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Canadian Show Jumping Team Second In Wellington Nations Cup


Wellington, FL, March 3, 2024 – The Canadian Show Jumping Team finished sec- ond in the $150,000 Nations Cup CSIO4* presented by Florida Coast Equipment held on March 2, at Wellington International in Wellington, FL, USA. Ten countries partici-


pated in the yearly team event during Week 8 of the Winter Equestrian Festival


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What does Pony Club


mean to me? See


Page 29


Your Vaccination Program - See Pg 9


INSIDE Erynn Ballard and Libido Van’T Hofken. Photo Credit: Starting Gate Communications


Snow Moose voted 2023 Ajax Downs’ Horse of the Year at Quarter Racing Owners Banquet


AJAX DOWNS, FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - The popular grey Ontario-bred SNOW MOOSE took the highest ho- nour, Horse of the Year, at the Quarter Racing Owners Of Ontario’s annual Awards Banquet on February 24. The awards, celebrating the best of Ajax Downs racing in 2023, were held at the Ajax Convention Centre, and a large crowd included local Ajax MP Patrice Barnes, members of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming, and On- tario Racing. Owned and bred by Milena Kwiecien of Burling-


ton, ON, and trained by Jason Pascoe of Pontypool, Snow Moose won five of nine races as a 3-year-old in 2023 including the QROOI Derby and Ontario Bred Derby. The son of Seperate Interest from the mare Fa- vorite Pearl won two other races, one being the Alex Picov Championship, but he was disqualified from both. The Horse of the Year was voted on by the board of directors of the QROOI. Snow Moose was also the year’s High Point 3-


year-old with 45 QROOI points, just one more than runner-up Sour Candy, who defeated Snow Moose in


the Picov Derby. Kwiecien began racing Quarter Horses nine years


ago and her Snow Pony stable was the 2023 High Point owner and leading owner by wins for the third consec- utive year. Pascoe, who trains the Kwiecien horses,


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Obituary: Doug Cheetham.................................2 Obituaries.............................................................4 Remembering.......................................................4 Susan Dahl ...........................................................6 Equine Nutrition..................................................8 Your Vaccination Program .............................9 WHAO............................................................10 Pro and Non-Pro Reining Series........................10 We Can Hustle Column ................................12 Breathwork for Equestrians.........................12 Pat Carter Memorial Award ........................13 Woodbine News .............................................13 Bob T Tack 35 Years......................................14 ORCHA News................................................14 OTRA News ...................................................15 Texas Wildfires ..............................................15 ORHA News...................................................16 OCHA News...................................................18 CRHRA News ................................................19 Trailer Talk ....................................................19 AQHA News...................................................20 OQHA News...................................................21 EOQHA News................................................22 QROOI News.................................................23 Jumping National Team................................25 Queen Margaret’s School .............................25 Anne Gage Column...........................................26 Horseaholics Anonymous..................................27 Grand River Raceway.......................................27 EC and MadBarn Partnership.........................28 Horse Listening..............................................29 Pony Club.......................................................29 Lindsay Grice ................................................30 Burwash Equine ............................................30 Lynn Palm......................................................31 Teen Ranch.....................................................31 Equine Guelph 20th ......................................32 A Stable Gut...................................................34 The Gaucho Derby........................................35 Directories.................................................32-36 Real Estate .....................................................37 Events .............................................................40 Camel Race ....................................................39


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