12/ MAY 2022 THE RIDER


Fergus joins


Patreon


Abernethy, is starting a Patreon. The goal is to share her work with fans who enjoy Fergus, ex- change ideas, and have it evolve into an income, but first things first:


June 1st (that’s two payouts) all funds received through Patreon from members “buying Fergus an Apple” will be donated for relief in Ukraine; helping vets and farriers give aid to horses and their owners in need. In that time, Jean will


From now through to Fergus’ cartoonist, Jean


2022 Ontario Trail Riders Association Board of Directors


President Sonja Wyss 705-434-7947 info@barefoot-saddlecanada.ca


Area Representative Treasurer/Membership Elaine Wiesner 519-940-1710 elaine.a.wiesner@gmail.com


Secretary/ Promotions/Advertisement Tina Kerst 416-907-6051 tiamiadart@gmail.coma


Directors at Large Cathy Togeretz, cathytogeretz@sympatico.ca Yvonne Taylor, yvonnet@live.ca Sandy Salazar Lynn Robershaw


9045 20 Sideroad, Tosorontio, Lisle, ON L0M 1M0 • www.ontariotrailriders.ca


OTRA and its members represent the equestrian trail user with Ontario Equestrian and Equestrian Canada. We wel- come your membership to help support the voice of OTRA on your behalf. Visit our Facebook Page


The Ontario Trail Riders Association Inc, established in 1970, is an equestrian organization which promotes recreational trail riding and the creation, development, preservation and safe use of trails.


have a chance to learn the Pa- treon platform, hear from pa- trons and develop content of value. Looking back on a career of over 30 years as an eques- trian artist, there is much to share. Jean looks forward to exchanging ideas on cartoon- ing, writing, painting, and horsemanship. Check out Fergus the


Horse on Patreon to see if you’d like to get involved in Fergus’s next adventure.


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for the next issue of The Rider! Deadline May 25th


OTRA News May 2022 Spring has sprung... and so


have we! It has been what seems like a lifetime since our last or- ganized OTRA ride and camp- ing and by the time this month’s issue of ‘The Rider’ gets distrib- uted we will most likely have had our first outing May 6-8. At the time of writing, we could only hope that the weather would be on our side and at least stay dry! So far, we have four more


rides confirmed at the Dufferin County Forest Main Track in Mansfield – June 10-12, July 4- 10, Aug 5-7, and Sep 9-11. You can check our OTRA website www.ontariotrailriders.ca, or follow us on Facebook for de- tails and updates. Or contact any of us for questions and informa- tion. Joining is easy as all it takes is a filled-out registration


form (available on the website) and your membership fee. Once the fees are accepted and de- posited you are good to go (or ride!). This year we will also be evaluating the use of our horse ‘retainment’ methods - high lin- ing and solid panels will stay high on the list and we encour- age everyone to learn how to high line. This is a very safe and useful skill and for some riding clubs it is the only accepted way to confine your horse during the rides. With plenty of ‘old-timers’ around, help will be available at any ride. During Covid, the Dufferin


County Forest has opened the gate to the campground for extra public trailer parking. Be ad- vised that during any booked group activity the gate will be closed now and OTRA day-rid-


ers are asked to close the gate behind them when they arrive or leave. Any current member can join us for any single day of the event or join the rest for the full weekend. Due to several Board mem-


bers not being available during April and May our AGM has been postponed to June this year. Details regarding time and loca- tion will follow and can be found on our website as well as on FB. The OTRA Board of direc-


tors is welcoming this new sea- son of riding, all riders, and their mounts... Hope to see you all there!


Submitted by Sonja Wyss, Pres- ident


farm in Orangeville, Ontario, where we take great pleasure in training, breeding and showing Quarter Horses. Dave is a long-time trainer and has a keen


Dave and I are blessed to own our dream


eye for talented young horses, and matching horses to clients. We have had much success selling high


quality show horses, and take great pride in watching them succeed in the show pen.


Dave Aitchison 519-942-6111 Julie Huppé 519-942-6688


“Love the animal first and the sport second”


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