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From Our Founder


Remembering October 1989


Hi there. It is me again, still on this


side of the grass. I hope you had a great summer, even though it was hot and humid.


The Ontario Rodeo Associ-


ation were still riding high. The end of the Rodeo season culmi- nated in the Ontario Rodeo Fi- nals held on October 14-15, 1989 at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. The event was well attended and top notch riders competing. As I remember very few riders were thrown. The livestock was first class, how- ever, there were the usual pro- testers out in numbers.


The 1989 Congress was up


and running. This All American Quarter Horse Congress was held at the Fair Grounds in Columbus, Ohio. A Congress is a group of Ravens, Crows or Salamanders also incorrectly known as a group of baboons. Strange these Americans and their English.


The Rider was promoting


our annual Stallion Issue. Today this advertising has graduated to the old days of “foot up on the rail” knowledge or “is old what’s his name still standing”? The internet is destroying all it touches. Weekly and daily news- papers are descending into oblivion.


Quarter Horse Association held their


Zwybrecken Farms


The Ontario Amateur annual Clinic


Markham. The event was held in April 1990. Talk about heads up long range promoting. Today the promotion is out just a few hours before the event.


Les Sowden, a Chuck Wagon racer from Six Nations,


at in


advised The Rider that a vandal crashed into his facility thus re- leasing his Championship Chuck Wagon Racing Team. Teedle, his wheel horse, was stuck and killed on a highway on Six Nations. Les was relieved that the driver was not seriously injured.


Oklahoma City Fair


Grounds was the scene of the World Championship Quarter Horse Sale, the Sale was set over two days November 17 – 18.


Wishing Well Farms of


Hampton, Ontario introduced Karen Hamilton as their new resident trainer. Karen was ac- cepting outside horses to spe- cific training to enter classes at Quarterama.


By the way did you know


that the name Quarterama was coined by OQHA past president Don Nye?


Frontier Saddlery held


their Grand Opening of their new tack shop in Kemptville, Ontario. Lots of free draws. Some specials included a curry comb for $0.95, English Jump- ing Saddles $175.00 and West- ern Saddles $249.00.


Melanie Sundermeir, pres-


ident of WHAO, was doing a fabulous job of running the club. In each issue of The Rider she provided a very good summary of the clubs activities. The Big thing on her plate was the annual banquet, to be held at the Brant Park Inn, Brantford.


ers of Ontario had wound up their


The Quarter Racing Own- racing season. Picov


Downs served as the clubs rac- ing venue. President Gary Mc- Nicol was preparing for the Annual Banquet on November 18.


The Canadian Snaffle Bit


Association were also in wind down mode. Their last show of the season was on October 4-7, the Canadian National Champi- onship Show.


One of Canada’s Top In- The Farm Implements act


came into effect on January 01, 1990. The act was to address the concerns of farmers buying Im- plements and equipment.


Just remember you and


you alone are responsible for what goes on in your neighbour- hood.. Please report abuses to Elders, spouses, children and es- pecially those that can’t speak the neglected and abused ani- mals. Also watch out for those that want to destroy our environ- ment.


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ventions was the Shipping Fever Vaccine designed by the Univer- sity of Guelph and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food.


Kimton Farms and Wind-


mill Stock Farm of Port Col- borne, Ontario held a sale of their yearlings and 2 year olds. The sale was on November 10,11,12. This group of futurity prospects was assembled by Don James.


The Rider received an invi-


tation to attend and ride in a real cattle drive to raise money for the Brooks and District Seniors Outreach Society in Brooks, Al- berta.


History Prof. Terry Crow-


ley and Professor Emeritus Cliff Barker of OVC celebrated the publishing of their book of The History of Veterinary Profession in Canada.


Sudbury, Ontario was hit


by an outbreak of Rabies. About 70 people in the region had been infected. The area was consid- ered to have the worst outbreak in the province. DVM Chuck Lockwood ordered that vaccine laced pellets be spread through- out the area.


Obituary


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


Kathleen Victoria “Katie” Marshall


Kathleen Victoria Marshall (Hubbert) Sunday July 19, 1992 -


Saturday September 23, 2023 It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to


our beautiful shining star Kathleen Victoria Mar- shall (Hubbert). Katie died in a terrible car accident on September 23, 2023 which left her husband Brody with serious life threatening injuries. He continues to recover in Sunnybrook trauma Centre. Katie lived life every day to the fullest. She


was full of energy and happiness. Katie leaves us at the age of 31 but lived a life full of love and pas- sion for her family, her horses, and her career as a Security Officer at RVH in Barrie. Katie and Brody have a home in Stayner Ontario but most of their time was spent at Katie’s parent’s farm in New Lowell. Katie and Brody showed their horses all over Ontario and in the United States but she was always proud to have the Community of New Low- ell announced before and after their many wins over the years. Katie’s work on RVH’s Security Team was extremely important to her. She was loved and respected in every part of the hospital be- cause she was incredible at her job of de-escalating and supporting patients, families and her cowork- ers. Katie was fiercely protective, and from the time she was a little girl, was dedicated to doing “the right thing”. She had a strong sense of ethics and was blessed with not just being highly intelligent but an emotional intelligence that was her super power. She had found her people in the Security Team and blossomed in that role. Katie was born in New Lowell to Rob and


Sherry Hubbert the middle child; pre deceased by her brother Jesse and older sister to Braydon. She loved her family and was thrilled to welcome her sister-in-law Courtney who was her best friend and sister. Nephew Clyde Jesse Hubbert was the apple of her eye and she loved being an Auntie. Katie will also be greatly missed by her in-laws, Kim and Gerry Marshall, her sister in law, Bobbi Joe and nephew Matthew. Katie met Brody at a horse show when she


was 16 years old and they were instantly bonded. She loved her Brody. They lived their lives in a fo- cused passion for their horses and barrel racing to- gether all over Ontario and the States. Katie knew


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everyone, she knew people’s names and more im- portantly their stories. She was dedicated to men- toring and supporting youth barrel racers and was always the best fan for all in her sport. She could always be counted on to be the biggest cheerleader! She was an incredible rider, athlete and was gentle and patient when training young horses. She shared her love of barrel racing with her many friends and they were definitely her other “family”. We are hopeful to have Katie’s Celebration of


Life in mid November as the horse show season will be completed at that time and she would not want her horse show family to miss a show on her account! Our family is overwhelmed by the incred- ible outpouring of love and compassion for Katie, Brody and our entire family. If people would like to donate in her memory, the family would wish for donations in lieu of flowers go to Hospice Simcoe or Hospice Georgian Triangle. Katie experienced the incredible support of Hospice Simcoe with the death of her brother Jesse and was quick to join any fundraiser for these incredible organizations. Our family will never recover from our loss of our beau- tiful daughter but are blessed with the love of all that knew and loved Katie. Thank you.


Edward Donald James June 28-1931-October 29, 2023


Founder and CEO of SSG Gloves It is with heavy hearts the we announce the


passing of SSG Gloves Founder and CEO Ed- ward Donald James on October 29, 2023 at the age of 92. Ed started the SSG Gloves line out of the


trunk of his car over 30+ years ago at the local race track. He grew the company to be a globally recognized name in the equestrian industry. Ed James was well known at all of the


Equestrian Trade shows for his sharp whit, charis- matic charm and his unforgetable green jacket that he always wore. Ed was the proud owner of many trotters


and standardbred race horses, but the one that made him most proud was his stallion McWicked, whom has a lifetime earnings of $5,000,000.00 Ed won many awards with McWicked and loved to tell the stories to anyone that wanted to listen. He will be greatly missed.


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