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Learn to Speak Horse ....................9 WHAO ..........................................9 Steel City Slide............................10


OTRA News................................12 We Can Hustle Column...............13 Fitness for Riders ........................14 OXC News ..................................15 OCHA News ...............................15 ORCHA News.............................15


Horse Crazy Youth Learn to Speak Horse by Taking Free Online Course


Guelph, ON Sept. 2, 2022 -On countryside road trips, do your children point and shout “HORSES” without fail? Are they drawn like a magnet to the majesty of noble equids? If so, this online, self-paced course from Equine Guelph is for them and it will be FREE for a limited time! The Horse Behaviour & Safety online course on The- HorsePortal.ca is geared toward youth and teens that have a passion for all things equine and it will be available “on- demand” to kids around the globe at no cost from Septem- ber 1 – November 30, 2022. Students will learn why horses do the things they


do, the care they need, and all about the subtle silent lan- guage they use. As a prey animal, horses think much dif- ferently than their human keepers. Learning how to communicate with a horse is essential to building a rela- tionship and it is absolutely integral to staying safe around 1,000 plus pound animals that can squish you like a bug if unintentionally spooked.


Course Goals: Understand horse behaviour and how to speak their lan- guage Learn smart, practical horse handling skills Reduce physical risks on your horse’s farm


Course Topics: Horse Behaviour – Wild vs Stabled How Horses See and Hear Herd Behaviour – How Horses Interact with Each Other Horse Handling – Basic Safety Around Horses Rider/Helmet Safety Safe Trailering – Basics Fire Safety Safety around the Barn and Paddocks Returning from an Injury Hear Jacqueline Brook’s thoughts on helmet safety


and learn from the many horse industry experts that have put this course together for the “up-and-comers” in the horse world. Thanks to Equine Guelph’s generous safety support-


ers, this free youth initiative has been made possible: ESSO, Kubota Canada, Ontario Equestrian, SSG Gloves, System Fencing and Workplace Safety & Prevention Serv- ices.


OMAFRA is providing funding to Workplace Safety


& Prevention Services to deliver resources and consulting services to help farmers and other agri-food businesses provide safe workplaces. The Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a five-


year, $3 billion investment by federal-provincial and ter- ritorial governments


competitiveness and sustainability in Canada’s agriculture to encourage innovation,


PHOTO ABOVE: Equine Guelph offers a free online course to horse-crazy teens this fall on TheHorsePortal.ca. Past student Lilian says,


“I really enjoyed the course and learned a lot. I wish it was longer.”


industry. Make the investment in safety! This free offering


(regularly $25) is not to be missed. Join the herd and reg- ister your young horse lover today for the Horse Behaviour & Safety online course on TheHorsePortal.ca.


About Equine Guelph: Equine Guelph is the horse owners’ and care givers’


Centre at the University of Guelph in Canada. It is a unique partnership dedicated to the health and well-being of horses, supported and overseen by equine industry groups. Equine Guelph is the epicentre for academia, in- dustry and government - for the good of the equine indus- try as a whole. For further information, visit www.equineguelph.ca.


Story by: Equine Guelph


Web Links: Story web link: https://thehorseportal.ca/2022/09/horse-crazy-youth- learn-to-speak-horse-by-taking-free-online-course/


Horse Behaviour & Safety online course: https://the- horseportal.ca/course/on-demand-horse-behaviour-and- safety-youth-course-ages-13-17/


Jaqueline Brooks helmet safety video: https://youtu.be/pqftitDfao0


Shari Irwin Kelly Lehman Secretary: Kit Bartle


2022 Judges Committee (905) 440-5941


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Website: www.whao.org Celebrating 69 Years! 2022 Sr. Judges


Cally Jo Fritz 21 Taylor Blvd., Elliot Lake, ON P5A 3H5 H: (226) 289-8563, C: (519) 280-8169 Email: callygene@gmail.com


Shari Irwin 166 Gleasons Corner Road, Castleton, ON K0K 1M0. (905) 349-1092, Cell (905) 440-5941 shari_irwin@hotmail.com


Jamie Kuhl 899 10th St. W., Owen Sound, ON N4K 3S3 H: (226) 909-1447. C: (647) 290-6093 jamie@archlines .ca Kelly Lehman 895893 Oxford Rd. 3,, Drumbo, ON N0J 1G0 C: (519) 807-2660. E: maddavery@gmail.com


Anne Marinacci 65 Swayze Court, Smithville, ON L0R 2A0 905-957-5619


Kris Simpson 711 Middletown Rd., RR #2, Waterdown, ON L8B 1P7 (519) 831-7922 richlandshowhorses@gmail.com


Don Stauffer 9626 Wellington Rd. 14, P.O. Box 16, Conn, ON N0G 1N0 (226) 258-9206, Cell (519) 604-8864 thestauffers48@gmail.com Robyn Storey 6-120 Dudhope Ave., Cambridge, ON N1R 4T7 (519) 620-9015, Cell: (519) 841-3934, gatorrocks@hotmail.com


Brenda Thompson 284 Whitmore Dr., Waterloo, ON N2K 2N5 (519) 884-4050, Cell (519) 577-7320 bmctearnen@yahoo.ca


Mike Tucker 1581 Maple St. N., R.R. #4, Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0 (905) 892-5610, Cell (905) 984-1581 m.tucker@hotmail.ca


Inactive Judges John Ward


Jr. Judges


Dave Black 36 Woodhouse Ave., Port Dover, ON N0A 1G0 C: 905 921 0359 Email: diamondbquarterhorses@gmail.com


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Lorie Duff H; 613 867-0776, C: 613 867 0776 Email: dufflorie@yahoo.com


Erin Fawcett 9 Strong Court,Brantford, ON N3R 7Y4 C: (519) 754-3526, H: (519) 753-0757 Email: efawcett78@hotmail.com


Erin O’Drowsky 253 James St. N., St. Mary’s, ON N4X 1A5 H: (519) 284-0684, C: (226) 377-0244 Email: eodrowsk@gmail.com


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