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From
The Editor
A
new year, a new beginning! Happy New Year everyone!
I hope all of you had a great holiday season with family and friends and
got to enjoy some quality time with your horses.
This issue has packed compared to the last, I hope you enjoy all that we have
put together for your reading enjoyment. I have started revamping the
website a little to start including the articles from the magazine on
their corresponding pages of the website for less searching when looking
for a past article. This will take some time, but from now on expect to
find the articles somewhere in the website as well as in the magazine.
We have just completed our new Advertising/Media Package for those
interested in advertising in ENN. You'll find there is a price range for
everyone's budget. If interested, in advertising with us, please give
Amber Gilbert a call at 905-892-0006 or email her for more information.
Yesterday, due to a migraine I was unable to make an interview in
Ingersol for a story for the next issue of ENN. I have been reading and
watching the DVDs for this product and have enjoyed what I have seen so
far - watch for the article in the next issue of ENN. While the product
is geared to helping one problem with horses, in reality it will help you
with all sorts of vises with your horse.
Welcome back to Nick Costa. Me, along with other readers have
missed the bi-weekly racing updates.
Although our fight to keep the Niagara Regional Police Mounted Unit
didn't work, I was glad to see that Ron and Kevin were able to keep the
horses. Brock and Juno arrived home this week. Ron seems to be enjoying
teaching the horses to drive at the moment. Congrats Ron and Kevin!
As for me - well things are still very much up in the air on the home
front. I take every day, one day at a time and hope for the best. It's a
struggle. Thank you everyone for your concern and best wishes. I'm sure
we'll get through it. I've been spending a fair bit of time with Spirit,
the qh/welsh mare I kept for myself after selling the others. It's time
to build the bond I had with Maxx - I'm sure that bond will not be the
same, but I want Spirit to trust me as much as I trust her - at this point
- it's just not there. Only because she has always looked at me as 'that
person that gets on her to fix a problem or demonstrate something'. She
hasn't looked upon me as her 'dependable one' yet. I'm sure that will
come.
Until next time,
Debi.
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Brock & Juno
Homecoming
Brock & Juno, the two former police horses
arrived at their new home this week after being awarded to the two
police officers that comprised the Niagara Region's Mounted Police Unit
. Niagara Regional Police Services decided to disband the unit at the
end of 2010 to allow more resources in other areas of police servicing,
namely domestic violence and in high schools.
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From the Horse's Mouth __________
Upcoming Meetings:
Upper Canada Equestrian Association -
meets January 9th
Dunnville Saddle Club and Drylake Saddle Club's AGM are both Jan.
16th.
WHAO
Awards banquet and
general meeting is booked. The date is February 20,2011 at the Mohawk
Inn. There will be a buffet starting at 11:00 am and our general
meeting and awards will follow. Please book you tickets thru Marsha
Tarbutt, Louise Harris or Don Stauffer as soon as possible for the
final count. Tickets are $17.00 each and children under 10 eat free.
Hope to see you there for lunch, awards and the general meeting. Some
of the topics for the meeting include lowering the membership prices
for 2011. Dont miss your chance to have an opinion or run for the
board. All help is appreciated
Bertie Willougby Saddle Club Swap Meet -
March 12, 2010 - see poster
ENNs
2011 Media Package is now available on-line. Check it out! A price range for
everyone!
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A BIT
ABOUT
OQHA Adopts New Pattern Score Sheets for 2012
December 2010
By
Scott Carmichael
For Showmanship,
Horsemanship and Hunt Seat Equitation exhibitors there are some
exciting changes coming in the near future. As an AQHA Novice Judge I
am required to attend the AQHA judges conference and this year they have
announced some great changes. A few years ago judges were presented
with several different score sheets to try for these popular classes.
The Show and Judges committees have narrowed it down to one score sheet
that works best for exhibitors and judges. Starting in 2012 all judges
will be required to use and post score sheets for these classes.
Until now these three pattern classes have been scored
on a 0-20 basis with a 14 being an average score. Exhibitors never got
a chance to see how they scored and rarely got feedback from the judges
on their performance. The new score sheets have boxes to separate and
individually score maneuvers within your pattern. Judges will assign a
plus, check, minus or a combination of the symbols in the designated
boxes to explain how a maneuver was completed. A plus meaning above
average, a check meaning average and a minus meaning below average.
Judges may also use a double plus or double minus which will mean very
good or very poor. There is also an area for comments. This is a great
way to understand how the judge saw your run and which components to
improve in the future. Read more:
New Tags for
the OEF with Membership this Year
 Have you renewed your Ontario
Equestrian Federation (OEF) membership for 2011 yet? Have you received
your new membership card? Were you surprised? New this year the OEF has
added three tags along with your wallet card. These tags can be put on
your key rings, or even put one on your horse's halter or saddle when
you are out riding. Many people do not carry much while riding, but
they usually have their keys - these new tags offer a quick and convenient
way for you to prove your membership in the OEF as so many
organizations require this membership. It's also a great way to receive
your member discounts at participating OEF affiliates. Proof of
liability insurance instantly! Not to mention, if one of these tags is
on your horse, it will provide a quick method of identifying the
horse's owner should the horse and rider become separated. Another
grand idea by the OEF! For more information on the OEF visit www.horse.on.ca
Equine Education
Reach Huron (Clinton, ON)
has announced more courses for the equine enthusiast starting in
February. It might be just what you are looking for to get you
through the duldrums of the winter months. Courses offered include
Blankets, Boots & Bandages, Herd Health Programs, Equine Nutrition,
Performance Horse Injuries and the Prevention, English Saddle Fitting,
Equine Photography Series (Portraits, Action, Liberty), Equine
Stretching, Equine Reproduction for Mare Owners, Introduction to Equine
Massage Techniques, and Advanced Equine Massage Therapy. Courses range
in price from $25 to $480 for the two day courses. Reach is also
offering discounts to organizations registering 4 or more people for
any one course. To find out more visit www.reachhuron.ca
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2011
CLINIC SERIES with SCOTT CARMICHAEL
Scott Carmichael has an exciting line-up of
clinics for spring 2011. All clinics will be held at Scott Carmichael
Quarter Horses, with a beautiful indoor arena on 955 Chantler Road,
Fenwick Ontario.
The 2011 Clinic Series with Scott Carmichael will
kick of with the popular RUSTY RIDERS CLINIC on Saturday MARCH 12. This
clinic will cover general horsemanship skills useful to anyone working
with horses. Scott will teach ground work exercises that improve
communication and respect from your horse. He will talk about how
horses learn and the best methods to teach your horse. The afternoon
will include riding exercises focusing on body control. This clinic is
a must for anyone looking to improve their horsemanship. All levels of
riders and disciplines welcome.
Read more about Scott's Schooling Show &
Showmanship, Western Pleasure & Horsemanship Clinic:
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Off to
the Races
with Nick
Costa
 Hi everyone, Happy New Year! Hope you
and your familes had a wonderful holiday season. After a brief
respite (desperately needed), it's good to be back. I always
kickoff my new year with the same resolutions on my mind:
Santa Anita racing, Gulfstream Park racing, Eclipse Awards and the
start of the Kentucky Derby trail. You can follow the latter on my blog
site: www.triplecrownchase.blogspot.com
As for the first two items, Santa Anita kicked off its winter/spring
meet the day after Christmas with a new (old) friend. After three years
of synthetic racing, which included first, Cushion-Track followed then
by Pro-Ride, Santa Anita has gone back to a traditional dirt racing
surface, and it got tested even before the meet got underway. Vicious
storms with deluges upon deluges of rains pounded the Southern
California area for a solid week prior to opening day dumping over 13
inches of rain, and the surface which had been sealed in anticipation
of the forecasted rains, weathered the storms magnificently with no
drainage issues at all. There were 16 days of racing lost over the last
two winter meetings due to the severe drainage insufficiencies of the
synthetic surfaces whenever copious amounts of rain fell. The recent
rains ended a few days before opening day, before picking up again the
night before the opener and lasting through the early morning hours,
accumulating an additional 3/4 inches and forcing track officials to
move the G3 Sir Beaufort Stakes scheduled for the turf course onto the
main track. Despite the unprecedented amount of rainfall, the
opening day card was held under fair skies. The track was listed
as good for the first race and then was upgraded to fast for the
remaining races. Lightning fast!! Two track records were broken as well
as a stakes record set. In the fourth race, 2-year-old
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Twirling Candy wins Malibu: Photo by
Bloodhorse.com
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maiden THE FACTOR, ridden by
Rafael Bejarano, ran six furlongs in 1:06 4/5 to break the old dirt
track mark of 1:07 1/5 set by Sunny Blossom in 1989. The feature race
was the 7 furlong Malibu Stakes for 3 yr olds. TWIRLING CANDY, who
rallied strongly through the stretch to overhaul Smiling Tiger by a
nose, ran the seven-furlong distance in 1:19 3/5, breaking the 7
furlong track record of 1:20 set in the Malibu by the legendary Spectacular
Bid in 1980. The win was the first G1 score for the 3 yr old son of
Candy Ride. The counterpart to the Malibu was the La Brea for 3 yr old
fillies. Heavily favored SWITCH, a 3 year-old daughter of Quiet
American, cut the corner turning for home and sailed clear to a
four-length victory and registered her first G1 victory covering the 7
furlong distance in 1:20 1/5, bettering the La Brea dirt mark of 1:20
2/5 set by Mamselle Bebette in 1993. SWITCH was coming off a
second-place finish in the 7 furlong G1 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare
Sprint Nov. 5. Jockey Joel Rosario who was aboard both G1 winners, also
won the aformentioned Sir Beaufort aboard SIDNEY'S CANDY giving him and
trainer John Sadler a sweep of the three stakes races. Bejarano also
brought home three winners on the day. Look for these two jockeys to
battle the whole meet for top riding honors. Santa Anita racing runs
until April 18th. The headliners on the stakes schedule are the
$750,000 G1 Santa Anita Handicap for 4 yr olds and up on March 5th,
while the spotlight for the 3 yr olds culminates with the $1 million G1
Santa Anita Derby to be run on April 9th.
Gulfstream Park got underway
Wednesday, January 5th. The meet will race until April 24th. The
$500,000 G1 Donn Handicap for older horses is February 5th. The $1
million dollar G1 Florida Derby for Kentucky Derby hopefuls will be
held April 3rd. Both tracks will showcase Florida/California bred
horses on January 29th with the 9th running of the Sunshine Millions.
In addition, look for a bevy of 3 yr old maidens and allowance races at
both meets. Those horses good enough early could get their test in
stakes company, which may put them on a path to Louisville
Watch the Malibu: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOJCsy4qLMc
Watch the LaBrea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t_JfqMUgxw
Read on for information on the
Eclipse Awards:
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In
Memory________________
Charlie Horse - January 1st 2011, was a
sad day for Breck Foerstner of HorseWorld Emporium. His 34 year old
pony, Charlie Horse passed suddenly. Charlie Horse was a character!
Always into the feed bin or moving from the paddock to the yard. He's
even been known to step foot in the kitchen of the house on occasion.
And if he can't get in the house, at least be found peering through the
window to see what's going on. Breck enjoyed many a good trail with
Charlie Horse. He will be missed.
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ENN's Annual
Holiday Photo Contest! Only 1 week left to
enter!
Contest closes January 13th, 2011 - click here for details.
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Stable
Reading:________________
http://horseandman.com/2010/12/17/ - She
can brush her horse with her feet. She rides and has no arms. Truly
inspirational.
EQUINE RACING FATALITIES: DOES TRACK
SURFACE MATTER?
The horse racing
industry is continuously working to make the sport safer for all
parties involved, and in 2008 the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
mandated the use of synthetic tracks in an attempt to reduce the number
of catastrophic injuries that took place on California racing surfaces.
To see if the switch was a success, Rick Arthur, DVM, the equine
medical director for the CHRB, undertook a retrospective study to
compare the musculoskeletal fatality rates at the four major California
racetracks (Hollywood Park, Del Mar, Santa Anita, and Golden Gate
Fields) on dirt, turf, and synthetic surfaces from Jan. 1, 2004 to Dec.
31, 2009. Continue reading...
Loose Horse Brings
Negligent Homicide Charge - What Next?
Here's one for the record books. Man charged with
negligent homicide http://www.klfy.com/Global/story.asp?S=13768083
after his loose horse strays into the road, gets hit by a car. The
horse dies and so does the driver of the car.What next? Read more:
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