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Equine
Niagara News Grow!
For
this new site to grow faster, we need your help.
We
are adding information to the site daily, however it will grow that much
quicker if your business, club, organization sends me your news, events,
shows and listings for the site.
Our convenient forms will aid in getting to us the information and
on-line much quicker.
Directory Listing Form
Classified Listing Form
Coming Soon!
Event Listing Form &
Show Listing Form
Putting your listing, news, event, show and even your classified is free. Of course
there options to promote yourself even further by purchasing an ad or
enhancing your listing, but like we said - that's optional.
So fill out the
forms and send them to us. Niagara Equine News will grow much quicker this
way!
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 Niagara Challenge Series Is No More
After
14 years, the Niagara Challenge Series no longer exists. Although Equine Niagara News
is not sure of the reasoning, we do know it has been replaced by the Niagara Cup Series
with a great deal of changes we hear.
First
off, the NIagara Cup Series will now take place over two days at each
of the four barns hosting the shows. From what we understand here
at Equine Niagara
News, the Saturday show will be for adult classes and the Sunday
show for the children's. This opens the doors for more unique and fun
classes including the possibility of jumper classes.
Secondly, the show will now be hosted by only four barns: Red
Ribbon Stables, Camberwell Riding Stable, Cedar Ridge Riding
Stable and Hunter Haven. The first show is in June. Visit our "horse
show" page for all the dates. The lack of a show
at Avanwhit Stables was quite surprising to hear. Most riders looked
forward to this show as it was usually the first of the season and
kicked off the season on a local level. June seems so far away.
Equine Niagara News
will continue to keep you posted on further updates to the series.
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 Major Changes Set for Port Colborne
Saddle Club for 2009 Season
PCSC is growing
and growing strong. With the major growth in membership, the club is
going forward with a plan of a one-year trial hosting 2 shows per
month. This unique plan allows for
Western and
English classes to be held on separate days opening the doors for more
classes for each division and a more organized show. The
overall outcome should also get everyone home a little earlier at the
end of the day. The club is hopeful that by adding the English show
dates and the variety of classes being offered, it will open the
doors for younger riders just starting to have a place to show,
while also giving the more experienced riders the opportunity to show
their skills.
Visit www.portcolbornesaddleclubinc.com for all the
details and show dates.
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Getting
Ready for Show Season
Every spring begins a flurry of activity for those
preparing for the upcoming show season. Trying to get your horse back
in shape, finding your tack, cleaning it all and finding your show
clothes can all be a little overwhelming each year. And if you happen
to be showing for the first time, it can be a nightmare trying to
figure out what you need, the rules for your horse, your attire and
your tack.
While most lesson barns offer an information meeting each year to let
their students know what is involved in showing, what you need, what
shows will be attended, etc. However not all riders
showing ride with a lesson barn, they simply show
individually.
One local barn has taken some of the guess work out of showing, at
least as far as the English shows are concerned. Vera Bowman at
Briarwood Stables has put together a series of Workshops to
prepare you for the show season. Her next workshop is March 1st, 2009.
Contact Briarwood Stables for more information. vera@briarwoodstables.com.
905-295-6089.
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Port
Pontiac Buick GMC &
HorseWorld
Emporium Donate Saddle to
UCEA Cancer Ride
This 16"
Silver Supreme Show Saddle (Retail Value: $1795) is this year's 1st Place Prize
for the person that raises the most money for the Upper Canada
Equestrian Association's Annual Nicky Aiken Memorial Ride for Breast Cancer.
The enthusiasm for this year's ride has already taken off.
The ride this year is on June 7th, 2009 leaving from Henry of
Pelham Family Estate Winery and into the Shorthills
Provincial Park. It should be quite the event.
Pledge sheets and registration forms will be available on the UCEA website shortly. In the
meantime they are available on the clinic & events page of Equine Niagara News.
For further information on the ride you can call 905-684-6030 or
email info@saturnstablesofstcatharines.com.
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From The
Horse's Mouth
A couple interesting tidbits we've
found:
MB Saddles and www.ridetheboss.com are looking for a special rider
to promote their tack. The way it reads, if they like what you have
to offer, you get the tack to use. But we could be wrong.
Diamond B Quarter Horses is
having a contest to win a breeding to their stallion "An Obvious
Coosa". To enter send an email to coosacontest@hotmail.com
with your contact info. The contest closes March 6th, 2009 at 6:00 pm.
Don't forget to renew your OEF
Membership if you haven't already done so. Visit www.horse.on.ca . The benefits are worth it:
· $5,000,000
Personal Liability Insurance
· WHOA!, the
official quarterly newsletter
· RIDE ONtario,
our member reward program
· The annual
Ontario Horse Directory & Planner
· Rider,
Instructor and Coaching certification programs
· Ongoing
education at our 3-day Annual Conference
· On-Line Store
for manuals and official OEF apparel
... and much more
2009 Can-Am All
Breeds Emporium & Trade Show
Plan to attend the 7th Annual Can-Am All Breeds Equine Emporium
from Friday March 20th to Sunday March 22nd, 2009 at the Western Fair
Agriplex in London, Ontario. The All Breeds Equine Emporium is
Canada's largest equine education/recognition event. If you are
involved in the Horse Industry in any way this is a must for you. More
next issue.
What happened to Niagara
Horse & Rider? There's been no new issue since
December. It looked like it was starting out to be a good local
magazine, but where did it go?
Interesting
Reading/Viewing:
The History of Leather
How To Take A Good Confirmation
Photo
You Know You're A Horse Person
When
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 Win These Pegasus Airboots!
Complete the Equnie
Niagara News Survey
and you could win a pair of Pegasus
Airboots (retail value: $125). Prize compliments of
Saturn Stables.
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7pm - 9pm Bertie
Willoughby Saddle Club - General Meeting - Fonthill, ON
Fri Feb 27
7:30pm - 11pm Team
Ranch Sorting - Fox Lair Stables
Sat Feb 28
10 am -?
Horse & Tack Auction - Wainfleet Auction Centre
Sun Mar 1
Getting Ready to Show Workshop #2 -
BriarwoodStables
1pm - 4pm Team
Roping - Fox Lair Stables
Fri Mar 6
7:30pm - 11pm Team
Ranch Sorting - Fox Lair Stables
Sat Mar 7
Twinholm Jumper Show -
Twinholm Stables
Winterfest
Dressage Show - Black's Equine Centre
8pm - 1am Dry Lake
Saddle Club Dance & Silent Auction -Fisherville Lions
Hall
Sun Mar 8
Winterfest
Hunter/Jumper Show - Black's EquineCentre
Camberwell Hunter
Show
1pm - 4pm Team
Roping - Fox Lair Stables
Wed Mar 11
7:30pm - 9pm Upper
Canada Equestrian Association Meeting - Fonthill
Fri Mar 13
7:30pm - 11pm Team
Ranch Sorting - Fox Lair Stables
Sat Mar 14
Winterfest Dressage Show -
Bronte CreekEquestrian (formerly Hendervale)
Twinholm Hunter Show - Twinholm Stables
7pm - 1am UCEA
Spring Fling Dance - Fonthill Legion - Hwy20
Sun Mar 15
Winterfest
Jumper Show - Bronte Creek Equestrian (formerly
Hendervale)
Blacks -
Hunter-Jumper/Open Western Schooling Show
10am - 5pm Dunnville
Saddle Club Reining Clinic
1pm - 4pm Team
Roping - Fox Lair Stables
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Equine Niagara News
Please let us know what you think of our new website and
this newsletter by simply emailing us your comments. This site will grow
much quicker with your participation by getting all your
"horse"-friends to fill out our directory listing form and
classified form as well as send us their events and shows. If
more people send the information to me, I won't have to spend so
much time looking for it and thus - the site will grow faster.
Thanks for your interest and cooperation.
Debi Katsmar, Editor
905-684-6030
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE NEXT NEWSLETTER NO LATER THAN MARCH 3RD! Thank
You!
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