e-Rider

Vol. 2, Issue 27               e-Rider             Wednesday, 05 July 2000

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In this issue of e-Rider

Rider of the Week

The Princess Louise Park Committee has worked tirelessly to develop a first class facility in Sussex, NB. The centrally located and full-equipped show centre is being enjoyed by riders of all disciplines this summer. Congratulations on a job well done! Princess Louise Park Show Centre.

Rider of the Week: www.atlanticrider.com/rider_of_the_week38.htm 

We would love to have your suggestions for Rider of the Week. Please submit a photo and a description of the team you are nominating. This can be done by mail to: PO Box 7305, Riverview NB E1B 4T9 or by email: donna@AtlanticRider.com  

Atlantic Canada Sweepings...

Nova Scotia rider Dawn Stevens has successfully arrived in Japan where she will be teaching English for the next year. She reports that one of her colleagues rides - so she may get an opportunity to ride on the other side of the world! She has also managed to find the local racetrack (by train) and is looking forward to visiting it.

Grab your broom and send your sweepings to donna@atlanticrider.com. 

Meeting Between the FEI and IPEC (International Paralymic Equestrian Sports)

Dressage is one of the major sports. It is a multi-disability high performance sport - not a therapeutic or recreational exercise. At the Paralympic Games in Sydney this year, there will be 72 riders from 24 nations competing in the dressage competitions.

For more on this meeting: www.atlanticrider.com/national182.htm 

AtlanticRider.com Show Results

We would love to have the results from your horse show. Please email them to donna@atlanticrider.com and they will appear here next week!

Show season is now in full swing. Don't forget to print off AtlanticRider.com's useful horse show checklist for yourself and your barnmates. www.atlanticrider.com/horse_show_checklist.htm. Please send us your suggestions for items we may have missed.

This Week’s Featured Classifieds

Nine-year old Quarter Horse mare. 14.2 hh. Incentive Fund. Very pretty dapple gray. Good bloodlines with lots of training. Successfully shown. $3000. Derek Steeves: 506-534-8015 (Havelock, NB)

Urgently wanted:     Veterinary student looking for a ride from Calgary to the Maritimes around the 22nd of July. I will be thankful for any hint on who might be traveling. Simone Buck: bluesea@auracom.com or 902-257-2115

Oster Ear Clippers, like new. $65. Charlie Milne: ms_charlie_milne@hotmail.com or 902-542-5551 (Wolfville, NS)

For the rest of our more than 400 classified ads: www.atlanticrider.com/classifieds.htm

Non-commercial classifieds are free (including pictures!) to residents of Atlantic Canada! We also offer great rates for commercial ads! Advertisers: please be sure to let us know (via phone, email, or fax) when you sell (or obtain) the advertised item.

Blainville To Host Olympic Selection Trial for Show Jumping

The $50,000 Grand Prix Jumping du Quebec, presented by the Government of Quebec on Sunday, July 9, will act as the third of five Olympic Selection Trials.  International course designer Michel Vaillancourt, 1976 Olympic silver medallist, will attempt to create a similar
atmosphere and standard of difficulty that the riders will face in Sydney.

More on this event: www.atlanticrider.com/national176.htm 

Jay Hayes Maintains Lead in Canadian World Cup Standings

With a total of 36 points, Hayes has a healthy lead over Ainsley Vince, 23, of Milton, ON, who jumped from a seventh-place tie into second position with her Dutch Warmblood gelding, Catch 22.  A tie for fifth place in Bromont gave her ten World Cup points to add to the ten she
earned in Calgary. 

More information: www.atlanticrider.com/national177.htm 

La Classique International de Blainville Welcomes Dressage

As the only World Cup Qualifier in Canada, the top riders will be looking to earn valuable World Cup points in Blainville.  The top four horse-rider combinations in the point standings are invited to compete in the Swarovski Canadian League World Cup Final during Toronto's Royal Horse Show in November.  The winner in Toronto is then invited as Canada's sole representative at the World Cup Final, held in Brazil next April.

For more on Canada's only World Cup Qualifier: www.atlanticrider.com/national178.htm 

Upcoming Events

July 8:    $1000 Added Team Penning at Broadleaf Guest Ranch. Open, #7, #5, Youth, Sorting and Top Hand. Contact Wendy Hudson: 506-882-2349

July 8:    Youtharama  Heritage Western Horse Association Show, PEI

July 8:    Musquodoboit Valley Horse & Pony Club Summer Show Series at Musquodoboit Exhibition Grounds. High point series winners receive Champion Prize of a summer sheet. Reserve placings awarded rosettes. Prizes distributed at final show. Contact Hazel Parker: 902-568-2240 or Kaitie Holman: kaitieholman@hotmail.com

July 8:    Team Penning at Open Gate Farm (near Shubenacadie, NS). 2:00 pm. Contact Kevin: opengate@ns.sympatico.ca or 902-758-4150

July 8:    Horse and Tack Auction at Glowing Forge. Contact Stuart or Laurie Appt: seaglow@nb.sympatico.ca 

July 8-9:    Riding Clinic with Jim Durling. Equine Excellence, Mount Uniacke. Contact Jim or Linda: 902-866-3111

July 8-9:    Sussex Horse Show (tentative), Princess Louise Park Show Centre, Sussex, NB.

July 8-9:    Windsor Junction Summer Show (Class 6). Windgate Farm, Windsor Junction, NS. Contact Shirley Campbell: 902-861-2279

July 9:    Newbridge Equestrian Club Summer Classic, Newbridge, NB. Contact Cindy Kidney: 506-328-6382

July 9:    Team Penning at Open Gate Farm (near Shubenacadie, NS). 2:00 pm. Contact Kevin: opengate@ns.sympatico.ca or 902-758-4150

July 9:    Baxter's Cattle Company presents Team Cattle Penning at Middleton Meadows, Wilmot, NS. Open, Amateur, and Youth Divisions. Registration 8:00 am - 9:30 am. Start time 10:00 am. Contact Scott or Cheryl: b.cow.co@ns.sympatico.ca or 902-679-2879

We would be happy to include your horse-related event in our free listing. Email the information to: donna@atlanticrider.com or phone 1-800-431-5888.

For complete events listing: www.atlanticrider.com/events.htm

Gabriella Salick is Made Welcome at Blainville

Salick of Thousand Oaks, CA, was the fastest rider around the course designed by 1976 silver medallist Michel Valliancourt, the only Canadian to win an individual Olympic medal.  First on course riding Sandstone Laurin, Salick posted a time of 60.75 seconds that no other rider who followed was able to beat.  Salick gave it her best shot with her second
horse, Sandstone Dorina, but was only able to manage a time of 62.49 seconds, giving her both first and second place.

For the rest of the results: www.atlanticrider.com/national181.htm 

Youth World Cup Begins - Spotlight in Italy

The arrival of the Australian team in Portugruaro marked the end of their 36-hour trip to get to the Youth World Cup.  Travel plans included flights from Sydney to Bankok and from Bangkok to Venice where the team secured ground transportation to Portugruaro.  Other teams including United States, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, Netherlands, and New Zealand arrived throughout the weekend.

New Brunswick rider, Jason Routledge, will be competing... we will keep you up-to-date on his results.

For more on the Youth World Cup: www.atlanticrider.com/national180.htm 

U.S. Nations Cup Win Highlights Reining at Bayer/USET Festival of Champions

For Todd Crawford of Temecula, CA, his appearance at the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions netted $46,534 when he was the first ever to win both the championship and reserve titles. Crawford rode American Quarter Horse Association World Champion Hickorys Holly Cee, owned by Arcese Enterprise of Aubrey, TX, to the win with scores of 226.5 and 224 for the two rounds. On Ima Nu Bar Bay, owned by Mary Griffith of  Ft. Collins, CO, he marked 226.5 and 223.

For more on this event: www.atlanticrider.com/national179.htm 

Horses in Unexpected Places

Name the Foal... "If you love horses and think you can come up with the perfect name for a competitive sporthorse, here's your chance. Support Spruce Meadows and be part of the centuries-old tradition of naming Hannoverian offspring by submitting your entries for three of this year's foals." The prizes include a trip for two anywhere American Airlines flies plus return airfare and tickets to the Spruce Meadows Masters! For more information visit: www.sprucemeadows.com/name_the_foal.htm. 

 

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