e-Rider 19 December 2001

Welcome to e-Rider, the newsletter for AtlanticRider.com. AtlanticRider.com is Atlantic Canada's most comprehensive resource for the horse enthusiast.

Have you finished your shopping yet? We haven't, so we checked for great last minute gift ideas at our family of tack shops:

Co-op Farm Store Heated Water Buckets Brush Kits	Moncton: 1-506-858-6600 $59.95 $11.99
Four Feet On The Ground Giftware Dressage Alarm Clock 'Bed Bench' in Equestrian Print	1-877-457-7387 $37.50 $325.00
Maritime Saddle & Tack Heeter Breeches Horsey Mugs from Leanin' Tree	1-506-372-4006 $99 $12.95
North Stream Farm Tack Shop Golden Horseshoe Trading Cards (nine-pack) Montana Silversmiths Tree Ornaments Mountain Horse Winter Paddock Boots	1-866-459-8507 $7.95 $15.95 $99.95
Ted's Tack Shop Down-filled Vests Suede Half-Chaps	1-902-455-4294 $59.95 $47.95

No time to visit the store? Inquire about shipping; many items can be shipped by bus and will arrive overnight!

Laura Misener and Maggie Mae began competing in 1995 in training shows, then NSEF Primary Events and now CEF Events. This year the pair was awarded Primary Baby Hunter Division Champion at Spring Show and Primary Small Hunter Division Champion at Summer show. Laura is 15 and started riding at age nine. Rider of the Week.

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

Congratulations to Donna Lee Cole and her six-year old Paint "Turning Point Crook" on winning the NB Pre-Ttraining Horse Trials as well as the Maritime Pre-Training Horse Trials. Donna Lee was also very honoured to receive the NB Sportsperson of the Year Award. She will be competing at the Training level next year in Horse Trials and hopes to get to a few NS Trials as well as the NB and PEI ones. Sshe will also be showing Crook in Basic 2 Dressage as well as hosting the Turning Point Stables Summer Competeative Trail Ride/Judged Pleasure Ride and the ever popular Fall Judged Pleasure Rides. She has been newly elected as Secretary for the NBEA and VP for HTNB, as well as being involved in the New Brunswick Trail system and an advid recreational trail rider. From time to time, 'Crook' can also be found harnessed to the family buggy or sleigh. Donna is a busy wife and mother and works as an RN.

... and our new forum gives you the opportunity to share holiday greetings as well. Share your warm wishes with friends near and far, from your barn and others. Riders' Forum

Hi! I have been riding for almost a year. I am looking for information on what to look for purchasing a horse for a beginner. I am interested in Quarter Horses. I like blacks or bays. Thanks!

AtlanticRider.com hats are available in time for Christmas giving. These super-comfortable black hats are embroidered with the AtlanticRider.com logo. Great for covering up 'helmet head' and for wearing to town! $15 (plus tax). Email us to order! Check out the photos on our front page!

Looking for a large draft horse for a first time horse owner (I have moderate riding experience). Easy to catch, handle and ride, any discipline. Used to other animals (dogs,cats,goats,etc). Preferably in Newfoundland. I would really like a nice horse to ride next summer. Willing to buy tack if it is not included. (NF)

Looking for experienced rider to half lease 16.3 Latvian warmblood. Excellent mover. Is currently being ridden dressage but has been shown hunter, jumper and evented. Will probably be boarded at an indoor this winter in Elmsdale. Will consider moving him somewhere else. Not looking for full lease only half-lease. Great temperament, loves to hack and can do anything! (NS).

I would like to buy a pony between the height of 13.1 hands and 14.3 hands. Must be in Prince Edward Island. I am 11 years old I have been riding for two years. I ride western so please make sure that the pony is western or western and english. The pony would be boarded with many other horses/ponies. (PEI)

December 27: Boxing Sale at North Stream Farm Tack Shop - they pay the tax! Open 9:00 - 5:00 - no exchanges today, please! (Exchanges December 28th - January 19th). Contact Karen or Kevin: 1-866-459-8507.

December 27-28: Dressage Clinic with Sue Fraser, Level III Dressage Coach. Baie Verte. Call Bonnie for details: 506-538-2868.

We're happy to promote your Atlantic Canada horse event by listing in e-Rider and on our events page. Simply email the information to: donna@atlanticrider.com or phone 1-800-431-5888.

"When I hear somebody talk about a horse or a cow being stupid, I figure it's a sure sign that animal has outfoxed them."
~ Tom Dorrance, author of True Unity

There are lots of great horse books available from the front page of AtlanticRider.com! Order yours today!

Bravo to a horse-related business that has caught the attention of the business community at large! Sabine Schleese of Schleese Saddlery Service Ltd has been named as one of Canada's Top 100 Women Business Owners by Profit Magazine. Schleese was also named Woman Entrepreneur of the Year in 2000 for the York Region near Toronto. The company, which was founded in 1986 and currently employs 34 people, manufactures custom saddles and tack.