e-Rider

Vol. 2, Issue 50               e-Rider             Wednesday, 20 December 2000

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A New Service from AtlanticRider.com!

If you're like us, you haven't had time to send out as many Christmas cards as you'd like... and now its too late! Or is it? AtlanticRider.com now offers digital postcards with winter horse photos from Atlantic Canada and Christmas graphics. Send a few today!

Rider of the Week

Lisa Pond and Quinn live near Salisbury, NB. Lisa has aptly titled this photo of a ride on the beach, "A Day to Remember." It certainly helps us to dream of warm, sunny summer days! 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  

Karen and David O'Connor Appear on Today Show to Donate Breyer Model Horses for the USET

United States Equestrian Team (USET) Olympic Medalists David and Karen O'Connor of The Plains, VA appeared this morning on the Today Show in New York to donate toys on behalf of the USET for the program's toy drive.  In a joint effort the USET and Breyer Model Horses donated 100 Breyer model horses plus additional stuffed animals to the toy drive. More...

Atlantic Canada Show Results

And the winner is...

Congratulations to the winner of our Christmas Traditions contest! A. Coffin of Livingstone Stables has won the prize - an autographed copy of Jane Savoie's book, Cross-Train Your Horse - Simple Dressage for Every Horse, Every Sport. Check out her story and add your own to our forum!

Jennifer Rogers Recognized with 2000 Owner's Award

Rogers has been a long-time supporter of Canadian Show Jumping Team member Jay Hayes and owns Uplands Farm, the facility where the Hayes family bases its North Ridge training operation. More on the award.

You will find plenty of Christmas Gift Ideas in our Classifieds!

Burnside saddle, 16 1/2", flat. Close contact, black. Very good condition, includes girth. $550. Lauren or Jean McGuire: jmcguire@staff.ednet.ns.ca or 902-455-3114 (Halifax, NS)

Superb Dressage, Jumper or Event prospect for sale. French Canadian/TB cross gelding registered with the Canadian Sport Horse Association. Very good looking youngster with excellent conformation, a pretty head, and lots of presence. Doc is a chestnut with a blaze and two socks. Born April 2000, he should mature between 16 hh and 16.3 hh (the size of his parents). He has been well handled and cared for since birth - ties, leads, trailers, worming, feet, etc. This is a good moving, athletic horse that will make a super upper level candidate (pictured at five months). $3000. Photo. Zoe Erichsen-Meesters: rohirrim@fundy.net or 506-454-1203 (Fredericton, NB)

Lucy Tivito, chestnut mare. Registered QH by Mui Tivito, out of Docs Fancy Rob. Granddaughter of Doc O'lena. 14.3 hh, foaled 1996. $3500. John Barrett: john.barrett3@pei.sympatico.ca or 902-368-2500 (PEI)

Four wheel single seat carriage. Needs paint and some work to seat and body. Useable as is. Made by J. Clark and Sons. Bought at an auction, not suitable for my horse. Will sell or trade for two-wheel cart for draft horse. $550. Barb Reicker: jigger@nb.sympatico.ca or 506-485-2246 (NB)

Missy, comes from a great set of bloodlines. Seabreeze Echo (registered Paint mare) has lines to Jetalito and Desierto. Mr. Smokey's Reward (registered QH) is a great grandson of Zippo's Pine Bar and Bonanza Scorpion. Missy was imprinted at birth and gets lots of attention. She has a big blaze and four white stockings. Currently 12.2 hh. Foaled in July. Registered name can be chosen by new owner. $2200. Ralph Freeze: rstjfreeze@excite.com or 902-675-3544 (PEI)

The rest of our more than 450 classified ads.

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.

Three Day Event Team

The Canadian Equestrian Three Day Event Team has named its short and long-listed athletes to the 2001 National Team. The list.

Upcoming Events

December 27:    Boxing Sale at North Stream Farm Tack! We pay the HST on everything that day! Many items on sale. Our hours for the day are 9-5.

December 27-30:    Boxing Day Sale at Maritime Saddle and Tack, Moncton, NB! All winter inventory on clear out. Check out the special clearance table where some items are below cost. All items in the store on sale. Shop early for the 2001 Show Season and save!

January 8:    Musqodoboit Valley Horse and Pony Club annual membership renewal meeting, 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Musquodoboit Valley Forestry Complex in Middle Musquodoboit, NS. Contact: kaitieholman@hotmail.com. 

January 10 - February 28:    The Responsible Horse Owner II Course with Roz Moskovits of Hearthstone Equestrian. Wednesday Evenings, 6:30-8:30 pm at NSAC Campus, Bible Hill, NS. Contact Centre for Continuing & Distance Education: ce_info@nsac.ns.ca or 902-893-6666

Complete events listing.

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.

Quarter Horse Congress Update

As you plan for the start of the new year, please note that the dates of the 2001 All American Quarter Horse Congress will be September 30 - October 21, 2001, at the Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio. The exact show schedule has not been finalized, but at this point we can tell you that cutting events will begin on Sunday, September 30, and reining events will begin on Tuesday, October 2, 2001. More on the Congress...

Horses in Unexpected Places

Lots of human treatments are becoming useful for horses as well! You can attend a chiropractic seminar for horses (and dogs!) - and enjoy a trip to somewhere warm - in any of the following locations: Baton Rouge, LA; Phoenix, AZ; or San Diego, CA. Want to learn without the travel? A new horse adjusting video is now available. Check out Animal Chiropractic.

 

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