e-Rider 20 September 2000

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

Enjoy a horse-lovers paradise at Equine Affaire with no plane reservations, rental cars to book, or hotels to scope out! EquineTours has handled all that and more!

EquineTours offers you the opportunity to travel to Equine Affaire in Springfield, Massachusetts in comfort and style. Travel dates are November 8-12 with departures from Halifax and Moncton. Packages include travel, admission, and accommodations (including breakfasts) starting at only $599 (Cdn). Reserve your seat today! See www.EquineTours.com or call 1-800-431-5888 for details.

This week's rider of the week is a cattle penning team! Lambs Rum Cattle Penning Team, consists of (left to right) Sam Parker on Fritz, Sue Lowe on Rainie, and Steve Barteaux on Casper. They are members of the Western Nova Scotia Team Cattle Penning Association. Although they are a new team this year, they are Reserve Champions for the year 2000. 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

Following a lifetime ban for a second positive drug test, show jumping athlete Eric Lamaze applied to the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport for Category II reinstatement. More on this story. A few days later, Lamaze was successful in his bid; a single adjudicator lifted his lifetime ban from the sport. More. The adjudicator's decision is a matter of public record, available on AtlanticRider.com. Eric Lamaze Final Decision. The story took another twist when the COA decided not to allow Lamaze to compete at the Sydney Games. More on the COA's decision. What do you think? Was the adjudicator right to overturn the lifetime ban? Should Lamaze be allowed to compete at the Sydney Olympics? Join the discussion on our Riders' Forum.

For the first time in 18 yrs Weed (Plaudit's Phantom) has found a new home. He has been leased to Daphne and Darcey White in Gore, NS, as both a companion horse for their other Appaloosa and to teach Darcey how to ride. Now they can ride off into the sunset together on top of the Courthouse Hill !

We would love to hear the local news from your area! Please email to donna@atlanticrider.com.

Following the first phase of dressage in the Three Day Event Individual competition at the Olympic Games in Sydney, individual Canadian representatives Wyndham St. John and Bruce Mandeville currently sit in 30th and 33rd position respectively. More on their performances.

Wild Wind Equestrian Centre, a 20-stall, hunter/jumper stable in Sherbrooke, PEI is looking for a barn manager beginning in December/January. This mature, energetic person would be responsible for teaching lessons, in addition to daily barn and horse maintenance. Schedule will include five-and-a-half day work week, with some evenings. Please forward cover letter, qualifications, and salary expectations to: jana@auracom.com or Wild Wind Equestrian Centre, RR 2, Summerside, PEI, C1N 4J8 (Summerside, PEI)

Wanted to buy in Spring 2001:
Mare or gelding, 15.2 hh +, preferably 5-10 years of age, no chestnuts, please. Show experience preferred, preferably hunter/jumper. Must be athletic, energetic and a willing learner. Going to a good show home with an experienced rider who has competed in hunter/jumper, hack, western pleasure, reining, trail... just about everything. Maximum price would be $12,000. Dwan: dstreet@thezone.net (NF)

1996 3/4 ton 250 Power Stroke Diesel, 5th wheel set up. Dark green, club cab, air, cruise. 221 k. Very good condition. $18,500 OBRO. Kenny MacDonald: macraean@hotmail.com or 902-860-2514 (Waverley, NS)

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.

There are lots of interesting stories and competition results from the Sydney Games. Check the highlights of each day's events here:

September 22: Baxters' Cattle Company presents team cattle penning at the Hants County Exhibition. Contact Scott or Cheryl: b.cow.co@ns.sympatico.ca or 902-679-2879.

September 23: PEI Sport Horse Breeders Annual Horse Show. Flat classes, sport horse divisions, open to all horses. Location TBA. Contact Carla MacDonald: 902-626-3405

September 23: Venture Stables Annual Fall Horse Show, PEI. Contact Julia Smith: 902-887-3015

September 23: Central Nova Series Show #4, Equine Park, Salmon River, NS. Contact Al McNutt: 902-895-0931.

September 23-24: Appaloosa Horse Club of Nova Scotia Fall Futurity Show, Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, NS. Saturday, double judged: Debbie Haughton, Doreen Hooker. Sunday, single judged: Susan McLeod. Weanling futurity and 2-year-old Snaffle Bit Futurity. Start time both days 8:00 am. Contact Bonnie Metzler: 902-681-2148

September 23-24: Cape Breton Western Riders Show, North Sydney Exhibition Grounds.

September 23-24: MQHA Show, Sussex, NB. MQHA website. Contact Dawn Fraser: 902-923-2190.

September 23-24: SNB Cattle Penning Finals at Broadleaf Guest Farms. Sept 23rd - Penning & Dance. Sept 24th - Fun Penning. Contact Patty Crawford: 506-432-5013 or Robb Connors: 506-372-9777

September 23-24: Sunny Corner Horse Show, Sussex, NB. Contact Sue Jack: 506-432-6486

September 24: Double D Equestrian Club's Annual Fall Show in Nappan, NS. High Point Trophies, Grand Champion Coolers to be awarded: Western, English, Jumping, and Games. Contact Donna: double_d@auracom.com or 902-667-2293 or Monique: 902-667-3899.

September 26 - 27: Dressage, 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney, AUS. www.sydneyolympic.org

September 26 - October 1: Show Jumping, 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney, AUS. www.sydneyolympic.org

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.

John Anderson, Frankie Chesler, Jonathon Millar and Ainsley Vince will make up the Canadian Nations' Cup effort at this year's Washington International Horse Show, October 24-29. More on the Nations' Cup.

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