e-Rider

Vol. 3, Issue 35               e-Rider             Wednesday, 22 August 2001

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In this issue of e-Rider

Summer Sale at North Stream Farm Tack Shop

Summer Sheets & Fly Sprays 25% off; T-shirts $15; Sweatshirts $25. Many in-store specials! August 8 -25th. Visit their website!

Atlantic Rider of the Week

Shauna McLean and Invest In This One
Shauna showed her student's filly (Invest In This One) who is out of her old show mare (Ima Fancy Sierra) at the June 30 - July 1 Show in Sussex, NB. She came over all fist in lunge line out of nine and 4th in halter out of six. Shauna also has a mare (State Of Desire) which is three and she is doing well with her. She is also a very good teacher and deserves
it all. From all her students, we thank you for being there every step of the way.  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  

Joey Sampson Returns to Her Reining Roots

Joey is back into reining after eight years away... 

Atlantic Canada Show Results

The show season is under way, and we are pleased to post results from shows throughout the region. Send them to: donna@atlanticrider.com. 

Pony Club Nova Scotia/Newfoundland Region News

This has once again been a busy summer for the members and volunteers of the Nova Scotia/Newfoundland Region of the Canadian Pony Club.  In a variety of events  - Rally, Tetrathlon, Show Jumping, and Dressage - at both regional and national levels our members have proved their mettle! Pony Club news and results...

Sweepings...

All the best to "Bo" (Crescendo), Triscuit (the wonder cat), Joel and Ceci Flanagan who have left the Maritimes to take up residence and a new life in Calgary. Ceci reports that she will be keeping in touch and looking forward to AtlanticRider each week to see what her various friends (equine and human) are up to.

Got news? Share it with us by sending to donna@atlanticrider.com! 

Saint John Rider Blows Away the Competition in Connecticut

Erin Shaw and Zack had a weekend that most of us only dream of! Erin was the Third Division Champion and won a beautiful new dressage saddle and championship jacket! She also placed first in the written test with a 94% and first in Equitation with an 81%. And that's only the beginning...

This Week's Featured Classifieds

16 inch dark brown saddle with silver accents. Silver on corners, conchos, white laced horn with silver cap. Includes bridle with silver on brow band and plain leather breastplate. This saddle is 3 years old. Will trade for a 15 or 15.5 of equal value. Price $500. (NS)

1992 Quarter Horse Gelding. "Billy" is a very quiet, well trained show horse, standing at 15.1 hands, with no vices. He would do well for any youth or amateur, with some riding experience, or he would make a great lesson horse. He can be shown English or Western. He has won many show championships. (NB) 

"Tees Redeeming Patty" - This pretty chestnut mare is trained English and Western. She has a naturally slow, very smooth jog and lope, but can move out nicely as well. She loves people and is quiet around children and dogs. She's very sound with no vices. For sale to a good home only. $5500 (PEI)

For these and more classified ads, visit our new classified system!

Upcoming Events

August 22:    Bellefounder Morgan Horse Club Demonstration at Cape Breton Exhibition. Contact Kim Beaton: 902-562-2021 or Nancy MacEachern: 902-757-2203

August 22-25:    Digby County Exhibition Light Horse Show, Bear River, NS. Contact Cyndi Gennette: 902-467-3755

August 25:    Mini Horse Trials at Kyagmyr Farms, Tower Hill, NB. Limit of 20 participants. Contact Theresa Hunter: 506-466-9812

August 25:    Sunrise Saddle Club Horse Show. Contact Chantall Basson: 506-357-6163 or Pauline Braye: 506-357-7234

August 25-26:    Island Quarter Horse Show, Borden, PEI (Tentative). Contact Cindy Swetnam: 506-849-3653 or Larry Atkinson: 506-383-8374

August 25-26:    Team Cattle Penning at Horse Power Hotel, Tatamagouche. Big Bucks, Open Divisions A & B, Amateur & Youth welcome. Contact Alan or Sarah: 902-657-0424

August 26:    NB/PEI Pony Club D Rally. Port Elgin Raceway, Port Elgin, NB.

Complete events listing.

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.

Photo Caption Contest... We Have A Winner!

Congratulations to Jennifer Weeks of New Brunswick on her winning photo caption, "Hey Pal! We'd better get up, we're starting to look like 'foalliage'!" We got lots of great, creative entries in our contest... check them out! Jennifer wins The Book of Horses and Horse Care, courtesy of AtlanticRider.com!

Horse Quote for the Week

Horses will always be stronger than humans, but luckily we have a slight edge in the brains department, and through centuries of trial and error we have developed a number of effective ways of getting horses to do what we want.
~ Barbara Burn, The Horseless Rider

Young Canadian Dressage Horses Shine at World Championship

The four-horse team of five and six-year-olds was comprised of Tom Dvorak of Hillsburgh, ON, aboard Fortissimo, a five-year-old Hannoverian gelding owned by Alyson Carpenter, Leonie Bramall based out of Hunxe, GER, on Boticello 2, six-year-old Hessen stallion owned by Hans Jurgen Niepelt, Evi Strasser of St-Adele, PQ, and her horse Quantumtyme, a
six-year-old Oldenburg gelding, and Jon Costin of Puslinch, ON, riding Rebel Rockstar, a six year-old Belgium warmblood gelding owned by Rebelwarmbloods.com and Nicole Van Doorne. More about the Championship...

Horses in Unexpected Places

We've all seen horses who like to eat (and drink!) unusual things... my first riding instructor had a horse who loved Country Time Lemonade. In fact, he loved it so much that if you placed an open can within reach of his lips, he would pick it up and drain it. My own horse had an affinity for McDonald's milkshakes (you have to stop somewhere when you're trailering from show to home and back again!). What does your horse enjoy? Chocolate bars? Cereal with milk? Bananas? Share your horse's cravings for a chance to win a prize in our latest contest. Have a picture of him/her enjoying their favourite treat? Send that along too!

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