ORHA Banquet Date Correction
Please note the incorrect date for the Ontario Reining Horse Association Banquet was published in the latest edition of The Rider. The correct date is Saturday, January 27, 2024.
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Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week’s Horse Day is Sunday, January 7th, 2024!
What do behavioural research, hoof biomechanics, liberty training, saddle making, fall safety, equine metabolic syndrome, massage therapy and alternative driving disciplines all have in common? (Aside from relating to horses…) They are all topics that will be included at Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week’s Horse Day 2024!
One Of Canada’s Foremost Entertainment Journalists, Bill Welychka, Writes Of His Exciting Life & Career In His Autobiography “A Happy Has-Been”
If ever there was a happy and contented has-been it’s former MuchMusic veejay, popular host of multiple music specials featuring interviews with the biggest stars imaginable, MuchMoreMusic’s leading on-air personality, radio jock and all-round music renaissance man, BILL WELYCHKA.
Never Count Out Conor Swail! Irish Rider Races to Victory in $39,000 CSI4*-W 1.50m Las Vegas National “All In” Speed Classic
Nov 16, 2023, Las Vegas, NV – Ireland’s Conor Swail can be counted on to crank up the speed, and on Thursday evening, he and Count Me In did just that, racing to the win in the $39,000 CSI4*-W 1.50m Las Vegas National “All In” Speed Classic at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas, NV.
Para-Dressage Video Competition Series: Official Results For Eighth Leg Of 2023
Toronto, ON, Nov. 12, 2023 – On the second last day of the Royal Horse Show at the 101th anniversary of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, 17-year-old William Martin of Vineland, ON, was crowned the $12,500 U25 National Champion.
William Martin Captures Decisive Win in U25 National Championship
Toronto, ON, Nov. 12, 2023 – On the second last day of the Royal Horse Show at the 101th anniversary of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, 17-year-old William Martin of Vineland, ON, was crowned the $12,500 U25 National Champion.
Amy Millar Earns Martha W. Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Title at Toronto's Royal Horse Show
Toronto, Ontario – Canadian Olympian Amy Millar was named the Martha W. Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider on Saturday evening, November 11, 2023, at the Royal Horse Show, held as part of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, in Toronto, ON.
Daniel Bluman Dominates Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Toronto
Toronto, Ontario – Israel’s Daniel Bluman riding Gemma W triumphed in the $250,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Toronto on Saturday evening, November 11, in front of a sold-out crowd to close out the 2023 Royal Horse Show, held as part of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, in Toronto, ON.
OptiMizing our Hay Supply this Winter
An old dairy farmer told me that 2023 was his worst year for harvesting hay since 1992. I believe it. With a dry May, followed by record amounts of rain in June and July 2023, the harvesting of high quality, first cut hay was seriously challenged. We simply could not ”make hay while the sun shines” because we did not have the consecutive days of sunshine required to cut, dry and bale hay this summer.
Kent Farrington Strikes Again at Toronto's Royal Horse Show
Toronto, Ontario – Kent Farrington of the United States soared to victory in the $80,000 Canadian Open International Speed Challenge, on Friday evening, November 10, at the Royal Horse Show, held as part of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, in Toronto, ON.