Endurance, Competitive Trail, Ride n Tie, Limited Distance and Set Speed events throughout Ontario
Reserve your polo shirt ($25) from the remaining inventory and pick it up at the AGM by emailing webmaster@octra.on.ca.
Here is what we have left:
OCTRA Polo Shirts
Small
Ladies: 1 x purple
Mens: 1 x red, 2 x dark blue
Medium
Ladies: 2 x red, 4 x purple, 2 x dark blue, 2 x black
Mens: 2 x black, 2 x red, 2 x light green, 1 x dark blue
Large
Ladies: 3 x black
Mens: 1 x red, 1 x light green
XL
Mens: 1 x red, 2 x light green
XXL
Ladies: 1 x black
Mens: 1 x black, 1 x red, 1 x blue
| Ambrosia Apiaries
Colin Martin |
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Arbonne
Gloria Humeniuk |
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Beannie Bonnets/ Equine rugs
Pauline Allison |
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Canadian Recreational Horse and Rider Association
905-655-4666 |
| Crayon Crew
Brenda Reid |
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Canpressco Camelino Oil
Jessica York |
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Xtramile Tack™ by Great Leads ‘n Reins |
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Grazing Nets | Horse Hay Nets
Roseanne |
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Steeped Tea
Debbie Osborn |
| Forever Friendship Horsehair Jewelry
Donna St. Jean |
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Easy Fit Saddles
David MacDonald |
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Masterson Method
Phil Langdale |
| Happy Healthy Horse
Janine Cheung |
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Scentsy
Sandy Salazar |
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Youngevity |
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Roozaro Farms – Interactive Horse Simulator
Susan Cruikshank |
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MAD BARN
AJ Moore |
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Tia’s Tiny Jewel Box
Tia Kerst |
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Riding Warehouse
Julie Rydberg |
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Purina
Marcia Cunningham |
| DHRDP Distance Horse and Rider Development Program Rose Danko |
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| Vickie F.A. Emergency Services |
EARLY BIRD prices end midnight January 20th, 2018
| AGM 2017 Ticket Pricing | ||||
| Item | REG COST | Reg.Price w/4% Paypal fee | EARLY BIRD | EB With 4% Paypal fee |
| BANQUET | 65 | $67.60 | 60 | $62.40 |
| BANQUET (children 12 and under) | 35 | $36.40 | 30 | $31.20 |
| Banquet Youth (17-) | 50 | $52.00 | 45 | $46.80 |
| CLINIC | 60 | $62.40 | 55 | $57.20 |
| BANQUET & CLINIC | 125 | $130.00 | 115 | $119.60 |
| Banquet & Clinic Youth | 110 | $114.40 | 95 | $98.80 |
| FAMILY – Banquet & Clinic (2 pp) * | 250 | $260.00 | 220 | $228.80 |
** Family consists of 2 married/common-law adults living in the same household, children under 5 eat free.
Banquet Adult
Banquet Youth
Banquet Child
Clinic Meg Sleeper
Banquet and Clinic Adult
Banquet and Clinic Youth
Banquet and Clinic Family
Attention Members:
Sadly, Lysane Cree will be stepping down from her BOD position as OCTRA Vice-President.
After 5 years in term, it is with such deep gratitude and sadness that we say good-bye to our Vice-President Lysane Cree who is retiring from OCTRA as Vice-President, to pursue her wonderful career as a Part-time Judge and Solicitor.
Since 2013, Lysane has held the position of Vice-President being invaluable to OCTRA with her mindfulness, calming attitude, and ingenious experienced knowledge.
Lysane will also be leaving the position of Protest Committee Chair.
Lysane’s positive attitude greatly influenced many aspects of our Board. She will be greatly missed in this position. Thank you Lysane for your exceptional support! Congratulations and best wishes in your future endeavors!
Also, our Interim Treasurer is grateful for any resumes coming forward for this position of Treasurer!
Nominations for Board of Director Vacancies December 17th, 2017 (60 days prior to AGM)
Can be Extended to December 30th/2017
Nominations for Officers and Directors are to be submitted secretary at secretary@Octra.on.ca
Positions Open –
Vice-President
Treasurer
This year’s clinician at the 2017 AGM weekend is Dr. Meg Sleeper, DVM.
With over 12,000 AERC miles, and having ridden in 76 AERC 100-mile rides (with 66 completions), 50-year-old Meg Sleeper of Frenchtown, New Jersey, is not only a seasoned endurance rider, but also a top class international competitor. Meg competed in her first competitive trail ride in 1980. Since that time, she has completed over 14,000 miles of competitive and endurance rides and competed in 7 countries. She has been on the USA endurance squad for four world championships and has competed nearly entirely on home bred and trained horses.
“It’s a really special bond you get with the horse that’s different than any other,” Meg says about riding endurance. “One of the things I love about endurance is it’s not just about just going as fast as you can… It’s about actually figuring out the trail and the weather environment and everything that you get that particular day, and then making your best effort for those hurdles you have that day.”
Meg and her husband Dave Augustin have been breeding their own horses for close to 25 years; Shyrocco Troilus was the first home bred Meg competed on in a World Endurance Championship. He’s 22 now: “We don’t sell many; they do kind of become family members,” Meg says. It’s a testament to her riding experience, and her profession as a veterinary cardiologist, that she’s had long careers with her home-bred horses, even at the highest level of competition.
Highlights:
2010 AERC National Championship Rides:
100-mile ride – 3rd with Syrocco Reveille
55-mile ride – 16th with Syrocco Cadence
2010 On the USA endurance squad short list (with 2 of her horses) for the WEG in Lexington, KY; competed on the US team with Syrocco Harmony
2009 Arabian Horse Association National Competitive Trail Ride (Oklahoma, USA) Grand Champion
2008 World endurance championship (Terrenganu, Malaysia); USA team
2007 Pan American Endurance Championship (Pinamar, Argentina) – 11th place
2007 Zone team challenge (Montana, USA) – team gold medal, 1st place, Best condition award
2006 World endurance championship (Aachen, Germany); 22nd place Argentinian national championship ride – 6th place
2005 Pan American Endurance Championship (Maryland, USA) – USA East team
2004 World Endurance Championship (Dubai, UAE); USA team
2004 President’s Cup (Abu Dhabi, UAE); USA team
2003 Pan American Endurance Championship (Washington, USA) – USA East team
2003 Worlds Most Preferred Endurance Ride (Dubai, UAE); 16th place
2002 Worlds Most Preferred Endurance Ride (Dubai, UAE); 32nd place
2002 World endurance championship (Jerez, Spain); alternate
2001 Pan American Endurance Championship (Vermont, USA) gold medal team; individual 7th place
1997 Race of Champions (Pennsylvania, USA) gold medal team; individual 20th place
OCTRA statistics have been revamped. There are two new pages:
The window onto all OCTRA statistics is a page under the Rides tab in the main menu connecting to http://octra.on.ca/statistics/.
As time permits I will try to add more detail. In particular, I will work to add a drill down from the Discipline Summary to show all the rides for a specific discipline in a specific year. Stay tuned!
Rule Book 11.2.3 c) “Grandfather” Clause” – Riders with over 800km (500 miles) as of January 2016 may opt for awards being presented in miles instead of kilometers. (Rev. 02/16)
NOTE: Awards are presented in kilometers by default. You must notify us within the next few days if you wish to have you or your horse grandfathered in for miles instead of kilometers. Interum calculations indicate this option is available for 2017 awards for seven riders and seven horses.
Horses
Riders
The following dates have not been sanctioned. They are provided below to help you plan your ride season and vacation requests.
Judy Durst
Sanctioning Chair
Please plan now to attend the important Ride Managers’ Meeting on Saturday, February 17, 2018 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, Coburg, Ontario at our AGM. Please invite members of your ride management team as well (secretary, timer, trail master). Agenda:
If you are unable to attend send a management team member as a representative of your event, to share info with manager.
Reminder: Complete sanctioning forms and event payment must be received by the Sanctioning Chair, Judy Durst, the first week of January 2018. Your notice of intent to host an event, with specific dates, should already have been submitted to the Sanctioning Chair. Judy Durst.
Ride like the Wind!