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To all potential Lay Judge Clinic Attendees; PLEASE remit your Lay Judge Clinic Registration Forms ASAP! “I can’t feed you if I don’t know you will be there!”
I am away on business (no, not somewhere hot, darn!) Mar.26-Apr.4—-but will be available via e-mail. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with questions/concerns.
Remember, basic understanding of Veterinary issues is essential—not in-depth, detailed knowledge.
See you Apr.8, Dr. Sarah Tiller
Some study recommendations for Lay Judge Clinic candidates:
Remember, the emphasis of the Lay Judge Clinic is to focus on the health and welfare of the competitive distance horse. A good Lay Judge will be able to recognize what is normal and what is NOT normal in the horse, and make the correct referral to the Veterinarian. A complete and thorough knowledge of all rules and regulations for all of the OCTRA disciplines is not the priority of the upcoming Lay Judge Clinic, but certainly something you can strive to learn on your own. Timing and heart rate parameters are, of course, very important to know.
Should anyone attending the Lay Judge Clinic have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me anytime: sarahtiller@live.com I am here to help and if I don’t know the answer I can advise on where to find it.
Please get those registration forms in!
Good Luck to all and see you April 8th,
Dr. Sarah Tiller 🐎
Here is a link to the online form for registering for the Lay Judge Clinic arranged by Dr. Sarah Tiller.
More info is available on the OCTRA website, and
on the Dog Sports Centre website…
The Board and the entire membership would like to thank both Elaine Steele and Pat Kuffner for their time, energy and contributions during their time on the OCTRA Board of Directors. Elaine is happily staying on as both the Distance Reward Program & Ride Liaison Chairs as well as the CTR Chair. Pat Kuffner is continuing on as a volunteer at rides and hopefully we will see her on trail. Thank you very much to both for their past and ongoing support of our group.
As well, we all thank Doug Price for his many years of service as Ride Manager and OCTRA volunteer extraordinaire, the past six years as OCTRA President. Doug is taking a much deserved rest but I am sure we will see him on trail with his happy smile and a twinkle in his eye.
A big welcome to our “newest” Board of Director members. All are well known to our membership as none of them are strangers to being OCTRA volunteers from Ride Managers to Webmaster. Thank you very much to all for taking their turn at the plate. Sue Downing is our new President and has years of experience to share with us and take us into our 50th year and beyond. Everyone knows and loves the events she and hubby Mike have hosted over the years on the beautiful trails of Dufferin Forest – Aprilfest, Summer Solstice and Oktoberfest. She brings to her position not only her experience but her energy, vision and love of our sport. David Morgan, although fairly new to our Association and our sport, is well known to most as the banjo playing co-partner of Great Leads ‘n Reins along with his wife, Kate and of course Maggie, their adorable pup. David of course successfully took on the challenging role of Webmaster last fall and now is bringing his knowledge to the Board. Nancy Beacon is definitely known to all of us as she is one of our Founding Mothers. She brings with her a vast knowledge of long distance riding and the history of our association, all of which will be extremely valuable as we head towards our 50th celebrations in 2018.
The current Board is rounded out with Lysane Cree, Vice President, Michelle Bignell, Treasurer, Sharon Anderegg, Secretary, and our Directors Rose Danko, Judy Durst and Michelle Watling. Feel free to contact any Board member at any time with questions, suggestions or requests. We are all simply OCTRA members working together to make our Association something we can all be proud of and enjoy together.
And a big thank you to all our volunteers without whom OCTRA simply would not exist.
We have 118 members signed up for the AGM so far. Deadline for purchasing tickets to the Awards Banquet is February 18th. We only have 5 tickets left for the Banquet – the Ballroom only holds 120 so we will not be able to sell beyond that number.
Deadline for purchasing OCTRA branded polo’s and pullovers has passed but there will be a small inventory of polos for sale at the OCTRA booth. Anyone who ordered clothing may also pick up their items at the booth
Support OCTRA, support your AGM and come out and have fun with your OCTRA peers. Non-members are welcome as this is a perfect opportunity to find out what OCTRA and long distance riding is all about.
Our 2016 AGM (February 25 & 26, 2017) includes:
Saturday, February 25th
Sunday, February 26th
Go to 2016 AGM to purchase via Paypal or to find instructions on other payment options.