Ontario Competitive Trail Riding Association – Page 33 – Endurance, Competitive Trail, Ride n Tie, Limited Distance and Set Speed events throughout Ontario

October 5, 2016October 31, 2016

NEW OCTRA WEB MASTER / DATA BASE ADMINISTRATOR.

We are pleased to announce that David Morgan has agreed to take on the challenging tasks of OCTRA Webmaster & Data Base Administrator. David has extensive experience in both areas and has been building websites since 1992 when the internet was still in its infancy. His experience reflects his strengths in both information presentation (websites) and information management (databases). And of course, we all know him, from OCTRA Rides as half the team of Great Leads ‘n Reins, along with his wife Kate (and of course their pup Maggie ).

Ride results are of course a priority and David is currently hard at work getting to know the system and is confident he will have them ready for Julie Phair, our Awards Chair, by that all important December 15^th deadline. If any member has questions, concerns or suggestions they should contact David at webmaster@octra.on. He welcomes input but hopes everyone will be patient while he gets up to speed.

The Board would like to thank everyone who offered to take on this position and would also like to once again thank Deanna for her years of service and hard work in this and other areas as well as for her ongoing and future contributions to our Association.

September 22, 2016October 18, 2016

Ride Results.

Ride results are up for the following rides: Summer Solstice, Coates Creek, Summer’s End, Merrickville, and Madawaska. Points are also updated. Check your results and your year end standings for errors. If you find any issues, contact the Ride Manager for corrections.

Results are not yet in for Massie, or for Tay Valley.

September 14, 2016

Resignation : Deanna Ramsay.

After 17 years of continuous service Deanna Ramsay will be stepping down from her assorted volunteer positions with OCTRA effective the end of September.

Deanna has been awarded the Prince Caleb trophy on multiple occasions for her outstanding contributions. She currently serves as co-chair of the veterinary committee, designs and manages all of OCTRA’s databases, enters and compiles horse and ride points, and is the webmaster for our website performing both design and administrative jobs. Deanna’s contributions will be missed by all OCTRA members.

The board of directors sincerely thanks Deanna for her steadfast support. And while we regret her leaving we also understand that there are limits to everyone’s contributions; everyone needs a break.

Additionally, I would like to express my personal thanks to Deanna for all the help she has provided as I’ve attempted to navigate the position known as president.

All the best Deanna.

Doug Price
OCTRA President
(on behalf of the entire Board of Directors)

September 14, 2016September 14, 2016

OCTRA MINUTES.

Monthly Board Meetings & AGM Minutes

A reminder that to access all Association Minutes, members must sign in. Therefore a username and password is required. Everything else on our website is available without signing in.

Minutes can be found under the MEMBERSHIP tab.

September 12, 2016September 16, 2016

CTR PC QUALIFICATIONS – TAY VALLEY RULE BOOK AMENDMENT 2016 ONLY.

CTR PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
A request to waive the Rule Book CTR PC Qualifications for the 2016 CTR PCs only was put forward by the Ride Manager, Elaine Steele. Elaine has requested some leeway with regard to these qualifications as there have been limited CTR events over the past two years, although the discipline is currently experiencing an increase in popularity. Elaine stressed that she did not want a permanent Rule Book change, just a softening of the rule for this year only.

CURRENT RULE:

A2.2. a)
The horse and rider separately or as a team – must have successfully completed 240km (150 miles) within the 2 preceding calendar years and that period of the current year prior to the closing of entries for the Provincial Championship Event, with at least 80km (50 miles) from competitive rides sanctioned by OCTRA or other organizations recognized by OCTRA.

The Board agreed that it was in the best interest of the event, as well as members wishing to participate in this event, to allow for a rule amendment for this year only. As this is not a rule change, neither an AGM resolution nor an evote is required.

ONE TIME AMENDMENT (Tay Valley – 2016):

Amendment to A2.2 a)

The horse and rider separately or as a team – must have successfully completed 240km (150 miles) within the 2 preceding calendar years and that period of the current year prior to the closing of entries for the Provincial Championship Event, with at least 80km (50 miles) from competitive rides or at least one ride over the past two years from any OCTRA discipline equal or greater than 40 km (25 miles) or 2 rides of at least 40km (25mi) over two consecutive days sanctioned by OCTRA or other organizations recognized by OCTRA.