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TEAM ITALY TAKES GOLD IN 2008 FEI WORLD REINING CHAMPIONSHIP - click here to read all about it

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AQHA ANNOUNCES 2009 GRADED STAKES RACES - click here to read all about it.

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Summer Celebration circuit show results now posted on the Show Dates page.

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Check out the Standings page for the 2008 Area 1 points up to and including June 7th

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Official Photographer for OQHA Novice Show and Area 1 Shows - click here to read more about this and see how to check out the proofs from the shows!.

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Inaugural FEI World Reining Championships to be Broadcast Online - click here to read all about it.

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AREA 1 SUMMER CELEBRATION boasts more than 3,000 Entries including RECORD NUMBER OF HALTER, TRAIL, REINING and WORKING COWHORSE Entries - click here to read all about it.

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The Paris Fair celebrated their 45th Annual Quarter Horse Show on Sunday, August 31 at the Paris Fair. The Ontario Quarter Horse Association presented the President of the Paris Fair, Rodger Lyster with a trophy to recognize the commitment and achievement of the Paris Fair Agricultural Society in hosting Quarter Horse Shows for 45 years.

A number of OQHA Past Presidents were on hand for the ceremonies and a luncheon hosted by the Paris Fair.

From Left Top Row: Lynn Scott, 2008 OQHA President; Roy Ionson, 1st President of the OQHA, Rodger Lyster, Paris Fair President; John Green, Show Manager; Paris Fair Ambassador; Melissa Howell, Don Nye, ’69 – ’71 OQHA President; Walter Scott, ’72 OQHA President; Will Western, 01’ – ’02 OQHA President; Front Row: Grand Marshall, Walter Gretzsky, (Wayne’s dad); Joe Jarvis, ’03 – ’05 OQHA President; Jim Pratt, ’67 – ’68 OQHA President; Dan Patterson, ’95 – ’96 OQHA President & Lisa Desroches, ’06 – ’07 OQHA President.

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On the Trail Newsletter: Never Get Lost Trail Riding - click here to read all about it.

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Thank You from Team Canada Youth World Cup to Area1 - click here to see it!

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August issue of the NRHA eNewsletter- click here to read all about it!

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Special Bulletin of Equine Guelph 's E-Newsletter- click here to read all about it!

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“WOW!!!!!! What A Great Show” - 2008 O.Q.H.A. ALL NOVICE YOUTH & AMATEUR QUARTER HORSE SHOW SURPASSES ALMOST EVERYONE’S EXPECTATIONS, Friday, July 25th, Ilderton - click here to read all about it!

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SPECIAL MEMORIAL AWARDS Presented at AREA 1 SUNSATIONAL SUMMER QUARTER HORSE CIRCUIT, Sunday, July 27 - click here to read all about our award winners!.

Special Congratulations to Cara (Paroian) and Kevin Brown.  They were married just after midnight in Windsor on Saturday, August 2 which would have been Leon and Sandra’s 50th Wedding Anniversary.  Cara and Kevin celebrated their honeymoon with Cara riding her horse, CD Cricket in the ORHA Sired Stakes Derby later that day at the Canadian Reining Classic I at Fletcher’s Horse World in Waterford

Check out the Show Page as the results are now posted for the OQHA Novice Show and the Area 1 Sunsational Summer Circuit!

** Also check out the gallery page, Lisa Desroches took a lot of nice pictures during this circuit.

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2008 AQHA YOUTH WORLD CUP FINAL RESULTS 2008 AQHA YOUTH WORLD CUP FINAL RESULTS - click here to read more

Team Canada ’s five competing riders:

• Sarah Clasen-Byce, Kakabeka Falls , ON :
  Trail – Silver Medal on Day 1, Showmanship – 9th on Day 2
• MacKenzie Harvey, Toronto ON :
  Western Riding – Silver Medal on Day 2, Western Pleasure – 10th on Day 2
•  Mallory McKewen, Prescott , ON :
  Showmanship – 6th on Day 1, Reining – 10th under Judge 2, Western Pleasure – 8th on Day 2
• Danielle Olafson, Edmonton, AB:
  Western Horsemanship – Gold Medal on Day 1, Hunter Under Saddle – 8th on Day 2,
  Hunt Seat Equitation – 6th on Day 1, Hunt Seat Equitation – 5th on Day 2
• Kelly Truesdell, Brights Grove, ON:
  Reining – Silver Medal under Judge 1, Reining – Silver Medal under Judge 2
  
  Also, congratulations to Kelly on being recently selected for the University of Georgia Equestrian Team (Athens, GA) as one of three new Western riders
  who will join their existing team of nine English riders. Kelly was selected on the basis of being ranked in the National Reining Horse Association’s Top 20
  reiners four straight years in Canada . She’s also a two-time Reining Canada Youth Champion and has qualified to represent Eastern Canada at the NRHA
  North American Affiliate Finals.

The two alternate riders were: Miranda Cummings, Fredricton, NB  and Yelaina May, Roberts Creek , BC

The three leadership members were: Lindsay Allen, London, ON, Sarah Hill, Langley, BC, & Anne-Charlie Riviere,  Pointe-Lebel, QC 

Team Canada ’s Coach and Manager were:

Della Cryderman, Murillo , ON – Coach      
Karen Westerback, Thunder Bay, ON – Manager

Team Canada finished a very respectable fifth place out of 16 teams, with 72 total points. Team USA was first with 185 points; Team Germany second with 142 points; Team Italy third with 129 points; and United Kingdom fourth with 93 points. The CQHA Board of Directors congratulates the entire youth team, coach and manager for their efforts. You were great good will ambassadors for Canada and we are very proud of all of you!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOHN DEERE “GATOR” RAFFLE WINNER ANNOUNCED - click here to read all about it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2008 Ford Youth World Show Biggest on Record - click here to read all about it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inaugural FEI World Reining Championships Set - click here to read all about it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank-you from Team Israel World Cup 2008 - click here to read it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FEI WORLD REINING CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE LAUNCHED - click here to read all about it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ontario Exhibitors come home from 2008 Region 4 Regional Experience with 2 All-Around Tex Tan Saddles, 14 Montana Silversmith Championship Buckles and 65 Medallions!!! - click here to read all about it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank-you from Katie Jo Jones - Team USA World Cup 2008 to Area 1 - click here to read it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AQHA RELEASES NEW DVD BY RENOWNED CLINICIAN CURT PATE - click here to read more.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2008 FORD AQHYA WORLD championship SHOW QJ WINNERS ANNOUNCED, Trish O’Connor of Rainy River, Ontario was one of them - click here to read more about this.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kelly Truesdell wins Team Canada another silver medal in Reining at the Youth World Cup. Riding Chromed Little Lena , Kelly placed second under both judges - click here to read all about it!

For all the results on the Youth World Cup placings, click here.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Area 1 Editorial for OQHA News Letter - click here for to read about the Area 1 horses that did well at the Youth World Cup, Area 1 sponsorships, and more

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OQHA Queen Contest was held June 7th - click here to read all about it and meet the winner!

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