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Comment by Mandy on March 30, 2010 at 10:47am

Question- the Learn to ride program. I have a young rider wanting to start, can you give us any helpful hints? What materials will she need?

Comment by Melissa Monardo on March 30, 2010 at 9:28am

Guindon Park Opening to Riders

The biggest news in the local horse community is the decision by the City of Cornwall to open Guindon Park to equestrian riders.

For those not familiar with this facility, it encompasses 500 acres of parkland just west of Cornwall off Highway 2/ Vincent Massey Drive.

In the summer it offers about 15 kilometres of hiking, and now horseback-riding, trails and in the winter, 12 kilometres of cross-country skiing. It is closed to motorized vehicles (ATVs, motorcycles, dirt bikes, etc) and bicycles are relegated to the bike paths.


Those trailering in to ride are to use the parking area at the eastern most entrance off Vincent Massey Drive. There is also talk of the possibility of Ontario Power Generation eventually opening up their right of way, extending the trails even further. To ride the trails, a yearly permit costing $55 must be purchased. Call the city at (613) 930- 2787, ext. 2527 to confirm.

Naturally, riders are required to carry liability insurance, either a clause added on your home insurance policy or through membership to the Ontario Equestrian Federation and are asked to show due consideration to hikers they meet on the paths and who may be somewhat intimidated by a horse or horses.

An extra effort to keep the parking lot/loading-unloading area clean and free of piles of "road apples" will also go a long way to keeping this arrangement alive for years to come.

Thanks must be given to Diane Finnerty of Moose Creek who is responsible for getting the ball rolling on this project, as well as Christine Lefebvre, Laurie Weatherall and Garry Meek.

If you want to try out the trails for free, why not enter this spring's Ride-a-Thon and raise some money for charity at the same time. Contact Garry Meek at Drogheda Manor, (613) 534- 2452, for more info on the ride.

Comment by Bubbletoe on March 18, 2010 at 2:22pm

Canadian author Cheryl Bruder will be at Can-Am 2010 autographing her novel, My Mezeppa (www.greathorsestories.ca). I'm reading it now, and it's a great book!! Visit Cheryl at Can-Am 2010 to pick up a copy - $1 from the sale of each book will be donated to support CARD's therapeutic riding program.

Comment by Equine Nutrition @ Purina on March 17, 2010 at 4:24pm

Special promotional item for all Barn Mice members,
Come visit us at Can-Am 2010 in London (located in the middle of the trade show area). Mention Barn Mice and we will give you a special promotional item. See you there! :)

Comment by Melissa Monardo on March 17, 2010 at 8:50am

Can-Am is only 2 days aways! http://www.canamequine.ca/

If you are attending, be sure to drop by the OEF booth and say hi!

Comment by Brenda Pantling on March 16, 2010 at 12:28pm

I never wore a helmet. I broke horses, rode the trails, I rode western and western riders don't wear helmets, right?
Then I had a daughter. Of course I always made her wear a helmet. Until the day she asked why she had to wear one and I didnt'. ....Good question.
So I started wearing a helmet. Helmets are so much more comfortable than when we were kids. Light weight, cool. No big deal, pop on the brain bucket before a ride, keep everyone happy.

Fast forward a couple of years and while getting on my husbands trusty gelding in our own front pasture, he spooked and being only half way on, I came down hard on the back of my head. Sever concusion with amnesia, cat scans, ambulance rides, the whole works. Crushed the back of my helmet. Without it, I'd have been dead.

I keep that helmet to show people. NOBODY rides on this farm without a helmet now.

Comment by Melissa Monardo on March 16, 2010 at 10:14am

Kudos to Jacqueline Brooks for setting a good example and wearing her helmet at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby!

Photo Credit: Susan J. Stickle

Comment by Shelley CHDC on March 15, 2010 at 12:55pm

A discussion paper has been posted on the CHDC website:
What the New European Union Requirements for Imported Equine Meat Will Mean to North America’s Horse Industry (posted on the CHDC website):

http://www.defendhorsescanada.org/pdf/finaldisc100314.pdf

This paper discusses Canada’s planned compliance with the new European Commission (EC) measures for countries that export equine meat to Europe, and the impact they will have on North America’s horses. While the new rules are a positive step towards a necessary identification system for our horses, there are several major deficiencies with the measures Canada plans to implement. Most notably, there are several medications not permitted for equines slaughtered for food, including Phenylbutazone or “Bute” – the horse industry’s most widely used analgesic and anti-inflammatory medication. So commonly used, this drug alone precludes virtually all race and professional sport horses, as well as most pleasure horses, from entering the human food chain. Canada’s $90 million horsemeat and live slaughter horse industry is at a turning point. The 2009 announcement from the EC concerning drug residues in slaughter horses (details below) will have an immediate impact on all aspects of the horse industry when it goes into effect at the end of July. It has been a long-term concern for horse welfare proponents, since horses ingest and are administered veterinary medical agents not intended for food animals, that horsemeat is unsafe for human consumption. For this reason, these new EC regulations are seen as beneficial concerning protection of the human food chain. However, these new rules only address the concerns of the consumer, and don’t take the welfare of the horses affected into account. This paper will discuss the new regulations, as well as address the concerns of the horse welfare community related to the required quarantine of horses and the withdrawal of veterinary medical products for horses destined for slaughter. We will also discuss the obvious deficiencies and likely conditions that will develop as this new program evolves.

For the horses,

Canadian Horse Defence Coalition

info@defendhorsescanada.org

www.defendhorsescanada.org

Comment by Melissa Monardo on March 12, 2010 at 2:09pm

Please remember to always wear a safety helmet when riding!

http://www.courtneykingdressage.com/

http://www.barnmice.com/group/horsejournals/forum/topic/show?id=177...

Comment by Melissa Monardo on March 11, 2010 at 3:46pm

If you are going to Can-Am next weekend, be sure to check out these free workshops -

http://www.barnmice.com/events/horse-nutrition-how-to-fat
http://www.barnmice.com/events/horse-nutrition-how-to-fat-1

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