AUGUST 2018


Vol. 49, Issue No. 2 ISSN: 1209-3955 Price $3.95


Hugh Graham Does it Again in $132,000 Grand Prix at CSI3* Ottawa International Horse Show


Ottawa, Ontario – Hugh Graham of Schomberg, ON, scored a major grand prix win for the second week in a row, claiming victory in the $132,000 CSI3* Grand Prix on Saturday, July 21, at the CSI3* Ottawa Interna- tional Horse Show, held at Wesley Clover Parks in Ot- tawa, ON. With the same mount, Knock Out 3E, Gra- ham won the $50,000


Continued on page 3


Ultimate Cowboy Challenge - See Page 19


2018 International Bromont I - See Page 29


Parks, claiming victory in the $132,000 CSI3* Grand Prix riding Knock Out 3E on Saturday, July 21, at the CSI3* Ottawa International Horse Show in Ottawa, ON. Photo by Ben Radvanyi Photography


Canada Will Host The Most Prestigious Equestrian Competition In The World


The Longines Global Champions Tour will stop in Montreal, Quebec in 2019


Montreal, Monday, July 23, 2018 - In Septem- ber 2019, Canada will host a leg in the Longines Global Champions Tour, the world’s premier equestrian sports series. The city of Montreal is thus becoming one of the twenty legs in this in- ternational series held in the world’s largest cities. “I am delighted to add Canada to our circuit


and to be staging a leg of the series in Montreal, Quebec. We have fantastic destinations around the world and it is important to continue to bring


Continued on page 2 Photo Credit: Longines Global Champions Tour Hugh Graham of Schomberg, ON, scored a major grand prix win for the second week in a row at Wesley Clover INSIDE


Health Alert........................4 Water Management...........4 Remembering.....................4 Susan Dahl .........................6 The Way Of Horses ...........8 Ram Rodeo.........................9 Macronutrients ................11 NERCHA News ...............12 OCHA...............................13 Ernie Wilson ....................13 OTRA News .....................14 CRHRA News ..................15 ORHA News.....................18 Ultimate Cowboy Challenge.....................19


OPHC News .....................20 ORCHA News..................20 Xtreme Cowboy Club .....22 AQHA Director’s Report23 OQHA News ....................24 Youth World Cup ............26 QROOI News...................27 Lucy Deslauriers..............29


Ottawa International ......30 Claire Vessey....................31 Lynn Palm........................32 Eric Lamaze.....................33 Horse Listening................34 Canadian Eventing Team............................36


Artist Linda Shantz.........37 Responsible Coaching.....38 Equine Wellness...............38 Between The Ears............39 Lindsay Grice ..................40 OFA News ........................40 Bromont Combined Driving.........................41


Saddle Fit .........................42 Classifieds, Directories..............43-47


Real Estate .......................48 Armstrong Farms............49 Rider Fitness ....................50 Coming Events.................51 Jordan Coyle...................51


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