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Coach Licensing Support - See Page 3


2019 Horse Of The Year Had To Be Ivory


HAD TO BE IVORY


voted Horse of the Year for Ontario Quarter Horse Racing in 2019


AJAX, January 26, 2020 - Ontario-bred HAD TO BE IVORY was named the 2019 Horse of the Year at Ajax Downs by the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario, January 25 at its annual


Continued on Page 2 New OQHA Board - Page 20


International News - Page 51


Ontario Equestrian Rookie Riders Team - See Page 29


INSIDE Had to Be Ivory - \Photo by Clive Cohen


Large Animal Rescue Refresher for Hamilton Mounted Police


Anyone who has taken a human first aid


course has received a notice that they are due for a refresher. After taking an initial large animal rescue course with Equine Guelph, the Hamilton Mounted Police have been proactive enrolling their officers in a one-day hands-on retraining at Equine Guelph which took place January 9, 2020 at the University of Guelph. Valuable lessons were reviewed and en-


hanced concerning the overall approach to in- stances involving large animals including best practices for large animal manipulation tech- niques such as forward and rear assists, side- ways drags, and how to work safely in confined spaces. A brush up on knot and rope tying as well as emergency halters ensured participants were still in the loop. A mystery scenario was set up in the barn


for the Hamilton police to sleuth and then come up with an appropriate plan of action utilizing the skills of the team. Skills were also refreshed for taking vitals and performing a horse health


Continued on Page 3


Hamilton Mounted Police practice their large animal rescue skills with Rusti the rescue mannequin and the Equine Guelph team. Photo Credit: Gayle Ecker


Coach Licensing Program...3 Obituaries .............................4 Remembering.......................4 The Way Of Horses..............6 Equi-Bow Graduates ...........7 Water Testing .......................7 Susan Dahl............................8 Scottsdale Rodeo Museum..9 WHAO................................10 HeadCheck Health.............11 Can-Am Expo.....................12 OTRA News........................13 OCHA News .......................14 ORHA News .......................15 ORCHA News ....................17 OXC News ..........................18 Lindsay Grice.....................18 AQHA News .......................19 Impressive Flower..............19 OQHA News .......................20 OQHA Banquet Pix...........21 EOQHA News ....................22 QROOI News .....................23 Equine ID Program...........25


Para-Dressage Videos ........26 Between The Ears ..............27 Lynn Palm Column............28 James Hood ........................28 OE Rookie Riders ..............29 Horse Listening..................30 TheStable.ca Open House .32 Marguerite Old ..................33 Lindsay Grice.....................33 Polo with Ruth Armstrong ....34 Catherine Maguire.............35 Isabelle Lapierre ................34 GRIT Athlete Team...........36 CRHRA News ....................37 The Wild Ones.....................37 Classifieds etc................38-43 PAWS Act ...........................43 Real Estate..........................44 Equitana USA ....................45 JobTrack.............................46 Fitness for Riders...............47 Adequan Global Dressage Festival............47


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