The Pony Express June, 2005 Editor: Sandy Zelmer You may also download this newsletter as a PDF document (148KB) for printing Send Information, Dates, or Classified Ads to the Editor at: Szelmer@sympatico.ca Sandy Zelmer 5818 – 4th Line, RR # 2 Tottenham, Ontario, L0G 1W0 905-936-2658 Regional News: InterPacific Exchange Heads-Up - Canada is hosting the InterPacific Rally in 2005. Part of it will be held in Ontario (July 1st & 2nd) at Cedar Peaks in Cookstown, right in our own back yard! Horses for the competition are still needed. We want 20 out of this region (so far only have 7). They are using a Pre-Training 90 course. Would all clubs please make a phone blitz to have horses made available (have to be able to do Pre-training level 90). Reward for loaner horses is a gift back and acknowledgement from rider, and 6 fittest horses' awards. The owners also can be the groom for their horse and be involved with this exchange and meet fellow pony club members from all over the world. Region will pay the fee to school horses over at Cedar Peaks prior to the event. ($50.00 with Ann coaching) You have to get the horse there, pre-arrange with the owner Ann Zander 705-458-9293. Cedar Peaks waiver will be available there. The Region strongly encourages people to donate horses. The time line for horses at the competition is: Friday, July 1-Horses need to be at Cedar Peaks Farm before 10 AM. Please check the Cedar Peaks website for directions - www.cedarpeaksfarm.com. International Competitors will start horse tryouts at 10:30 AM on Friday. Cedar Peaks is in the Cooksville area - Hwy #27, 1 km south of Hwy #89. Saturday, July 2nd-Horses should be at Cedar Peaks Farm(if shipping in) by 9:30AM. The Maple Leaf Challenge starts at 11AM(sharp) until approx. 3:30PM. BBQ and awards to follow. If you know of a mount that would be available for use on July 1st and July 2nd, and hadn't notified Del Zelmer or Darlene Haines - rick.haines@rogers.com, 519-942-0575 of your intent please do so. Please send the mounts name and what level they compete at i.e. Pre-Training, Training etc. If you hear about anyone else who's horse is available, please have them contact us. Stabling is available on-site. If you are close enough, you may take them home for the night and return in the morning. Another call is out to billet more kids in WOR. Billets are needed Tuesday & Wednesday. These could be in Niagara area, Geulph etc. The event is in the Alliston area. Please contact Del Zelmer. A large part of this exchange is for kids to have a cultural exchange and see different customs and sights in different countries.. Events with the dates and information on them can now be found at the following locations to avoid repetition. Check for dates you don't want to miss. For all Pony Club dates and results – Be sure to check the WOR website at http://www.canadianponyclub.org/WesternOntario/index.htm and the CPC website at http://www.canadianponyclub.org/index.html and especially the calendar there to be up to date! For all eventing and eventing clinic dates – http://www.eventingincanada.com The Wits End Horse Rally, September 24th & 25th in Rosemont. Is the only advanced level Horse Trial in Ontario now. They have a fundraiser to be able to hold this show. A fantastic resource book has been put together for anyone interested in eventing, from beginner to intermediate. Very thorough, with perspective of expert judges, $25.00 each. Very helpful for education and for Rally. Contact information to order: Liz Lewis (519) 658-2998 or email irishcreek@bellnet.ca or jo.young@sympatico.ca At the Regional meeting Cathy Miller raised various reminders about safety issues at our mounted events. From PPG Fun Day – there were issues with kids bare back on horses, or on horses tied to trailers. We must stress difference between backyard pony activities and what is acceptable at Pony Club. DC's please go back and review with your parents about what is allowed or not allowed and insure they know what is acceptable. Also a reminder that safety helmets need to replaced after every serious fall, and all kids must have a medical armband. Keep it with your helmet, so you ensure you have it, and make sure it is filled out. A draw was held from the 8 names submitted for consideration to win the certificate for half the cost of one session at Paige Lockton's Summer Camp. The lucky winner is: Jessica McGuire from Mt. Nemo. Western Ontario Region has an arranged with Brubacher's Harness Shop to receive a "bonus" of 10% of the value of all purchases and repairs for Pony Club members at either the Ailsa Craig or Wallenstein stores. We encourage all members to have a look at their catalogue: http://www.brubachersharness.ca/Storefront/catalog/index.htm Testing - Study Guides are being revamped starting from the top down. Junior Examiners from all clubs: please call Susan Roth with what you did last year: clinics, tests, assists etc. Computer errors have wiped out last year's records. Susan will put out a new Tester's List. Show Jumping and dressage – the date and location have been changed to July 30th at Philippa Bates farm in the Fergus area. Photo Contest - Canadian Pony Club is undertaking a fundraising project involving the selling of a horse related agenda book. In order to make the planner more Pony Club oriented, we are encouraging all of our members to enter photographs of themselves and their horses or ponies as they participate in a wide variety or Pony Club activities. If our members send in enough good pictures, the 2006 agenda book could have a large number of Pony Club members and activities on its pages. Please send your photos to Horse Savvy Publications, Box 3156, Sherwood Park, AB T8H 1A0 by April 30, 2005. Remember to include your name, address and phone number. NEW for 2005! - Canadian Pony Club Charms - Canadian Pony Club Supplies now carries charms unique to Pony Club. We are offering 8 regular charms plus a connector charm with the Canadian Pony Club Logo. We are also offering custom charms, both regular size and the super link, which is twice as long as a regular link. We can also customize the connector link if you wish. Branches wishing to order a custom charm for their entire Branch may have them at the regular price, providing they order the charms in sets of 14. i.e. if a Branch orders 14 of their customized charm, they can have them for $7.00 each instead of $12.00 each. If you want more information, please call Val at 1-888-286-7669 or e-mail me at info@canadianponyclub.org. Don't have a charm bracelet yet? Introductory offer: 14 blank charms plus any 4 regular charms for $35.00. Is your news here? It could be, send stuff please! Classified Section: Classified are free to all pony clubbers, and for things that would interest pony clubbers. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN YOUR ITEMS SELL SO I CAN DELETE YOUR AD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS. If I deleted your ad because I haven't heard from you and you need it back in, please let me know and I will put it back in. HORSES AND PONIES Allegro - 11 year old Standardbred Pacing mare 16 hands bay with star and 4 white socks. Sound, super temperament. Make excellent trail horse or companion. $500.00 plus GST. Call Glenis at 1 519 924 1991 or 1 866 327 9278.. Tosca - very pretty 3 year old Percheron/TB mare. 15.1hh Black/brown with star. Lovely smooth mover. Green broke recently - going nicely on flat. Sound - kind and gentle - make nice show hunter or eventer for Junior rider. $5000.00 plus GST Call Glenis at 1 519 924 1991 or 1 866 327 9278.. Flashy dark bay TB/Welsh cross mare,13.2hands, 11 years. Very athletic and versatile. Has done hunter, jumper, cross-country, dressage, Prince Phillip Games, and Pony Club. Loves hacking with company, or alone. Intermediate rider. $3800 Cdn. E-mail vintagelane@gto.net or phone 905-627-6797 Park Lane Ranch has the following for sale (Way too many horses!!!!!) Others available parklaneranch@darwood.ca LA GRAN MARLEY - 2002, bay Thoroughbred filly by Compadre (by El Gran Senior) out of Broadway Victory (by Queens Plate Winner Broadway Victor). A gorgeous looking filly, already 16 hands and has lots of growing to do, with stripe and 2 socks, Excellent mover, totally sound, raced 3 times, it wasn't her thing, Lovely conformation and disposition, very quiet and affectionate, and goes very nicely under saddle, hunter prospect deluxe, Jen Zelmer, 905-936-2658, $3,500 LONG JOHN SILVER) 2001 steel gray registered Canadian Sport Horse gelding. A show gelding deluxe by Yellow Creek out of branded Westfallian mare, (Sympathy by Sylvander by Sioux) he is an incredible mover. And schooling well over fences. Dressage, hunter, eventer or any other discipline, this is a quality colt! Conformation and movement deluxe. Well handled, rides quietly. (He was Fourth place in 2004 Governor General's Cup at the Royal!!!!!) $20,000 cdn. MISS MACEDAMIA – 1998 bay TB mare, 16.1, by Charlie Barley out of North Astra. X-rayed totally sound - Very elegant mare, lovely mover, show prospect, was a broodmare, now going nicely under saddle, $2,000. SECRET ALLIANCE - 1994 Chestnut Thoroughbred mare, 16.1, by Secret Clan out of Point Frigate, very attractive with blaze, excellent conformation, sound, nice mover, comes on the bit, active ride, a ton of potential for the hunter ring! She has been a broodmare for a few years and is ready to go to work. $2000 Sandy Zelmer 905-936-2658, szelmer@sympatico.ca $2,000 BART'S FANCY (ROXY) – 14.1 ½ large pony bay mare. Registered AQHA, 6 yrs old, really cute mover and cute jump, shown schooling and Trillium shows, has Trillium ribbons. Done PPG, Show Jumping and C1 PC test. Not quiet enough for beginners. Totally sound. Well-bred hunter style AQHA mare, By Doc's Black Bart, out of Sheza Best Request. $6500 contact The Cowper's at 519-856-9558. Solar Commander – 16.2, 13 yr old thoroughbred gelding. In the last 2 years he has evented Pre-Training with a timid novice, shown “A” circuit hunter, showed “A” circuit jumper and collected ribbons at York Equestrian, Palgrave and Collingwood, and shown Training Level Dressage. He is ready for the 2005 season in any discipline. He a wonderful all around horse, willing, honest, brave and talented, is ridden in a plain snaffle, is quiet enough to take a beginner through his/her first show season and talented enough to take a senior rider anywhere they want to go. He is good in a group or alone, shows equally well indoors or outdoors. Pluto is great with children and not the least bit spooky. He has exceptional ground manners and no vices. This is a 16.2 hand thoroughbred that looks more like a warmblood and has the quiet disposition of a draft horse. Pluto is truly one of a kind and must be seen to be believed. Asking $12 000. Please call Robin at 705-739-9473 or email robin.reynolds@sympatico.ca (editor's note – I know this horse – he belongs to a friend and beats us at all the shows!!!! He is exactly as she says, perfect for any pony clubber for any discipline on disposition and training alone. His owner has 4 year old twins and a brand new baby, SZ) Tica (This I Can't Afford) - Eight year old experienced Eventer/Jumper/Dressage mare. See her at http://www.freewebs.com/thisicantafford/ or call 416-424-2658 for details. (editor's note – small world - we bred her and sold her to a student of Morag O'Hanlan's as a youngster. She is closely related to many successful eventers on both sides of her pedigree including Jen's prelim eventer Piece of the Puzzle. SZ.) 18 month old Hanoverian - Verband branded very pretty chestnut filly, beautiful tempermant, well handled and affectionate - looking for her perfect owner - will turn heads in the show ring. For more info call Simone Usselman-Tod at 905-627-6797 or e mail sandylane@golden.net 3 yr old bay Clyde/TB cross. 16.3 h very loving disposition. Ground broke, training ongoing. Will make a lovely eventer or field hunter. Loves to free jump. No spook in this horse at all. Looks more like a warm blood than a cross. Pics available. Call Robin at Kingsmill Equestrian Center 519-353-4235 $8000 neg 6 year old Quarter/Morgan pony 14.2. h Dark bay VERY ATHLETIC. Evented last year at the training level can jump 4 feet, flashy enough for Dressage ring. Would make great western working or gaming horse. Needs a gutsy rider. Can take a Pony clubber eventing, Pony Jumper,,and is good on roads for hacking as well. asking $6500 neg to right home. Call Robin at Kingsmill E.C. 519-353-4235 Nutmeg. 18 year old, (but thinks she is 3) chestnut pinto pony, 13.2, really pretty. She is forward, but easy to control, and does not have a mean bone in her. She has never done PPG, but loves to do the occasional barrel course, and can jump a small course. We have had her for over 6 years, and we mostly do trail riding. She has also done the odd show, including the Fergus Fall Fair a few years ago. We would like to find a home for her in which she will be loved. Has always been sound, trots onto our trailer, and is up to date on all shots, including West Nile, with a recent Coggins. Caroline Champagne, (519) 829-2325, Medium hunter pony, does flying lead changes, jumps 2'6" courses, and is a very pretty, forward moving, long strided pony, located in Cambridge, Ontario. "Chris Robinson" kyroen@rogers.com Free 2 year old standardbred gelding to a good home, never raced. He had a tendon injury when he was a year old and it has healed nicely. He will be a wonderful riding horse. He is presently stabled in Caledonia. Cindy Mark, cwmark@cogeco.ca Registered Welsh, 12.2 HH pony, 100% sound, Chestnut/Alezan Roan, 2 white fore pasterns, 2 white hind stockings. Looks like a mini POA. Very flashy, jumps a course, does all pony club disciplines, nice big jump, brave forward and sound. Loads, trailers, stands for vet/farrier. Great in PPG. Lots of show experience, to take confident rider to the ribbons. Price reduced for immediate sale $2300 mc2sitel@aol.com Bobby - Six-year-old (January 1998) German bred pony, bay gelding 14.1hh. Bobby rides like a horse, has a big step, and is brave and bold to the jumps. He showed in Germany as a 4 year old with an 11 year old rider in both Dressage and Jumper classes. He schools 3ft to 3ft6 at home with ease. Fast and careful, he will make a kid a star in the pony jumper ring. His canter is so smooth he could be used for the pony medals as well. Champion at Canadian schooling show at Hendervale in 3'0 - 3'3 div. $25,000. Contact Brad Gabriel 1 (905) 379-7433. 2004 pony foals – Paint/Welsh cross, will mature to Large and Medium ponies, $500 each, contact Gabrielle Monteith at gmonteit@ovc.uoguelph.ca 2004 Canadian Sport Horse fillies – by Yellow Creek, all bred to perform, will mature 16 to 17 hands, blacks and bays starting at $3500. Szelmer@sympatico.ca 905-936-2658, www.parklaneranch.ca Wanted This is retirement year for some of our old faithfuls and they always leave a hole in the kid's hearts. I am looking to buy or lease a couple of older, quiet, reasonably sound horses/ponies to play and be loved in our small beginners camp in the summer and to eat all winter. Sandy Zelmer, 905-936-2658 szelmer@sympatico.ca Black 10-hand quiet pony for toddler to be led on. Mom owns black Hanoverian stallion so wants to be matched. Contact robin.reynolds@sympatico.ca I'm looking for a large pony/small horse for my 9 yr old daughter to ride, take lessons on and show this summer. She has been taking lessons since the summer and is working on cantering and small jumps right now. She can sometimes lack confidence in herself so needs a horse that is good with that and won't take advantage of her. floydfamily@rogers.com Looking for a Horse - looking to purchase an older horse, 10-15 years old, 15-16HH. Horse needs to be safe & sound. This horse will be used mainly for trail riding (English). There is no intention of showing or jumping. Michelle Bussey @ 519-648-3403 or email Michelle at rbusse@on.aibn.com Wanted - 15.2 to 16.2 hand, 4 to 16 yr old mare or gelding, sound, for C rider, also going to event Entry level (2'9”), maximum $2000 to spend. Please call my coach, Sue Boyle at 905-936-2658. And tell her it is for Molly Tack and Equipment English saddle, “Pro” - dark brown 16 inch, wide tree, close contact with knee rolls and thigh rolls, no scratches or stains, in good condition $350. Call Helen at 519-666-1651 helenliscumb@execulink.com Rebuilt small 2 horse trailer – ramp, bumper pull $1500, excellent for ponies, Call Helen at 519-666-1651 helenliscumb@execulink.com Size 7, normal calf, English leather field boots. They are in really good condition. $150. Contact me at gap_princess15@hotmail.com Laura Hastings 4 horse stock trailer built 2 years ago, gooseneck, hauls great, very good condition. $6000. phone 519 846-8466 or e mail tomradcliffe@yahoo.com Crosby 16” close contact saddle, excellent condition, no scratches, stains, $750 obo, eventerbabe16@hotmail.com 416-236-7190 ask for Molly Quality jumps for sale. Brand new. Painted or unpainted. Great prices. Variety of jumps available as well as custom design. Tipperary Vests, Tall- Medium, white, cover comes off for easy washing, brand new, $100. equus3d@ican.net Services, Shows, Clinics, and other Boarding Available: - Ten minutes from Mohawk. Large, safe, grassy paddocks. Oak stalls also available in large, clean barn. New 150 x 210 sand ring, fully fenced. Perfect environment for a young person in training. Coaching available. Pony part boarding an option. $150 for pasture board, $250 for full board. 519-821-1553 Vicki Dickson Standing at stud: Yellow Creek – 16.3 hand homozygous black TB stallion, Bronze Premium Sport Horse, Approved AQHA www.parklaneranch.ca Editorials, jokes, other things worth reading Things not to say to a farrier: If you will just give each of the dogs a piece of hoof they will get out from under the horse and quit fighting. As much as you charge, I should get to use that truck too. If you get that done in 30 minutes, you'll be making $160 per hour. That's not the way they did it on that horseshoeing show. I see who makes all the money in horses - farriers! My last farrier couldn't finish - they gave me your name and number. You don't mind if I feed the other horses, do you? Are you sure you have them on the correct foot? If he didn't kick like that, I'd trim him myself. Would you mind trimming my new BLM mustang? Can we shoe him in the arena? If he rears in the barn, he hits his head. You sure earned your money on that one! I forgot you were coming; I just turned all the horses out. Can you make it after six, or on Sunday. I have to work. I just cannot believe that he bit you. I read all about the "Natural Way" to trim on the internet, and you're supposed to... Did that hurt? I know that he is difficult to shoe, but he is so good on the trails. It doesn't look like he's leaning from here. Good morning - glad you're here - can we reschedule? I have a lot going on today. It's so cool that he can "balance" on just two feet. Can you shoe him so that he doesn't paw? Don't tell my husband that I used the grocery money. Most times when he kicks, he misses! Just do the hinds - I'll do the the fronts. I left the checkbook in the car, and my wife/husband just left - can you bill me? I'm sure glad you don't mind working on muddy feet. Does it mean my horses have some sort of deficiency when they chew the paint off your truck like that? This horse does forge, also interferes, and sometimes hits his knees.... we need to keep the price down on this bill. I got a bargain on these shoes at a rummage sale, could you use them instead and save me some money? Oops! Wrong horse. I know I said just a trim, but can we shoe 'em as well? My weanling colt needs a trim, and I figured you could halter break him at the same time. I've got a new horse whose feet are in pretty bad shape. The previous owners said their farrier wouldn't work on him. I know it's been a long day for you; that's why I saved the worst one for last. If my other farrier's ribs weren't broken, he'd be able to get shoes on this horse. It's a good thing you're slow today, or he'd have had shoes on when he kicked your truck. My grandpa used to shoe horses like you, only he used a sledge and a corn knife. I don't understand why the shoes didn't stay on. I just had them done 12 weeks ago.