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JUNE NEWSLETTER
In This Issue
Participation Grants & Zone Funding
HCBC Awards Volunteer of the Year & Horse of the Year
Coaching Dates
2014 Competition of the Year
2015 BC Heritage Championships
2015 55+ BC Games
Own A Racehorse!
Recognizing Pain in Animals
11th International Equitation Scienece Conference in Vancouver
Road Safety
Exclusive - Horse Day 2015 Poster 2
Equine Canada Horse Day 2015
International Trails Day
June 3, 2015
Summer is on the way!
This month make sure you sign up to compete in the BC Heritage Championships and/or the BC 55+ Games! Both are great events that are open to riders of all ages and experience levels.
You also may want to check out all the great info from the Agriculture and Industry department this month!
Until next time, Happy Riding!
Sincerely,
The HCBC Team
HCBC Awards Volunteer of the Year and Horse of the Year - Non-Competitive at the Chilliwack CVI
Horse Council BC's 2014 Horse of the Year-Non-Competitive Award
Trail of the Month
Book of the Month
HCBC Online Events Calendar
Events in June
Clinic with Charles De Kunffy
High Sage Endurance Ride
KTRA Hosting an Equine Health and First Aid Clinic
George H. Morris Clinic
Equine Health & First Aid Training
Rainbow Revisited Endurance Ride
Upcoming BC Competitions
Looking for local competitions in your area?
Check out our online listing here!
Funding & Grants
Participation Grants & Zone Funding Get help funding your event today!
Applicable now
The 2014 Horse Council BC Horse of the Year - Non-Competitive Division Award was presented to a Quarter Horse mare that had an outstanding life! Jackie, as she was known, was born in Terrace, but was raised and lived in Langley her entire life. Jackie started life out with (the Humphrey family by being traded for a 1981 Ford Truck. She started her early years as a rodeo horse - barrel racing, team roping, breakaway roping, and grand entry... (read more) Horse Council BC's 2014 Volunteer of the Year
The 2014 Horse Council BC Bob James Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Charlene Kostecki of Delta, BC. Charlene has been a dedicated volunteer parent in Equestrian Vaulting for many years. In 2014 she was an integral part of the successful year of vaulting in BC and for Vault Canada. She is the Equestrian Vaulting Assocation of BC (EVABC) Secretary, a Director for Vault Canada, and the BC Representative to Vault
Canada. She was the Show Organizer and Show Secretary for the 2014 BC Vaulting Provincials, the Canadian National Vaulting Championships, and the CVI Canada Cup...(read more)
Coaching & Education
Coaching Dates
English Rider Evaluator TrainingJune 9 - HCBC Office - Aldergrove, BC English Evaluation October 27 and/or 28, 2015 Please contact HCBC Coaching & Education Manager, Wendy Sewell at [email protected] for more information and registration for each event.
Jutta Jealouse and Anne Gribbons
through to the end of the year or when funds are exhausted, whichever comes first.
More info on Participation Grants
More info on Zone Funding
Equine Canada News
Click the logo to be taken to the EC website.
2015 Media Partners
Competition
HCBC 2014 Competition of the Year
Congratulations to Jutta and Glen Jealouse, owners of Sun Meadows Equestrain Center in Kamloops, BC for receiving the Horse Council BC Competition of the Year Award for 2014!
The Awards committee received emails from competitors nominating Sun Meadows Dressage Show, held in September 2014 for the HCBC annual award. Sun Meadows Equestrian facility
has raised the bar for competitions in the northern zones by inviting the highest level FEI 5* Judges to Officiate at the Sun Meadows dressage shows for the past few years.
The hospitality and friendly atmosphere resounded throughout the weekend competition and competitors appreciate the generosity the family run training and boarding facility continuously gives back to the community...(read more).
2015 BC Heritage Championships
Download the Prize Book
2015 55+ BC Games
REGISTER BEFORE JUNE 25th!
HCBC 2015 Partners
Contact Ali Buchanan, Competition & Sport Manager at [email protected] for more info.
Download the poster.
Industry & Agriculture
Own A Racehorse!
Horse Council BC gratefully
acknowledges the financial support of
the Province of British Columbia through the
Ministry of Community, Sport
and Cultural Development.
Click the above ad for more information.
Recognizing Pain in Animals, There's An App For That!
"...They have identified eight features of pain in horses including some that also apply to humans. These include tightening around the eyes, tightened chewing muscles, and strained
mouth and nostrils. And, of course, there are some features specific to horses such as the ears being held stiffly in a backward or sideways position. To assess pain, one must score the various features and add up the numbers to make a Horse Grimace Score. In testing the procedure, the research team used this score to judge the effectiveness of pain management for the process of gelding..."(read more)
11th International Equitation Science Conference Ethical Equitation for all Equestrian Disciplines
Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges
ISES 2015 August 5-8
The theme Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges is reflected in topics that include round pen training techniques, therapeutic riding horses, learning theory in equine veterinary practice, and papers that compare and contrast
horse welfare across different disciplines. The emotional state of animals is explored in papers addressing temperament assessments, eye wrinkles and wither scratching/neck patting responses from horses under saddle. In addition, there are thought provoking questions such as "is it possible to judge if a horse is a happy athlete?" Training techniques and equipment are presented in papers addressing hyperflexion, the use of artificial aids by riders, rein tension in a variety of applications, bitless bridles, saddle pad thickness, stirrup length, nose twitching and target training... (read more)
Recreation & Trails
Road Safety
As the weather turns beautiful, more people will be sharing BC's roads. In addition to partnering with ICBC to distribute our Road Safety Rack Card to all 920 ICBC Broker offices across the province, HCBC has been updating our Road Safety webpage to provide clear, concise information for both riders and motorists. If you would like to request some Road Safety rack cards or handbooks to hand out within your community, please email [email protected]
Exclusive Download!Horse Day - Poster 2
Download the Hi-Res PDF Poster Here!
Want more information? Check out our website!
Equine Canada Horse Day 2015 Equine Canada invites all Canadians to join them as they set aside June 6th to celebrate and acknowledge the important contributions of the horse in
Canadian history. Every year, the first Saturday of June will be marked as National Horse Day. This day will be a unique annual celebration where all Canadians will be invited to honour, explore and discover the world of horse, and may for many Canadian's be their first time in experiencing the wonder and majesty of Canada's equine partner. As part of the celebration, kids 3-16 years old are invited to participate in a national drawing contest and organizations are encouraged to host their own Horse Day activities. Get More!
International Trails Day 2015
June 6th is International Trails Day, and is a day dedicated to celebrate trails, their development, uses and the healthy lifestyle they encourage. For many years now North America has traditionally celebrated a trails day on the first Saturday in June. Check out your municipality's website to see if there are any events in your community, or plan your own event! HCBC Member Clubs & Businesses! Send us your International Trails Day events so we can include them on our events calendar!
Monthly Features
Trail of the Month
June's Trail of the Month is the Nine Mile Ridge Trail in the South Cariboo region. Nine Mile Ridge is in the Shulaps Range. If the Spruce Lake area is the hub of the Chilcotin area; the Shulaps is one of the spokes and the Nine Mile Ridge area is one of the nipples on the spoke. It is a remote area where it is said there are more grizzly bears than there are people. This protected area lies approximately 150 km north of Whistler and 95 km west of Lillooet. The horse trail along Nine Mile Ridge is accessible from both the Yalakom River and from South French Bar creek. It passes over a height-of-land at Gunsight Pass. There are spectacular views of the Shulaps range, Blue Creek, Yalakom Mountain, and Nine Mile Ridge itself. For additional information, check out our Online Trail Database. Do you have pictures you'd like to include on the listing, or updated information about this area? If so, email [email protected].
Book of the Month
Backroad Mapbooks of BCAuthor: Backroad Mapbooks
Horse Council BC has all 6 BC Backroad Mapbooks in stock! Get maps of all the trails in your region just in time for Summer!
Order Your Copies Now!
Check out the HCBC Bookstore for more books, dvds, and
merchandise.
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