EQUINE CANADA (EC)

The CMHA EC Committee is comprised of a Chairperson and Representatives from each CMHA Zone across Canada. The Chairperson acts as a liaison between Equine Canada and the Canadian Morgan Horse Association. The purpose of this committee is to act upon all matters of a local, provincial, national or international nature (EC, CMHA and non-EC matters) affecting the Morgan breed including but not limited to: Rules for showing Morgans, Shows in Canada, Morgan classes in Canadian Shows, EC Morgan Judges, Officials, clinics etc. Any additional items regarding officials, shows, exhibitors, rules, owners, horses in competition and the Morgan breed etc. should be directed to the chairperson.

EC Chairperson: Cec Watson Box 660 Duchess, AB, T0J 0Z0, 403-378-4323 Fax: 403-378-4322

EC Link: http://www.equinecanada.ca/

EC Rules: http://www.equinecanada.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=845&Itemid=465&lang=en-GB

EC Competition Chart (what do I need in order to compete at a Silver or Bronze show?):
What do I need to show?
Competition Chart

EC Members not in good standing: http://www.equinecanada.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&id=63&Itemid=222

2012 EC Convention Information: http://equinecanada.ca/ecconvention/index.php  

Breed Sport News: http://www.equinecanada.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=95&id=355&Itemid=447

Bred To Boogie - 2011 EC Breed Sport Morgan Horse Of The Year

Bred To Boogie will be awarded the Breed Sport Morgan Horse of the Year at the 2012 Equine Canada Annual Convention in Newfoundland this February. This award will be presented by Breed Sport Canada. Joanne Dartana owns this lovely gelding.

Bred to Boogie, a 7 year old bay Morgan gelding by TVM I Promise out of J’St Coastin Countess, was purchased by Joanne Dartana in early 2011 from the United States. Joanne had been showing Morgan horses for about 11 years and was scouting for a new saddleseat horse for her 9 year old daughter Maya Beakhouse, who had just finished her first year of walk/trot, so trainer Karen Abel from Dawnville Farms put a notice on a website.

 Joanne instantly loved Boogie after watching a video of him and decided to buy him. Joanne and Karen both knew he would be a winner since he is a full brother to multi World Champion stallion Born to Boogie and had already won the World Champion Futurity Classic Pleasure Driving 3 year old and Grand National Classic Pleasure Driving 3 year old and under at Oklahoma in 2007. However, when Maya told her mother she was not yet ready to give up her first Morgan horse, Joanne decided she would show Boogie herself, in Classic Pleasure Saddle.   

After her first show with him, Joanne knew she had lucked out with this incredibly talented horse. Boogie was flashy and lively, yet graceful, consistent and well mannered. He turned out to be exactly what Karen was searching for, ”He’s a very true Morgan type, willing to work – a good work ethic.” Reassured that Boogie was gentle and safe enough for her daughter to show, Joanne encouraged Maya to show him at the next show. Thereafter, Boogie continued to shine for both Joanne and Maya. Under the expert tutelage of Karen and Stephanie Abel, Boogie succeeded in winning a total of 19 out of 24 classes entered, both adult and walk/trot, including 4 stake and 3 championship classes. Judge Garn Walker was so impressed by Boogie at the Alberta Morgan Horse Show that he chose him to be winner of the “Best Performance of the Show Award” sponsored by Horse Show Wire.

To end the show season, Boogie and Maya went on to earn a significant 6^th place out of 16 in the competitive World Championship Classic Pleasure Saddle Walk/Trot 11 and under class in Oklahoma. Boogie was recently awarded numerous titles from the Alberta Morgan Horse Club including Champion Classic Pleasure Saddle Open, Reserve Champion Classic Pleasure Saddle Junior/Novice Horse, Champion Walk Trot Open Pleasure, Champion Walk Trot English/Hunt Pleasure and Reserve Champion Walk Trot English/Hunt Equitation. In addition, he was given high point awards from the Canadian Morgan Horse Association including Morgan National and Zone Champion Classic English Pleasure, Morgan National and Zone Champion Walk Trot Pleasure 12 and under, Morgan National and Zone Reserve Champion Walk Trot Equitation 12 and under and Morgan National and Zone Reserve Champion Youth Overall 12 and under. Equine Canada’s Morgan Horse of the Year Award is the perfect cherry to top off the year and Joanne and Maya are absolutely thrilled by the honour. What is truly exceptional about Boogie is that he excels in both adult and walk trot classes. Mother and daughter are itching to begin another fantastic year of showing their extraordinary horse, including Joanne’s debut in Classic Pleasure Driving and hopefully another trip to Oklahoma. 

When asked what she loves most about their horse, Maya says “My favorite quality is his playful and sweet personality. Sometimes when his stall is being cleaned, he likes to grab on to the fork and swing it around. I also love how he’s not afraid of anything, even open umbrellas!”

Northern Exposure - 2010 EC Morgan Horse Of The Year

Canadian-bred Northern Exposure was awarded the Morgan Horse of the Year at the 2011 Equine Canada Annual Convention. The award was presented by Breed Sport Canada.

Northern Exposure is a 19 year-old Morgan gelding, born May 24, 1992. He was sired by Southerly Conowingo, out of DVF Remember Me, and bred by Kelly McDonald of Alberta.

Northern Exposure has been shown extremely successfully over the past 10 years in many divisions with his amateur owner, trainer and rider, Kathy Padgham. Together they have won numerous championships and titles, including Reserve World Champion Western Pleasure Youth, Reserve World Champion 4 th Level Dressage and Reserve World Champion 2 nd Level Dressage. He was also Grand National Champion in both Western and English Trail.

Breed Sport Canada is a committee of Equine Canada responsible for the development and promotion of breed sport in Canada. The Committee consists of representatives from each member National Breed Association. To find out more about Breed Sport Canada, go to www.EquineCanada.ca and look for Breed Sport in the Discipline section.

Attention Breed Sport Judges!!

There is a new classification of Equine Canada Judge for 2010. If you are a current Equine Canada senior American Saddlebred, Arabian, Hackney, Morgan, Road Horse, Saddle Seat Equitation or Welsh Pony & Cobjudge you may be eligible for the new General Breed Sport Judge accreditation.

The General Breed Sport judge is authorized to officiate at any Equine Canada Bronze sanctioned Breed Sport event, without the requirement of a guest card. Please see following requirements:

GENERAL BREED SPORT JUDGES

(Breed Sport Divisions: American Saddlebred, Arabian, Hackney, Morgan, Road Horse, Saddle Seat Equitation, Welsh Pony & Cob)

ARTICLE B7801 GENERAL

• General Breed Sport Judge status allows the Judge to officiate at EC sanctioned Breed Sport competitions. This status does not qualify General Breed Sport Judges to officiate in any other divisions unless carded by that breed or discipline.
• General Breed Sport Judges may officiate at EC sanctioned Bronze level only competitions.

ARTICLE B7802 APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION

• All applications for General Breed Sport Judge status must be made on the application form available from EC and must be submitted to EC with all required documents by October 1st of the current year for review and consideration by the committee for the coming year.
• All complete applications will be reviewed by EC and the Breed Sport Committee before November 30th of each year. The applicant will be advised in writing by EC as to the results.

ARTICLE B7803 GENERAL BREED SPORT JUDGE

Applicants for General Breed Sport Judge status must:

• Hold an EC Gold Sport License and be a member in good standing of EC.
• Submit a personal resume detailing the applicant's equine experience as owner, breeder, trainer, competitor, competition manager.
• Hold senior judge status in any of the seven breed sport divisions.
• Provide the names and addresses of three or more individual references, all of whom must hold an EC Gold Sport License.
• Write the EC General Breed Sport Judge Test and obtain the required passing score.

NOTE : Test will be given to the applicant when all other requirements are met.

ARTICLE B7804 MAINTAINING STATUS

• General Breed Sport Judges must maintain senior judge status in any one of the seven breed sport divisions, and recorded status as a General Breed Sport Judge.
• Failure to remain current and/or pay officials ’ fees will result in removal of official status.

For more information please contact Wendy Gayfer , Program Coordinator, Non Olympic FEI Disciplines & Breed Sports, Equine Canada 613-248-3433, ext. 125 or wgayfer@equinecanada.ca

Equine Canada Announces Amateur Rule Change to Section G of Rule Book 

Equine Canada has announced an amendment to Section G: Hunter, Jumper, Equitation and Hack rules, Article G108.2 Amateur Status, to include a pilot project where an Equine Canada amateur may hold an EC Instructor Beginner Certificate and teach within the context of the Instructor Beginner Certificate.

The Instructor of Beginner status applies to individuals 16-years-of-age or older who teach beginners at summer camps, trail riding establishments/clubs/schools, or assist at lesson stables. The Instructor of Beginners is capable of teaching at the beginner level, primarily on the flat and in the fundamentals of jumping, in a safe and constructive fashion. The Instruction of Beginner Program currently applies to the following disciplines; English, Western, and Saddle Seat.

The next level of certification is the Competition Coach. The Competition Coaches should be developing athletes for entry-level competitions (Bronze/Silver level). “Jump Canada has been approached by many people from different parts of the country requesting that Equine Canada certified Instructors of Beginners be allowed to show as amateurs,” said Pam Law, chair of the Jump Canada Rules Committee. “We thought we would try it as a pilot project and assess it after a year tosee if it has been a success.”

All seniors competing in amateur classes at EC-sanctioned competitions must possess a current EC amateur status, which is declared annually when purchasing an EC Sport Licence. For the complete definition of an amateur in Section G of the Equine Canada rules please visit the Equine Canada rules online for free at www.equinecanada.ca.

Import Restrictions Announced for Horses Entering Canada For information on import restrictions, please visit the Equine Canada website at www.equinecanada.ca.

NEW RULE CHANGES

These rules will be effective as of January 1 st, 2011 (NB: exception: the walk trot rule was implemented for 2010)

The CMHA add the Walk-trot division to the EC Rule Book based on the USEF rules Morgan walk-trot division.

The CMHA approves the participation in the EC Breed Sport Horse of the Year award subject to the criteria being reviewed by the CMHA board.

An EC amateur may hold an EC Instructor of Beginner certificate and teach within the context of the Instructor of Beginner certificate

To remove the sentence “Shoe bands and turnbuckles are prohibited” from Article B5205 – 12 in the Morgan EC rules.

All owners of Canadian owned Morgans must hold a current CMHA membership to compete in the Morgan division at an EC sanctioned horse show.

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