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 Association News
#1. Sadly Empty Saddles:
Sincere condolences to the family and friends on the
passing of Brian Brown of Kenora, ON. Brian Brown, 75, passed away on October 9, 2011. He
and his wife, Elaine founded Brown Ranch and bred, raised and trained
Quarter Horses for 46 years, purchasing their first stallion Speedy
Reb, in 1965. Brown Ranch bred and trained numerous AQHA Champions and
ROM before shifting their focus to the Reining industry purchasing
Dolls Union Jac in 1990. Since that time, Brown Ranch has consistently
been among the NRHA's top breeders including being awarded The Quarter
Horse News breeder award.
Brian was
an AQHA judge for 25 years, a past president of the Manitoba Quarter
Horse Association, and instrumental in formation of the Central Canada
Reining Horse Association. In addition to Brian's wife Elaine, he is
survived by sons Garth and Dean, daughters Susan and Wendy, and six
grandchildren.
A
Celebration of Life Services will be held for Brian on Saturday,
December 10, 2011 at Minis Hall, Super 8, Kenora, ON from 1:00 - 5:00
p.m. To reserve a room at the Super 8 (special rate) call 807-468-8016.
For more information, visit the coming events page on the MQHA
website or email Dawn Romanowich
Sincere condolences to the family and friends on the
passing of Rick Payne, Winnipeg, MB. Richard Douglas Payne, 64, passed away suddenly
on November 18, 2011 at Grace Hospital, in Winnipeg. Rick is survived
by his wife Kathryn, daughters Dawn and Carol and two grandchildren.
Rick's
entrepreneurial spirit began during his teenage years and he sold his
first business, the Portage & Maryland Shell station, to become a
farrier. Soon after he managed and then purchased Westgate's Horse
Centre, which grew to become one of the largest equestrian centres in
the prairies, operating until 1996.
Rick excelled in both English and Western disciplines: riding,
training, coaching and developing young riders. He enjoyed great
success in showing cutting horses nationally and internationally as
well as coaching hunter and jumper competitors up to the North American
Young Riders level. During these years, Rick opened a small tack shop
as part of the Westgate facility. Other business ventures followed
including a national distribution company for wholesale equestrian
equipment and later an expansion of his retail tack shop operations
including southern Saskatchewan and north western Ontario locations. In
2009, Rick shifted gears towards retirement, including cattle and
haying activities on the farm where he raised his family and spending
winters at his second home in Arizona during the winter months.
Throughout
the years Rick worked tirelessly as a volunteer to improve the profile
of the equestrian sport. He served as Vice President of the Canadian
Equestrian Federation (now Equine Canada), and led the development of
the first Western Coaching Certification Program. He was a founding
director of the Manitoba Riding for the Disabled, which ran its
programs at Westgate for 15 years. During the Pan Am Games in 1999,
Rick served as an advisor to the Facilities Committee for the events
held at the Red River Exhibition Park. At the time of his passing, Rick
held a executive position on the Board with the Park.
A
memorial service was held at Assiniboia Downs on Portage Avenue in
Winnipeg, on November 24, 2011. For those wishing to do so, donations
in Rick's memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
#2. 2012 AQHA Youth World Cup - Congratulations to Della Cryderman, Murillo, ON and
Karen Westerback, Thunder Bay, ON, who were chosen by the CQHA Board of
Directors as the 2012 Team Canada Coach and Team Manager, respectively.
Della and Karen proved they were more than capable of handling these
challenging positions while leading Team Canada 2008 to fifth place overall
out of sixteen countries which competed in London, ON.
The deadline for 2012 Team Canada youth members to apply is November
30, 2011(postmarked). Successful youth applicants will be notified by
December 31, 2011. A press release announcing the team appointments
will be issued in the new year. Visit the CQHA website at: www.cqha.ca for
updates concerning the event which will take place in Kreuth, Germany
from July 21-29, 2012.
#3. MQHA Website - MQHA 's revised website welcomes news content from
members, so please feel free to submit photos and show or other news
items of any kind. MQHA members are entitled to FREE classified ads, so
submit your ads to the webmaster for:
- horses
or tack/equipment for sale
- links
to your business website
- contact
info/links placed on the Breeders and Trainers web pages
- If
you are planning an upcoming Manitoba horse event of any kind, you
may submit information to be posted on our Events/Shows web page
for FREE
If you
have any suggestions or comments, or encounter any "bugs" on
the website, please contact the webmaster at: marnie@horsescoops.com
#4. MQHA Facebook page:
You are invited and encourage to visit and
"Like" our page. We use our Facebook page to announce updates
to the website, so be sure to connect so you'll know when to revisit
the website. (You'll need a Facebook account - and good news, it's
free).
#5. Proposing 2012 AQHA Bylaw &/or Rule Changes: As a reminder, AQHA members must submit proposed
Bylaw and/or Rule changes prior to December 31, 2011. Proposals
submitted on the required form will be considered by the appropriate
committees during the 2012 AQHA Convention. Download a bylaw and
rule change proposal form (PDF) to complete and mail the hard copy
to AQHA. Or, download a MSWord version of the
form, input your remarks and forward the completed form by e-mail
to AQHA.
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