NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, July 25, 2011, at The Stanley Tavern, at 7:30PM

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2011 Board of Directors LAKEHEAD!LIGHT!HORSE!ASSOCIATION!

President: Frank Jurcik (807) 683-8042 Secretary: Terri-Lynn Yerxa (807) 475-9715 Website:!!www.lakeheadlighthorseassociation.com!! Vice President: Lorraine Schaaf (807) 939-2291 Treasurer: Tara & Laura Kydd (807) 473-9100 Facebook!Group:!!Lakehead!Light!Horse!Association!2012! Publicity: Jessica Mina (807) 622-7123 Sports: Tammy Paquette (807) 473-0671 Email:!!llha@live.com!! Terri-Lynn Yerxa (807) 475-9715 Madyson Clarke (807) 939-2412 & (807) 473-0671 Show Director: Open Junior Directors: Amanda & Krystin Paquette Ways & Means: All members NEXT&MEETING:&Tuesday,&March&27th,&2012&at&7:30&PM&at&the&Stanley&Tavern&

Box!201,!Kakabeka!Falls,!Ontario,!P0T!1W0!

March&2012&Newsletter

HORSE FUN - You Know Youre A Real Horse Person When...You walk past someone and instead of saying 2012!Board!of!Directors! !"excuse me" you poke them in the ribs and say "over". President:$ Debbie!Hay! (807)!939>1960! Secretary:$ Terri>Lynn!Yerxa! (807)!475>9715! Vice9President:$ Kathy!Johnston! (807)!577>1056! $ Amanda!Paquette! (807)!473>0671! Minutes from June 2011 Meeting Maureen!Sitch! Publicity:$ Jamie!Grgurich! (807)!621>4522! Treasurer:$ (807)!622>4804! Show$Director:$ Tammy!Paquette! (807)!473>0671! Sports:$ Douglas!Sitch! (807)!627>8589! The June meeting All!members! present. The minutes were accepted by (807)!473>0671! Ways$&$Means:$ commenced at 7:35 PM, with 19 membersJunior$Director:$ Krystin!Paquette! Laura, and !

!seconded by Frank. !TREASURERS REPORT: Treasurers report was accepted. HORSE!FUN!!Never!approach!a!bull!from!the!front,!a!horse!from!the!rear,!or!a!fool!from!any!direction.! COMMUNICATIONS: A letter was received from Henry Equestrian Insurance. ! ! SPORTS: Gymkhanas are going well; the new flag is working out well. The June 19 gymkhana was ran by volunteers from!Amandas Green Barn, and they did an
awesome Minutes!from!the!February!2012!Meeting! job!

! th SHOW: The June 18 show was moved to the Murillo Fairgrounds from the The!February!meeting!commenced!at!7:36!PM!with!14!members! Agriplex. It was a great day, the Judge was great and did a Q & A for participants Highway 588 present.!The!minutes!were!accepted!by!Maureen,!and!seconded!by! after the show, followed by a delicious dinner! Home of the Famous Tammy.! Our shows are NAERIC approved at no cost to LLHA. A big incentive pays ! "STANLEY BURGER" for performance classes to third place. (For more info see page 3 or go to TREASURERS$REPORT:!!The!treasurers!report!was!read;!our website at www.lakeheadlighthorseassociation.com.) Open 7 days a week accepted!by!Liette,!seconded!by!Tammy.!! ! 12 Noon to 1 a.m. PUBLICITY: Brochures are available and have been distributed. COMMUNICATIONS:!!We!will!be!supporting!Thunder!Bay!District! Kakabeka, Falls, ON Vet!again!this!year.! YOUTH: Old Timers gymkhana is on Thursday, July 14 at 7 PM. Prizes have POT 1WO Carly!Furlonger!will!be!coming!home!in!early!March!!discussion! been donated! about!perhaps!having!her!as!a!guest!speaker!on!the!racing!front.!! (807)-473-9261 !OLD BUSINESS: Some LLHA members attended the OAS meeting to discuss some things that has changed from last year. OAS has increased our fee and SHOW:$Both!judges!are!booked!for!the!show!dates.!Dates!are! confirmed!!Sunday,!June!16th!and!Sunday,!September!29th.!Champion!Horse!Blankets!sponsored!6! blankets!for!prizes.!Looking!for!extra,!small!prizes!for!classes,!spot!prizes,!etc.!Show!programs!will!be!out! soon.! $ SPORTS:!Dates!are!confirmed!(May!27,!June!17,!July!8,!July!22,!August!19,!September!30).!Started!looking! for!banquet!prizes.!September!30th!gymkhana!will!be!run!with!all!the!divisions!together.!It!will!be!further! discussed!at!a!later!date,!but!there!will!be!special!high!stakes!classes!as!well!with!added!money.!Maybe! thunder!stakes!will!be!combined!in!this/added!to!this,!instead!of!happening!at!another!time.!Will!also!be! accommodating!out>of>town!competitors.! ! PUBLICITY:!We!will!have!our!meeting!and!event!dates!for!this!year!posted!in!the!Oliver'Paipoonge'News.! ! YOUTH:!Old!Timers!dates!are!set.!Thursday,!July!19!and!Thursday,!August!9.!Start!time!7:00!PM.!

The Stanley Hotel

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Meeting adjourned at 8:36 PM.

well for us last year. We have excess food that belongs to the club 6 people per day is needed to function efficiently. Anyone intereste time that you can offer is appreciated.

! Attendance winner was Lisa Vanlenthe! 50/50 winner was Alice Hickman. discussion about property. Open OLD$BUSINESS:!NSF!cheque!policy!!$25!service!charge!required!and!to!be!paid!in!cash.!Year>end!awards! can!and!will!be!withheld!if!these!cannot!be!paid.! Lisa Vanlenthe who owns and operates Countrified Photog ! OAS wants to charge Lisa, or the LLHA a vendor fee for every even NEW$BUSINESS:!1.!Looking!at!setting!up!online! letter that she received from OAS. Open discussion about vendor banking.!People!can!then!email!money!transfers,!and! cameras). LLHA believes if we rent the grounds we should be free t Carols Cakes & Bakery pay!memberships,!etc.!Looking!into!PayPal!as!well,! to request to have this matter discussed at an OAS meeting. 2 Locations to serve you! and!the!fees!associated!with!that.!This!way,!money! Kathy Johnston is going to Morris July 21-24 and has 2 spo transfer!will!be!immediate.! Northwood Plaza Phone (807) 577 0321 2.!Cow!Daze!events!will!be!incorporated!in!the!LLHA! 628-6298. 425 North Edward Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario again!this!year.!Lisa!will!have!the!dates!soon.! Meeting adjourned at 8:36 PM. & 3.!July!21!is!the!OTWGHC!Horse!Show.! County Fair Mall Vanlenthe! 767-0381 There!was!a!motion!to!revisit!and!review!the!rules!at! Attendance winner was Lisa Phone (807) 50/50 winner was Alice Hic 1020 Dawson Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario our!March!meeting!by!Kathy,!which!was!seconded! by!Dianne.!! 4.!Our!PA!system!is!adequate,!we!just!need!to!repair! it!!Bill!is!working!on!getting!that!done.! Advertising is Available in our Newsletter! 5.!An!idea!was!proposed!for!having!two!accounts!for! Sponsors & Members: receive a business card size advertisement at no cost! Classifieds and announcements are free! the!LLHA:!one!for!base!operating!costs!and!the!other!$5.00, and a full page advertisement is $10.00. Non-Members: A half page advertisement is for!fundraising.! To place an ad, please email llha@live.com. 6.!Open!discussion!about!different!fundraising! tactics!and!general!funds.!This!year!we!thank!our! sale. $20.00 for 10 lbs, or $2.50 per lbs. Contact FOR SALE: T&M Meats has local raised hamburger for sponsors!greatly,!and!we!will!be!putting!all!monies! Matthew Yerxa @ 475-9715. raised!toward!our!events!and!operations!for!the! year.! 7.!We!need!to!order!the!timer.!We!have!the!ad!for!it.! 8.!Fundraiser:!Scrap!!Old!junk!in!the!backyard,!we!all!have!it!!Scrap!prices!are!going!up!so!pile!up!all! your!stuff!and!Rob!will!come!get!it.!Even!if!you!have!old!cars!you!want!towed!away,!we!will!take!care!of!it.! This!is!an!easy!way!to!make!money!for!our!club.!! Advertising is Available in o 9.!Barrel!racing!clinic!by!Michelle!Davey!in!Dryden:!June!2>3,!$225!plus!tax,!Dryden!Fairgrounds.!There!is! Sponsors & Members: receive a business card size advertisemen Non-Members: A half page advertisement is $5.00, an!event!listed!online!for!the!clinic.!! To place an ad, please emai ! Meeting!adjourned!at!8:29!PM!with!a!motion!by!Kathy,!seconded!by!Nicki.!! FOR SALE: T&M Meats has local raised hamburger for sale. $ ! Matthew Yerxa @ 475-9715. Attendance!winner!was!Rob!Dowswell.!50/50!winner!was!Liette!Ouillette.! ! !

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$ $ DID YOU KNOW: Poison Hemlock, Tansy Ragwort, Advertising is Available in our Newsletter!! Field Horsetail, Buttercups, Yew, Oleander, Sponsors & Members: receive a business cardBracken Fern, St. John's-Wort andcost! Classifieds and size advertisement at no Nightshade are poisonous to horses? Click here toNon-Members: A half announcements are free! find out more! page advertisement is $5.00, and a full-page HORSE SUPERSTITIONS - To YOU an ad, Changing advertisement is $10.00. DIDplaceKNOW? please a horse's name is bad luck? email llha@live.com.!! !

LLHA 2011 EVENT LISTINGS

John Cooney March 2 Heather Heibein March 3 Maureen Sitch March 3 Brooke Vanlenthe March 5 Rachel Peppard March 8 David Peppard March 12 Maija Vanlenthe March 13

Rylee Vanderwees March 13 Joyce Lyytinen March 16 Susan J. Fall March 20 Bill Heibein March 21 Krystin Blaschek March 26 Paul Colosimo March 27 Kaitie Dampier March 27

MARCH BIRTHDAYS!!!

Chelsea VanSchie March 27 Cheyenne Jurcik March 28 Kiefer Dixon March 29

! ! ! ! ! ! Why!Do!Horses!Need!Dental!Care?!
by: Kimberly S. Brown October 16 2001, Article #849 from www.thehorse.com

Grooming:!the!process!by! which!the!dirt!on!the!horse!is! transferred!to!the!groom.!

The!hardest!thing!about! learning!to!ride!is!the!ground!!

A horse's teeth begin to erupt in the first few days after birth, and they continue to grow throughout most of a horse's life. Therefore, dental problems can occur at any age. A "baby" tooth might not shed properly, resulting in an impacted permanent tooth. A horse less than three years of age might have problems with the emergence of permanent teeth. An older horse might need attention because of lost or damaged teeth. The most common dental problems faced by a horse, however, are the result of the horse's normal anatomy--the horse's maxillae (upper jaw) is wider than the mandible (lower jaw). As the upper and lower teeth grind food, the surface of the tooth is worn away naturally. Each tooth slowly continues to grow to replace the portions that are ground away by normal wear. Problems occur when the edges of the teeth become sharp from not being worn off. These sharp edges, or uneven wear patterns, usually occur on the outside or cheek side of the upper teeth and inside or tongue side of the lower teeth because the

upper jaw is wider than the lower. "The teeth are like a grist mill--two grinding stones," explained Fred Faragalla, DVM, an equine practitioner in Creedmoor, N.C. "But the upper teeth don't meet and grind off the outer edges, and the lower teeth don't meet to grind off the inner edges. So, this sets the horse up to have 'points' that stick up and prevent the horse from chewing from side to side and creates a vicious cycle for digestion and mastication as the teeth continue to erupt." Also, when any permanent tooth is lost or damaged, the opposite tooth continues to grow. Since this tooth doesn't have an occlusive tooth to wear against, it tends to become elongated. This also can occur when a marked overbite or underbite is present. "The goal of equine dentistry is to enhance free movement (lateral excursion) of upper and lower jaws to create a grinding action," said Faragalla. "Beaks, hooks, and ramps can occur and cause problems." He explained that these names are given because of the look of a tooth when it has grown abnormally due to a dental problem. Beaks, hooks, and ramps are areas on teeth that are overgrown. They are abnormal surfaces that make an uneven "table" on which the teeth can slide against each other and grind feed, preventing the horse from normal side-to-side chewing. And when incisors become overgrown, they act as a brake and greatly limit the range of motion of the normal grinding action of the upper and lower archades, (an overgrown cheek tooth acts in a similar fashion but to a lessor extent). So at what age should the horse begin dental care? "Even a young horse, one six months old, can benefit from a dental 'tune-up,' " said Faragalla. "Younger horses have softer teeth, and they can develop razor-sharp edges quickly." Paying attention to the young horse's mouth also is important in setting a template for permanent teeth. "The horse is not going to lose the opposing upper and lower baby teeth at the same time, so a permanent tooth can take on the appearance of what it comes in contact with--the remaining baby tooth," said Faragalla. Imprinting of foals at birth (as taught by Dr. Robert Miller) usually includes sticking a finger in the foal's mouth, rubbing the gums, and touching the tongue. This is thought to get the foal used to having its mouth touched when veterinary or dental procedures are required later in life. Routine oral exams are recommended for horses every six months, depending on the age and use of the horse, with at least one procedure performed annually. This oral exam means not only visual examination of the teeth, but palpation of the back teeth that might be hard to see. Many horses require routine dental work when they begin training or are broken. At this time, the "caps" or remains of baby teeth can be removed, wolf teeth can be extracted (see The Horse of September 1995, page 46), and the horse's teeth can be "floated" or rasped to remove sharp edges. And while the need

for dental extractions (other than wolf teeth) is not common, it does occur. Signs that a horse might have a dental problem include head tossing, turning the head sideways when chewing, feed being dropped while chewing, resisting the bit or fighting bit placement, reluctance to work or move in one direction, mouthing the bit excessively, excessive salivation, bad breath, nasal discharge, grain undigested in manure, weight loss, and even colic. So, while out of sight, out of mind might be a good saying, taking time to have a veterinarian examine a horse's teeth and correct any abnormalities will not only solve some problems, it will prevent others.

Find out how to monitor your horses health utilizing Equine Guelphs Horse Health Check:
http://www.equineguelph.ca/pdf/facts/Health_Check.pdf

REMEMBER:!Spring!cleaning!has!begun!!Pile!up!all!your!old!scrap!metal,!batteries! and!cars!!All!of!us!have!old!junk!and!scrap!metal!in!the!yard,!and!with!rising!scrap! prices,!we!cannot!afford!to!miss!this!opportunity!to!cash!in!our!junk!!It!serves!both! cleaning!and!fundraising!purposes,!which!is!beneficial!for!everyone.!Rob!Dowswell! (as!well!as!any!other!volunteers)!will!happily!come!get!the!scraps!you!have!and! take!them!off!your!hands.!This!is!a!great!way!for!LLHA!to!make!a!little!bit!of!extra! money!to!put!toward!our!events.!!

Lakehead Light Horse Association 2012 Membership Form Putting the Fun Back Into Horses
ALL MEMBERS MUST FILL OUT AND SIGN A MEMBERSHIP FORM Please print clearly Membership: Family $30.00_________ Senior $25.00_________ Youth $20.00___________

NAME:_________________________________________________________D.O.B___________________(Senior/Youth) NAME:_________________________________________________________D.O.B___________________(Senior /Youth) NAME:_________________________________________________________D.O.B___________________(Senior /Youth) NAME:_________________________________________________________D.O.B___________________(Senior /Youth) Please attach any additional family members. Seniors may only include day/month to be included in birthday announcements. Mailing Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________ City:_______________________________________________________________PostalCode:______________________ Telephone:__________________________________ Email:____________________________________________________ (To receive instant newsletters/updates/notices/reminders/invites) Please check one: I wish to receive my newsletter by email. I wish to receive my newsletter by mail. Please check one: I grant my permission for LLHA to publish photos of myself, and/or my familys in the newsletter and/or website. I DO NOT wish to have any photos published. Signature: __________________________________________________ I understand the rules stated by LLHA. I acknowledge that any equestrian event can, and may be dangerous. I accept all risks and responsibilities for myself, and my family. I do not hold Lakehead Light Horse Association, or any members, liable for any injury that may occur to me, my family, or my property. I agree to not make claim against LLHA, and its members, for any injury or damage that may occur. This must be signed to be a member: Signature: _____________________________________________ DATE: ____________________________________ Print Name: ____________________________________________ VOLUNTEERING (Please check all that applies and your name will be added to a Volunteer list, Volunteers are essential for LLHA ) I wish to volunteer at Gymkhanas I wish to volunteer at Shows I wish to volunteer at Social Events I wish to volunteer at Fundraising Events Other (please specify)_________________________________________________________________________________ Please make cheque payable to: Lakehead Light Horse Association Mail to: Box 201, Kakabeka Falls, Ontario, P0T 1W0

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