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Ontario Reining Horse Youth Association (ORHyA)

The ORHA youth (ORHyA) is a sub-group of the ORHA, made up of members under the age of 19.  Our goal is to have fun doing something that we each share a love for, and to support each other.

We have our own President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, and the ORHA appoints an adult member as the Youth Advisor, to support and guide the ORHyA Committee, and to approve its activities.  This year, we have two Youth Advisors, Dana Mailhot and Carol Ivey.

We have regular meetings at the shows, where we plan fundraising events for the year, the proceeds of which go toward a year-end award for every member of the ORHyA.  Every youth that shows at a minimum of 50% of the shows, or is involved in the ORHyA on an active basis, is entitled to a year end award, which is presented at the ORHA year-end banquet. The ORHyA selects and votes on its choice of award each year.

This year we also plan to do more things in the spirit of fun and friendship, and there are big plans in the making for a fantastic year filled with riding, socializing and the making of memories that will be forever. This year I am looking forward to seeing new faces, helping the youth grow, and making friendships that could last a lifetime.

Darby Mailhot, President, ORHyA

 

Contact Our Youth

President: Darby Mailhot - 705 627 3166 darby_tea@live.ca
Vice President: Sam Munroe 519.939.1667 reiningstar@hotmail.com
Youth Advisors: Dana Mailhot & Carol Ivey @ president@orha.on.ca

 

Youth Year End Awards

How To Qualify

  • Must be an ORHA youth member for the current year
  • Must be 18 years of age or under as of January 1 of the current year
  • Must participate in at least 50% of the youth activities (meetings/fundraisers)
  • Youth advisors will determine who has qualified at the end of each season

 

Ontario Varsity Youth Reining Club

Rules

  • Must be an ORHA member
  • Youth Officers cannot run for points (President, Vice President)
  • For certain activities you cannot exceed 8 hours per day
  • Varsity is for Youth members 18 years and under as at January 1 of current year
  • Total number of points will determine the prizes awarded
  • Each year a new High Point Varsity Award will be chosen
  • Start date is the first horse show of the year
  • End date will be September 15 to allow time for ordering awards
  • Community Service: MUST HAVE signature of the supervisor plus a business card that has contact information
  • Show Involvement: A member of the youth committee must sign for hours the youth member has completed
  • Points will not be accepted after 30 days from date of completion.
  • To receive year end awards you must complete at least one task from each of Section 1 and Section 2
  • Points must be given directly to the person in charge of the ORHyA Varsity, mailed or emailed before 30 day cutoff

Awards

  • Bronze: 0 pts -100 pts….Certificate, Hat
  • Silver: 101 pts - 300 pts….Certificate, T-Shirt
  • Gold: 301 pts + ….Certificate, Sweat Pants
  • High Point Varsity goes to the youth member with the highest number of points for the year, provided all criteria above have been met

Activities

Section 1

  • Youth meetings- attend a youth meeting and give feed back.
  • Community Service- help out in your community.
  • Show involvement – help out at the shows ( ie: doing the gate, helping the office).
  • Ticket sales.

Section 2

  • Write a story – anything horse related.
  • Write an article on ORHA Youth member-example: a youth that is doing well in the season or helps out at a lot of shows.
  • Write an article on an ORHA Youth event (ie: a fundraiser the youth did, a horse show the ORHA youth as a group did very will at (congress, affiliate show).
  • Set up a youth fundraiser and encourage other youth to help out.

 

Ontario Varsity Worksheets - click here