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ORHyA Presidents Message

The ORHyA youth are back again for another great year. So far this season, O.R.H.A. members have displayed great enthusiasm for the sport of Reining with scores that make even the most experienced rider smile, and their dedication to the youth continues outside the show ring.

The ORHyA will be holding fundraisers at the July 17th ORHA show at Meaford - for example, the premiere of the highly successful Penny Challenge that was introduced last year and a 50/50 draw. All proceeds will go towards the youth.

Here’s how the Penny Challenge works:
- Youth 13 and under and Youth 14 to 18 have two separate containers
- For each penny deposited in the containers, that container’s team is awarded one point
- However, any silver coins added (nickels, dimes, quarters) are deductions (-5, -10, -25).
- Any toonies, loonies, or bills are considered donations to the ORHyA youth and are not counted either way in the Challenge itself

So join in and watch the fun as pennies are brought in and the youth wait anxiously to see who wins the Challenge. And help you and your horse, as well as the ORHyA, by taking advantage of our paid warm ups or participate in the 50/50 draw and win some extra money. A win, win for all.

K.D. Grainger

 

Nominations for 2010 Ontario Reining Horse Youth Association  - click here

 

ORHyA Varsity Points 2009

ORHA Jr. Varsity

Name Points Awards
Tristan Stevens 1140 Certificate, Sweat pants and Duffle bag.
Mitchell Paterson 225 Certificate, Hat

ORHA Sr. Varsity

Name Points Awards
Jesse Pecore 2037 Certificate, Sweat pants and Duffle bag.
K.D. Grainger 150 Certificate, Hat
Natalie Andrews 105 Certificate, Hat

 

A Great ORHyA Show Season!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for a great 2009 show season!

Thanks to all the Youth who worked so hard this year, not only to show their horse but to work before and after to raise funds for the Youth programs. Special thanks to the three hard working girls who helped make my job much easier, Vice President Melia Blakely, Secretary Taylor Mariani and Past President Rebecca McAtee. Funds raised by the Youth go to Year End Awards, Varsity Club and the Education Fund.

Special Thanks to all the show Managers who allowed the Youth to hold their Fundraisers at the shows. Your support for the ORHA Youth is greatly appreciated.

Congratulations to all who met this year’s goals!
Best of Luck to all going forward in the years to come!

And the Winner is…
The draw for the western print the Youth were raffling off was made at the banquet Saturday November 7, 2009. The lucky recipient was Cindy Steele from Kingston, ON. Congratulations!

Thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket and supported the ORHA Youth. Special thanks to Molly Stevens who not only donated the print, she was also the photographer and the designer. What an awesome job!

Enjoy the picture Cindy!
Starr Boisvert

 


Contact Our Youth

K.D. Grainger
Starr Boisvert 519-794-2027
Rebecca McAtee 519-449-2799

 

2009 Reining Horse Youth Nomination Form

To view and print the form - click here

 

Ontario Varsity Youth Reining Club

Rules

  • Must be an ORHA youth member.
  • Youth officers cannot run for points.
  • For certain activities you cannot exceed 8 hours per day.
  • Youth 13 and Under are Junior Varsity Club members.
  • Youth 14-18 are Varsity Club members.
  • Total number of points will determine the prizes awarded.
  • Starting date is the first day of the 2009 ORHA reining show season.
  • You may collect points up until the last day of the OBBO show in 2009. You will have one week after this date to get your points handed in.
  • 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 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 section 1 and section 2.
  • Points must be given directly to the person in charge of the ORVC, mailed or email before the 30 day mark.

Awards

  • Bronze: 0-100… Certificate, T-shirt
  • Silver: 101-300… Certificate, Hat
  • Gold: 301 +… Certificate, Sweat Pants
  • Award for Highest Junior Varsity Youth… Duff Bags (2009)
  • Award for Highest Varsity Youth… Duff Bags (2009)

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