2007 EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS!!!

COMPETITORS TOOK HOME OVER $137,000 IN CASH ALONE!

The results are in and all our hard work paid off BIG. In 2007 we are proud to announce that competitors took home cash prizes in excess of $137,000. These statistics are based on our core classes: Open, Senior & Youth Barrels. It’s thanks to all our generous sponsors and show hosts who provided over $48,775 total added money in 2007. Our show hosts received just short of $10,000 in retained funds for all their hard work! Across Ontario we watched just about 5,000 Barrel runs in 2007. Now that’s a lot of tub turning!!! For our competitors their efforts were rewarded with year end awards in excess of $20,000. Awards featured items like Saddles, Buckles, Jackets, Vests, Blankets, Halters and more.

Some other interesting facts from 2007:

Total number of Open barrel runs: 3854
Total Youth barrel runs: 865
Total Senior barrel runs: 260

These statistics are for Ontario only. Currently Ontario has just over 350 members. This summer we are pleased to announce our expansion into Quebec and Alberta. Welcome to Edesse Descouteux 1st Director for Quebec and Pam Jacob our 1st Director in Alberta. NBHA Canada is working to have all provinces set up by 2010. This will open up another exciting level of opportunity for competitors. Our goal is to eventually have a Canadian Championships every 3 or 5 years. So what does this mean to members? Here are your opportunities: 1. Run & compete in your district for year end awards. 2. Run, compete and qualify for invitational runs in your Provincial or Regional Championships. 3. Qualify for the Open, Senior or Youth World Championships. 4. Eventually Qualify for the Canadian Championships. 5. Opportunity for riders to compete internationally. Team Canada competes at the NBHA International Competition at the World Championships and the World Barrel Racing Championships, held in Italy for the next 3 years. It all depends on your goals and desires!!

Youth Update: As noted in our last newsletter we also banked over $2,400 in 2007 scholarship funds towards participant’s future education. In 2008 we will feature a special youth award. The Youth Achievement Award will go to a Youth who is involved in the scholarship program, who has demonstrated excellent sportsmanship, volunteered to help grow and promote our sport and who has been a positive role model to others around them. The winner will receive the following: $500 bonus to their scholarship account, Wild Card to the NBHA Youth World Championships, Complimentary Stall and Entry to the NBHA Worlds. Don’t forget our 2008 Youth mini clinic’s running May - September, keep a watch on our web site for dates. To enroll in our 2008 Scholarship program please contact Sue Collier at nbhacanada@yahoo.ca or contact your Director for more details. NBHA Canada is committed and focused on our Youth competitors. We thank Jodi Pendry for volunteering as Youth Advisor for both NBHAC and OBRA this show season. If you are interested in volunteering on a Youth committee this season please contact Kim Sabila 519-443-6838.

Congratulations to all our World Qualifiers!!
Best of Luck to you all in 2008! These are also our 2007 top 5 Award winners from each District in Open, Senior and Youth Barrels.
(Watch our web for the 2008 full list of qualifiers which will include all tie’s)

District 1 - Open 1D: Champion: Caitlin Johnson, Reserve Champion: Chris Blane, 3rd Bonnie Longfield, 4th Arsene Tanguy, 5th Doug McCallum.

District 1 - Open 2D: Champion: Traci Sheppard-Grigg, Reserve Champion: Evan Merritt, 3rd Dwayne Crane, 4th Gerard Bernauer, 5th Arsene Tanguy.

District 1 - Open 3D: Champion: Glenn Sutherland, Reserve Champion: Deena Colic, 3rd Lynda Dipietro (tied with) Sarah Maltby, 4th Murray Watson, 5th Paul Walt (tied with) Angela Clark.

District 1 - Open 4D: Champion: Michelle Dekens, Reserve Champion: Annett Ford, 3rd Jade Sinnesael, 4th Amy Fotheringham, 5th Murray Manson

District 1 - Senior 1D: Champion: Arsene Tanguy, Reserve Champion: Bonita Longfield, 3rd Doug McCallum, 4th Evan Merrit, 5th Bob Folkard.

District 1 - Senior 2D: Champion: Evan Merrit, Reserve Champion: Glenn Sutherland, 3rd Dave Beynon, 4th Bonnie Longfield, 5th Bob Folkard.

District 1 - Senior 3D: Champion: Glenn Sutherland, Reserve Champion: Murray Watson, 3rd John Smith, 4th Murray Manson, 5th Art Dubois.

District 1 - Senior 4D: Champion: Steve Hounsell, Reserve Champion: Art Dubois, 3rd Murray Manson, 4th Bev Malton.

District 1 - Youth 1D: Champion: Chelsie Fotheringham, Reserve Champion: Sarah Maltby, 3rd Elaine Seibert, 4th Jessy Mathieu, 5th Montana Riley.

District 1 - Youth 2D: Champion: Deena Colic, Reserve Champion: Brody Johnson, 3rd Jessie Robson, 4th Chelsie Fotheringham, 5th Elaine Seibert.

District 1 - Youth 3D: Champion: Chelsie Fotheringham, Reserve Champion: Wynter Fotheringham, 3rd Sarah McCallum, 4th Sarah Maltby, 5th Mandy Peidl.

District 1 - Youth 4D: Champion: Jade Sinnesael, Reserve Champion: Wynter Fotheringham, 3rd Brooke Maltby, 4th Megan Sabila, 5th Annique Eilers.
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District 2 - Open 1D: Champion: Blake Vonda, Reserve Champion: Edwin Cameron, 3rd Caleb Clingen, 4th Brian Keir, 5th Sue Collier.

District 2 - Open 2D: Champion: Lisa May, Reserve Champion: Mike Robertson, 3rd Shelby Pattison, 4th Caleb Clingen, 5th Kurt Kneidinger.

District 2 - Open 3D: Champion: James Wilson, Reserve Champion: Al Nicholson, 3rd Linda Burgess, 4th Michelle DeRose, 5th Shannon Rypstra.

District 2 - Open 4D: Champion: Sarah McEachern, Reserve Champion: Felicity Daigrepont, 3rd Amber Swatuk, 4th Laura Rae, 5th Sharon Pridham.

District 2 - Senior 1D: Champion: Sue Collier, Reserve Champion: Linda Burgess, 3rd Russ Thomson, 4th Liz Heffernan.

District 2 - Senior 2D: Champion: Liz Heffernan, Reserve Champion: Russ Thomson, 3rd Linda Burgess, 4th Sue Collier.

District 2 - Senior 3D: Champion: Sharon Pridham, Reserve Champion: David Hayes, 3rd Russ Thomson, 4th Sue Collier, 5th Linda Burgess.

District 2 - Senior 4D: Champion: Sharon Pridham, Reserve Champion: Warren Craig, 3rd David Hayes, 4th Jackie Craig, 5th Liz Heffernan.

District 2 - Youth 1D: Champion: Caleb Clingen, Reserve Champion: Shannon Nicholson, 3rd James Wilson, 4th Shelby Pattison, 5th Tara Thomson.

District 2 - Youth 2D: Champion: James Wilson, Reserve Champion: Caleb Clingen, 3rd Brooke McArthur, 4th Callie Gray, 5th Tara Thomson.

District 2 - Youth 3D: Champion: Heather Daigrepont, Reserve Champion: Sarah McEachern, 3rd Riley Schrum, 4th Felicity Daigrepont, 5th Amber Swatuk.

District 2 - Youth 4D: Champion: Jessica Pridham, Reserve Champion: Amber Swatuk, 3rd Sarah McEachern, 4thCarly Evans, 5th Kyla Pearson.
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District 3 (RESULTS FOR DISTRICT 3 WILL BE POSTED IN NEXT NEWSLETTER & WILL BE UPDATED ON WEB!) Sorry for delay.
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District 4 - Open 1D: Champion: Leslie Richards, Reserve Champion: Brigitte Gratton, 3rd Amy Thompson, 4th Sara Gee , 5th Katrina Cairns.

District 4 - Open 2D: Champion: Debbie Scharf, Reserve Champion: Betsy MacFarlane, 3rd Robert Lalonde, 4th Jeff Pfanner, 5th Krystal Cairns.

District 4 - Open 3D: Champion: Andrea White, Reserve Champion: Debbie Scharf, 3rd Kathy Richards, 4th Jeff Pfanner, 5th Tom Cole.

District 4 - Open 4D: Champion: Art Wright, Reserve Champion: Tom cole, 3rd John Mc Teer , 4th Shelley Stephenson, 5th Jeff Pfanner.

District 4 - Senior 1D: Champion: Robert Lalonde, Reserve Champion: Kathy Richards, 3rd Dr. Lisa Taylor, 4th Art Wright, 5th Jean Luc Ducharme.

District 4 - Senior 2D: Champion: Kathy Richards, Reserve Champion: Art Wright, 3rd Glen Woodcock, 4th Jean Luc Ducharme.

District 4 - Senior 3D: Champion: Kathy Richarrds, Reserve Champion: Lisa Taylor.

District 4 - Senior 4D: Champion: Kathy Richards, Reserve Champion: Janey VanLeyen, 3rd Art Wright.

District 4 - Youth 1D: Champion: Leslie Richards, Reserve Champion: Katrina Cairns, 3rd Stephanie Robert, 4th Shawn Johnson-Scharf, 5th Kristin Hawley.

District 4 - Youth 2D: Champion: Andrea White, Reserve Champion: Shawn Johnson-Scharf, 3rd Leslie Richards, 4th Ashley Langford, 5th Christine Robert.

District 4 - Youth 3D: Champion: Shawn Johnson-Scharf, Reserve Champion: Justin Lunitz , 3rd Ashley Langford, 4th Kristin Hawley, 5th Maddy Wright.

District 4 - Youth 4D: Champion: Michelle Wynne, Reserve Champion: Christine Robert, 3rd Stephanie Robert, 4th Katherine Murphy, 5th Shawn Johnson-Scharf.

NBHA Canada strengthens commitment to Barrel Racers. Here is what you can expect this coming season: All three NBHA core classes will be mandatory for all approved NBHA Canada shows. Open, Senior and Youth Barrels. The minimum added money that you can expect is as follows: Open $300, Youth $100 and Senior $50. For all three classes if there are over 20 entries we will run each event with a 4D payout. When less than 20 entries are competing, the payout will be based on a 3D format. When less than 10 entries in an event the payout will be 2D. Keep in mind that points are always rewarded on a 4D basis regardless of number of entries. If a payout is different than our NBHA standard it will be published with details prior to entries.

These details provided above will help manage everyone’s expectations as well as improve consistency across Canada.

Start to mark your Calendars
2008 tentative show schedule in the works:

February 2nd - NBHA Directors Meeting
February 16th - NBHA Winter Jackpot (non-Pointed) Waterford
March 14, 15, 16th - Can Am - London Fairgrounds
March 22nd - NBHA Winter Jackpot (non-pointed) Waterford
April 19th - NBHA Winter Jackpot (non-pointed) Waterford
(April 26th - 27th) Possible Clinic Date – to be announced
May 2, 3rd, 4th - (All Districts) NBHA Spring Thaw
May 11th – (District 2) NBHA – Big Creek Saddle Club
May 18th - (District 1) NBHA - Rusty Gates Aylmer
May 24th & 25th - (District 1) NBHA/OBRA Via Trailers -Mt.Brydges
August 9th & 10th(District 3) NBHA/OBRA B&H Ranch – Chelmsford
June 20, 21, 22nd - (D2) NBHA Super Show: TNT Summer Classic – Hillsburgh
www.tntsummerclassic.com
June 28, 29 & 30th - (District 1 & 2) NBHA/OBRA Sabila Barrel Blast - Waterford
July 5th & 6th - (District 1) NBHA/OBRA Stonecroft - Granton
July 12 & 13th - (District 3) NBHA/OBRA Northern Lights, New Liskeard
July 18, 19, 20th - (D1) NBHA Super Show: Black Gold, Oil Springs
www.blackgoldbarrelbonanza.com
July 20th - 26th - YOUTH WORLDS Jackson, Mississippi
July 26 & 27th - (District 3) NBHA - Kapuskasing
August 2nd & 3rd - (District 2 & 3) NBHA/OBRA Erin Barrelrama
August 2nd & 3rd – (District 4) NBHA Horse-A-Rama, Brockville
August 16th & 17th (District 1) NBHA/OBRA Royal Run Ranch Show
August 24th (District 1) NBHA/OBRA Zurich
August 30th (District 2) NBHA Paris
August 31st (District 2 & 3) NBHA/OBRA Orangeville
September 14th (District 4) NBHA Spencerville
September 21st (District 1) NBHA/OBRA Forest
September 28th (District 1) NBHA/OBRA Wallacetown
October 5th (District 4) NBHA/OBRA Roseneath
October 11th (District 1) NBHA/OBRA Dorchester
October 12th (District 2 & 3) NBHA/OBRA Erin Fair
October 13th (District 1) NBHA/OBRA Brigden Fair
October 17, 18 & 19th (All Districts) NBHA/OBRA Finals - Waterford, Ontario
October 27th - November 1st OPEN & SENIOR WORLDS - Augusta, Georgia

(MORE SHOW DATES COMING!!)

We are doing some changes & upgrades to our website so keep checking us out at www.nbhacanada@yahoo.ca. Thanks so much to Sue Collier and her assistant Mandy Flynn for their web efforts. On February 2nd your directors are meeting again to finalize our 2008 budget and details on our show season. Will keep you posted on new updates. Great things to look forward to this season! Hope to see you at Can Am.

It’s with a sad heart that I close off this newsletter by sending out our deepest sympathies to the Egerton family. On Saturday January 26, 2008 the horse world lost one of our greats, George Egerton. George has been very involved in the Quarter Horse race industry and we’ve certainly missed him on the barrel circuit. George had a huge heart and a great passion for Quarter Horses. Many of you who have been turning barrels for many years will remember George during the days of the Canadian National Exhibition and Quarterama. He could give us all a lesson on keeping a show running smoothly! George touched many of our lives and for those that had the good fortune of knowing George, treasure the memories.

Yours in Barrel Racing,

Kim Sabila
NBHAC Regional Director

Show Season Wrapping up for 2007!!
Entries reach all time high!

Competitors are embracing the year end pressure & hitting the highway to make the most of the last few shows of the year before finals. It’s a tight race for competitors qualifying for the Invitational Open, Senior and Youth classes at this years finals. 170 entries in the 4D, 30 in the Senior and over 50 in the Youth. Next issue of the Rider will feature highlights and show results from our 2007 finals.

Recently for District 1 it was back to Wallacetown fair grounds, the last speed show at Wallacetown goes back to Wayne Longfield on Skeeter, so at least 10 years or more. We appreciate the fairboard and all their volunteers for helping us bring back barrel racing to the fair. A great come back with $2,400 in added money. Debby sends her thanks to everyone for supporting the show and for a great day of barrel racing.

We still have several show dates available in most of the districts and are always looking for new show hosts. Please keep us in mind for your local club, or if you would like to consider hosting your own show please contact your director for follow up. 2008 planning is in the works now!

JERSEY WINNER LAYED UP:
It’s been a tough year for a few of our great equine partners. For those of you that don’t know, one of our top 1D horses Jersey Winner from District 2 had some bad luck recently. After a very successful show at London Fair, Jersey spent two weeks at the University of Guelph large animal hospital due to a spinal chord injury. He experienced some spinal chord trauma which they think was brought on from an old injury. They still don’t have a clear picture of the damage. In a few weeks he will be reassessed as they wait for inflammation to go down. He’s currently weight bearing but is still in a special sling to help him during recovery. Brian says he’s alert and happy, “he’s his normal old self”. The plan is to get him sound so he can enjoy a well deserved retirement. Some of his Major accomplishments are: Congress Novice Amateur Champion 2004. Multiple OBRA Sweepstakes Top 5 year end finalist and 1D OBRA Champion 2004 along with multiple Top 5 1D finalist. In the last 7 years he has won a lot of races with Brian and is a name well recognized on the NBHA & OBRA circuit. Brian wants to send his appreciation for the donations collected at Milton & Forest for Jersey’s veterinary expenses, every little bit helps. We wish Jersey Winner a speedy recovery and happy retirement; our thoughts and prayers are with you.

WORLD BARREL RACING NEWS:
NBHA World competitors will be heading down to Augusta Georgia around October 27th and 28th. We wish everyone a safe journey and a successful show for Canadians.

NBHA CANADA GOES OVER SEAS!!!
Some exciting things to watch for coming up! On November 8th to 11th, NBHA Canada has been invited to compete in the World Barrel Racing Challenge in Verona Italy at the “Fiera Cavalli” Equine event. There are 10 countries participating and 2 riders from each country will compete on barrel horses provided for the competition. Representing team Canada is (myself) Kim Sabila – Team Manager and riding for NBHA Canada is NBHA member Kevin Sabila and our NBHA Ontario Director Sue Collier. This is an exciting opportunity for NBHA Canada – keep watch on our website for results and details. Good Luck to Kevin and Sue – make us proud!!!

SUPER SHOW UPDATE:
Mark your calendars for July 18th, 19th & 20th 2008. Another NBHA Super Show in the works. Murray & Maxine Watson have been working on this show since 2006. It takes a lot of planning and hard work to organize a show of this level. This show is part of the 2008 celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the 1st commercial oil well in Oil Springs, Ontario. Friday at appox. 4:00 p.m. the show kicks off with a 4D Jackpot that is limited to 125 entries. Proceeds from this run will be donated to Canadian Breast Cancer. Check the Black Gold Barrel Bonanza web site for details visit www.blackgoldbarrelbonanza.com. Some pretty amazing added money!!! $12,000 added Open 4D, $2,000 added Youth and Senior.

The season may be coming to a close but the 2008 planning is well underway. Visit our website for up to date results, points and information about NBHA Canada. www.nbhacanada.com. Good luck to everyone at the Finals, Worlds and in Italy!!!

Yours in Barrel Racing,

Kim Sabila

NBHA Eastern Canadian Regional Director
519-443-6838
e-mail: nbhacanda@yahoo.ca