The NEA is mandated to promote equestrian sport within our province by encouraging participation, and promoting education and excellence.To help reach these goals for domestic (local / provincial) sport, the NEA this year will introduce to our members The Provincial NEA Heritage Circuit.
It is based on the Saskatchewan Heritage Circuit rules. These rules have been generously offered for our use by the Saskatchewan Equestrian Federation. The NEA can amend the rules for our circuit. The Saskatchewan rulebook includes a section for a higher level competition circuit called the Prairie Cup that we will not be starting this year. Competition organizers who choose to hold shows under the NEA Provincial Heritage Circuit will be governed and sanctioned by the NEA.
The NEA Heritage Circuit Classesmayinclude Jr. A, B, C, Adult and Open. As per the Saskatchewan Rules, shows may offer just Junior or subdivide to A, B and C.
Shows do not have to offer Open classes as all adults can compete together.
No one is restricted to showing only Open. Shows may choose to split adults by offering novice adult rider.
Division awards will only be given for the overall high point adult and junior horse/rider combination except in Equitation. Horse/Rider combinations will accumulate points from a maximum of 2 classes per division (ie. Junior and Open Hack, Adult and Open Barrels, etc.) All competitors may enter their age-restricted class and any open class offered.
Western Performance including Western Pleasure, Trail, Reining and Western Riding
English Performance including English Pleasure, Road Hack and Show Hack
Dressage including CADORAWalk Trot, Training level and First level
Western Speed Events including Barrels, Poles, Keyhole & Figure Eight Stakes Race
Equitation Showmanship (English &Western allowed), Western Horsemanship, English Equitation flat, Hunt Seat Equitation over fences
Pleasure Driving including Turn Out, Working and Reinsmanship
Any or all classes and/or divisions can be offered in a show. Competitions may offer other classes (such as novice horse, breed specific classes, etc.) but these classes will not count for Year End Award points.
YEAR END AWARDS OFFERED FOR
Heritage Provincial Class Champion-- awarded to Junior, Adult horse/rider combination champion in each Heritage Class
Heritage Junior Provincial Division Champion-- awarded to Division Jr. High Point in Western, Hack, Dressage Hunter and Western Speed.
Heritage Adult Provincial Division Champion-awarded to Division Sr. High Point in Western, Hack, Dressage, Hunter and Western Speed.
Heritage Provincial Equitation Champions-awarded to top Junior A, B and C and top Adult competitors in: Showmanship, Horsemanship, English Equitation and Hunt Seat Equitation Over Fences.Points accumulated in equitation do not count towards any other awards.
Heritage Pleasure Driving Champion-awarded to the top provincial horse/driver combination.
**NEW** NL Pony Award– will be awarded to recognize the versatility of the NL Pony, by keeping record of the points earned by NL Ponies entered in all NEA Heritage classes, English or Western. As not all NL Ponies have papers, to have points accumulated for this award, NL Pony riders must submit a request to have their pony nominated for this award.
Sportsmanship Award Horsemanship Award Horse of the Year Volunteer of the Year Horse Industry Builder of the Year
Agiculture Canada and the NL Department of Natural Resources have put forward a process that may now allow the Newfoundland Pony to be recognized under the Animal Pedigree Act of Canada.
The attachments from David Trus of Agriculture Canada and Dr. Hugh Whitney, NL Provincial Vet, outline a process to develop a target breed description that will be used by an organization recognized under the Animal Pedigree Act of Canada as the national breed association for the Newfoundland Pony.
This organization may be an existing organization such as the Newfoundland Pony Society or result in the creation of a new organization. Given its existence for more than thirty (30) years with the largest number of members, my hope is the Newfoundland Pony Society will become the national breed association for the Newfoundland Pony .
For this effort to proceed, the views of all individuals who have have owned or who currently own Newfoundland ponies is being sought. You do not need to be a member of the Newfoundland Pony Society to participate.
You will need to explain the basis for your views, your experience with Newfoundland Ponies and why your views should be accepted by David Trus and Dr. Whitney. In particular, we need your assistance to develop a more precise definition of the Newfoundland Pony and what should be the breed target for the Newfoundland Pony.
As President of the Newfoundland Pony Society, I support the willingness and efforts of Agriculture Canada and the NL Department of Natural Resources to undertake this effort. It is very important for all who have good knowledge of the Newfoundland Pony to participate.
I would like to encourage you to distribute this information to others who may be interested and submit your comments to David Trus by April 30, 2010 as requested in the attached.
The 2010 NEA Executive was elected on Nov 7, 2009. Congratulations to:
President- Kathie Lane Vice President- Sheila Anstey Secretary- Katie Murray Treasurer- Erin Gallant Director at Large- Angela Tulk O'Connell Director at Large- Deanne Duff Junior Representative- Danielle Bartlett Equine Canada Representative- Chris Gallant
NEA is pleased to announce that the new introductory western rider program, known as P'Tit Trot, now has a wonderful website for children, parents and coaches to enjoy. The website will walk you through the program and introduce young equestrians to western riding in a fun and interactive way.
The P'Tit Trot website accompanies the manual and awards that are available at NSEF for purchase. The whole kit is only $39.00 and provides young riders and coaches with entertaining and educational materials that are ideal for learning the basics of western riding.
Jessica Rhinelander to Continue as Para-Equestrian Canada Development Coach
Ottawa, ON—Para-Equestrian Canada is pleased to announce that Jessica Rhinelander of St. John’s, NL, will continue as a development coach in Eastern Canada for the upcoming year. An accomplished rider and coach, Rhinelander will fill a crucial role in the sport by working to transition talented para-dressage riders to higher levels of competition.
“We are very happy to have Jessica onboard,” said Elizabeth Robinson, High Performance chair and Chef d’équipe for Para-Equestrian Canada. “Development coaches determine the quality of our team in the years ahead, and Jessica will do a fantastic job with athletes in the Maritime region.”
As a development coach, Rhinelander will assess athletes who demonstrate an interest in para-dressage, and evaluate their suitability as future team members. It is a position she is excited to fill.
“I feel honoured to be appointed development coach,” Rhinelander said. “It gives me the chance to meet wonderful people and help them pursue their dreams.”
"Para-dressage has a strong development program for athletes that will help grow the sport, and provide guidance that athletes need to compete at the national and international stage competitively," she added.
Rhinelander will work closely with national team coach Andrea Taylor to help athletes and their personal coaches set long-term goals and establish training regimes.
Rhinelander comes to the position with a solid coaching background. She spent the last four years working at the St. John’s Therapeutic Riding Association “Rainbow Riders,” where she specialized with competitive para-equestrian riders.
In addition to coaching, Rhinelander is also an accomplished dressage rider. She represented Canada at the 2008 FEI Young Rider Dressage World Cup Final, and was a member of the Canadian team that brought home a silver medal at the 2006 FEI North American Junior Young Rider Championships.
About Para-Equestrian Canada
Para-Equestrian Canada is the Equine Canada committee responsiblefor developing programs for athletes with a physical disability, and implementing the Para-Dressage high performance program. Para-Equestrian is one of Canada’s most successful international disciplines, achieving an individual gold medal and an individual silver medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games, as well as two individual bronze medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games.
About Para-Equestrian Sport
Para-Equestrian sport provides riders with a physical disability the opportunity to compete against other riders with similar abilities. Riders are given a “Grade” based on their functional ability, and are judged on their riding skill against other athletes of the same Grade. There are five grades of competitions in dressage, with Grade IA representing the more severely impaired riders, and Grade IV representing the least severely impaired riders. Many Para-Equestrian athletes also compete alongside able-bodied competitors in Equine Canada competitions. At the grass roots level, Para-Equestrian encompasses a number of different disciplines, while theinternational stream focuses only on Para-Dressage. For more information, please visitwww.equinecanada.ca/para-equestrian.
About Equine Canada
Equine Canada is a member-based association that represents, promotes and services Canada's equine community and industry. Its core areas of activity involve sport, equine health and welfare, education and safety, governance and marketing, representation and communication. Equine Canada is recognized by Sport Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Coaching Association of Canada as the national organization representing equestrian sport and equine interests in Canada. For more information about Equine Canada, please visit www.equinecanada.ca.
Jessica Rhinelander going to the worlds!!!
Jessica and Allende will drive from St. John's to New York City where they will fly to Frankfurt, Germany for this World riding competition. The 4 days of road travel to New York and the 48 hours quarantine before the plane ride all must be balanced with rest and exercise to ensure the horse is at his best for the competition. It all means that travel for this competition will begin November 5, 2008 and return home will be in January 2009. The road to this point has been challenging, full of thousands of hours of training resulting in significant dressage accomplishments nationally and internationally. Jessica qualified by achieving the best average score of all Canadian Young Riders across sanctioned competitions throughout the year.
Tax -deductible donations can be made to show support and help cover the tremendous cost of travel to the NEA's" Let's Get To Where It's At" project via the National Sport Trust Fund.
