Ontario Icelandic Horse Association

You are invited to attend a Spring Farm Weekend at the farm where I board my Icelandic mare, Tindra – a fun way to celebrate the OIHA riding season with fellow Icelandic horse enthusiasts!

Date: Friday, June 1st to Sunday, June 3rd, 2012

People who are interested in watching the Icelandic breed in action are welcome to stop by (we will post a notice about planned activities on this site closer to the dates).

Place: Celtic Roots Equestrian at the McLaughlin Farm, 18th Concession, Penetanguishene (near Lafontaine), ON
For directions, visit www.celticrootsequestrian.ca

Mary Ann and Rob McLaughlin own and operate the farm. Jane Hamilton and Don Cooper (husband) will host the weekend.

Celtic Roots Equestrian sits on 300 acres of stunning forests, hay fields, back roads, escarpment and long views across Georgian Bay to Collingwood and Christian Island.

- lots of riding trails mapped and ready to use.
- 9000 sq. ft. indoor arena
- 125′ x 250′ outdoor sand ring
- round pen
- eventing field

Date: Friday, June 1 to Sunday, June 3, 2012

Horses will be accommodated in paddocks at the farm (fee will be announced once we know numbers of attending horses).
Pot luck meals
Sleeping accommodations available at our cottage and condo in Penetang for first 12 people to sign up
B&Bs nearby
Tents welcome on property at our cottage

And best of all, this is an opportunity to ride with fellow Icelandic owners/riders – to chat, watch, groom, and just plain enjoy being together and sharing our common interest in the Icelandic horse.

Sleeping accommodations will be on a first come, first served basis.
Please R.S.V.P. to: Jane Hamilton.
Hope to see you in June!!
Jane – Editor, OIHA Newsletter

The minutes from the 2011 AGM are now available and can be downloaded here.

The 2011 Equine Industry Forum was held in Toronto on November 18 and 19th. The report is available here

If you have comments or questions contact Maggie Harvey.

The Ontario Icelandic Horse Association (OIHA) met for its Annual General Meeting on November 26, 2011, at OnIce Farm. More than twenty-five members were present or represented. New Board members were elected and a number of motions were approved. There was active discussion regarding activities for the 2012 Calendar. Once all reports and motions have been consolidated, the full minutes of the meeting will be published here on the website. A copy of the President’s Report at the 2011 AGM is available in the About US page.
The following individuals will be serving as Board members for calendar year 2012. As provided for in the constitution their assigned positions on the Board will be determined at the first Board meeting. OIHA Board Members for 2012: John Carlaw, Brian Horas, Tina Martin, Peter McLachlan, Jay Wittington.

To all Ontario Icelandic Horse Association Members (OIHA). The OIHA Annual General Meeting originally scheduled for October has been rescheduled to Saturday, November 26, 2011.

WHERE:
OnIce Horse Farm,
16218 Albion Trail, Caledon
L7E 3P7, Ontario

WHEN:
Saturday, November 26th, 2011
Time: 1:00 p.m.

A light lunch and refreshments will be available to members from noon. You can download a PDF of the Annual Meeting Info here.

The agenda, proxy appointment form, nomination forms and directions will be sent by email to all members as well.

The Spring Newsletter has just been released. It will be emailed to all members. For those people who can’t receive file attachments that large (13.8 MB) you can download the newsletter here. A big hat’s off to Dawn and Yolanda for putting together the newsletter. It was a lot of burning the midnight oil. But, as you will see, it was worth it.

There’s a few new Calendar Events posted on the Calendar Page. And there will be a new “Buzz” listing any new OIHA business coming out in email form at the beginning of March.  If you are not on the email list then contact Brian Horas at bhoras@xplornet.ca.

The OIHA Newsletter has just been published. It’s chock-full of great articles. There’s an article on the Kemptville Everything Equine 2010, the Orangeville Parade. There’s a great article on the Genesee Creek Farm and a ride in Toledo and so much more.  A big hats off to Dawn Howard and Yolanda van Keeken for editing their first newsletter. Well done!

If you haven’t received your newsletter by email or snail-mail then please contact us to let us know and we’ll make sure you get one.

Several of our OIHA members attended the Everything Equine event in Kemptville, Ontario.  The event was held on November 21st, 2010.  The riders who participated were Susan Bunge, Victoria Boyd, Joanne McLachlan and our president, Peter McLachlan.  Hats off to them for promoting the Icelandic Horse.

There’s a great article on the Icelandic Horse in HorseJournals.com. The article was written by Melanie Huggett for the September issue. Among other things, the article explains the breed’s history, temperament and arrival in Canada.  Check it out.