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Wanted: WANTED IH MCCORMICK GRAIN BINDER IH & CORN BINDER – Tony Wallbank (519) 458-8331 or email tlwallbank@gmail.com
OLD FARM DINNER BELL- contact Doug Green – 905-358-7730
Business for Sale: Well established Farrier Business located in beautiful south western Nova Scotia. This business was started in 1978 and has been successful throughout the years with a good client list of horse owners that have been with me for many years. The business includes a fully equipped 2007 Toyota Tacoma 4×4 access cab, complete with a power converter for all your electric tools, large inventory of supplies to handle any type of shoeing job and good will within the district. Serious inquiries only Peter Churchill 902-685-2359 after 8:00 pm. e-mail haveayarn@ns.sympatico.ca
Horses for sale
Deere Country Fjords Registered Norwegian Fjords: Weanlings, geldings, fillies, mature mares.Various stages of training. Also selling a bob sleigh. Visitors welcome at our farm near Mount Forest, ON bosomworth@wightman.ca 519-665-2303
Equipment for sale
New Massey 51 Walking Skimmers now available, We have re-cast the rotating head, machined the handle and forged the skimmer points and wings. Price $150 + HST Contact: Tony Wallbank (519) 458-8331 or email tlwallbank@gmail.com
Harder’s Heritage - New and used draft horse equipment for sale. Authorized Pioneer dealer and Yoder Stocks. Jackie and Owen Harder – 613-395-1855 email: ojharder@sympatico.ca or www.harderequipment.com
Plow points New points made for Massey Harris, 51 walking and sulky plows. Contact Nelson Sage, Gordon Street, Thamesville, Ontario, N0P 2K0 (519) 692-4002.
Alberta Carriage Supply http://albertacarriagesupply.com – Our Mission – “To provide a one stop shop of horse drawn vehicle parts, repairs and sourcing by horse people for horse people.” We sell a complete line of Pioneer Equipment. We sell vehicle blue print plans and all the parts necessary to complete each vehicle. This is one of the first times this has been done that plans exist to build a vehicle for scratch. Our website works well for us. If a person has a used vehicle to sell we can advertise this as well. Now we have harness and horses for sale on the website too. We sell top of the line harness that can be customized to each person’s need. We have a skilled leather work man to repair harness for customers. 403-615-0054 or 403-689-0149 or fax – 403-934-5712
Veterinarians
Ottawa Valley Large Animal Clinic Dr.L.A. Butler, R.R.#4, Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0 (613) 258-5773
Rutherford Equine Services Dr.Mark Rutherford, Specialized Equine Veterinarian, 4792 Highway #2, RR3, Gananoque, ON K7G 2V5 (613) 382-1166 or pager 536-0614 or email:rutherglen@sympatico.ca
Thousand Islands Veterinary Services 839 Stone St. N., Gananoque, ON K7G 1Z7 (613) 382-2900
Organizations
Newfoundland Pony Society PO Box 8132, St. John’s, NL, A1B 2M9. Designated under the Heritage Animal Act of Newfoundland and Labrador. A charitable organization, dedicated to preserving, protecting and promoting the Newfoundland Pony as a distinct heritage animal. We encourage ethical breeding standards, maintain a registration process, and foster public awareness of the pony’s history and it’s future. Membership forms as well as other information about the society and the NL pony can be found at www.newfoundlandpony.com <http://www.newfoundlandpony.com
Canadian Fjord Horse Association The Fjord Horse, Stout & Strong & Norwegian in Ancestry is our Lord’s Masterpiece among Domestic Animals. The Fjord horse is a general purpose horse used for dressage, English/western riding, jumping, packing, plowing, logging, combined driving. Andrea Thiel, Secretary: 136 des Pivoines, Gatineau, Quebec J9J 2G8 819-684-355 or email: andreathiel1@gmail.com
Southwest Ontario Draft Horse Club “The Lines In Your Hands” is a group effort to bring together people with an interest in working with Draft Horses, be it farming, logging, parades, showing or wagon/sleigh rides. All breeds of horses and teamsters are welcome. The focus is on training teams & teamsters, rebuilding farm equipment & vehicles, participating in draft horse events and field days,& participating in topics the group may be interested in such as care, feeding, braiding tails & manes, harnessing, vet care, single hitches etc. Contact: Phil Waite President – 519-424-3693
Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario Courses, workshops, kitchen table meetings, farm tours, farmer advisory, newsletters, all in the pursuit of ecological farming. Contact EFAO – 519-822-8606 or info@efao.ca – http://efao.ca
The American Suffolk Punch Association Mary Margaret Read, #C, Secretary, 4240 Goehring Road, Ledbetter, TX 78946 USA, (979) 249-5795 http://suffolkpunch.com. Suffolk Punch Draft Horses: The Farmer’s Choice.
Ontario Percheron Horse Association Inc. President – Kim Davidson 519-454-8734 kim.davidson@sympatico.ca Secretary/Treasurer – Michelle Campbell 2321 Cockshutt Road, Waterford, ON N0E 1Y0 (519) 443-6399 Email: campbellfarms@silomail.com Website: www.ontariopercherons.ca
Canadian Belgian Horse Association -www.canadianbelgianhorse.com – Info: Barb Meyers – 905-939-1186 or email cbha@csolve.net
Canadian Percheron Horse Association - www.canadianpercherons.com – Info: Kathy Ackles – 250-759-4981 or email: canadapercheron@uniserve.com
Vancouver Island Draft Horse Club meetings held on the 3rd Friday in the months of January, March, May, July and November at the Cowichan Agriculture Centre on Clements Street, Duncan. For more information contact: Jazzi Tinsley, PO Box 660 Ganges PO, Salt Spring Is., BC V8K 2W3 or Jazzi Tinsley or Doug Carr at (250) 245-4864.
Inland Draft & Teamsters Association Our club has been around in one form or another for at least 25 years. It is one of 3 Member clubs in B.C. under an umbrella organization called Draft Horse and Mule Association of B.C. We have approx. 40 members from all over southern BC who love horses and an outdoor/farming/ranching way of life. In total our members have approx. 15 teams consisting of Percherons, Belgians, Clydesdales, Fjords and Mules and some light horses as well. Our club has had access to approx. 10 acres of dry grassland near Knutsford where we have hosted a number of activities. The last weekend of April we host Spring Field Days where we hold a competitive plow with teams coming from various parts of B.C. We have been hosting a plowing match for approximately the last 10 years. This year we moved to new surroundings. The City of Kamloops has purchased a large acreage between the Yellowhead Hwy (Hwy 5) and the North Thompson River near Rayleigh, just north of Kamloops, and wants the ranching/farming/agricultural community to have a large presence there. Our club was invited hold our competitive plow there on Apr 24th, 2010. We will probably have access to 4 acres of river bottom land in the future. After the plowing match we traditionally disc, harrow and seed the field with a grain crop (using club and privately owned horse drawn equipment). Hoping for good germination and growing conditions, we set aside 2 weekends in September/October (depending on the weather), 1 weekend for cutting, binding and stooking our grain and the second weekend for bringing in our crop with a team and wagon and hosting an old fashioned threshing bee. We sell the grain and straw to raise monies for the club. One of our club projects has been to build quite a large implement shed on our Knutsford site to store a lot of our old equipment. Our club also hosts and/or participates in a number of other events such as other plowing competitions, driving competitions, horse pulls, clinics, fall fairs, fun days and our annual horse and wagon/cart campout over a 3 day weekend during the summer. Some members make all or part of their living with their horses (horse logging, sleigh rides, wagon rides as well as hauling gear in remote places) while the rest just do it for fun and the social activities that go along with it. It costs $10/yr to join our club. We also request that anybody handling horses purchase Horse Council BC insurance to give protection financially in case of accident. Our club also purchases insurance so we can hold events. We have meetings the first Thursday of every month, at 7:30 pm, in the meeting room upstairs at Duffy’s Pub in Kamloops. Dennis Ryan is our club president so he should be our contact person. His contact information is Comp B2, Legion Site , Westwold, BC V0E 3B0 (250) 375-2425. doubletreefarms@hotmail.com
The Wild Rose Draft Horse Association (WRDHA) is a group of draft horse enthusiasts who banded together in 1994 with the goal of giving all Draft Horse enthusiasts in Alberta a strong presence. The Wild Rose Draft Horse Association is an advocacy group, which speaks with a unified voice for Alberta’s Draft Horse Industry. Since that time the Association has become directly responsible for such worthwhile events as the Annual Olds Draft Horse Sale, the Alberta Draft Horse Improvement and 4-H Draft Horse Events. We are also major sponsors of such worthwhile events as the Calgary Stampede, the World Percheron Congress, Irricanna Pioneer Acres as well as most Alberta Draft Horse Shows. We strongly recommend that anyone with an interest in Alberta Draft Horses become involved with the Wild Rose Draft Horse Association by contacting Membership Director, Barb Stephenson 403-933-5765.
The Leeds County Draft Horse Club was formed in 1986. Its purpose is to promote the proper care and use of draft horses; whether it be for agricultural or recreational endeavours.Membership in the Club is $20.00 annually. This includes the cost of a monthly newsletter, as well as the opportunity to participate in meetings and other Club activities. The current membership stands at approximately 80. Meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month (except December), in the Toledo United Church Hall during the school year, and at members’ homes during the summer months. Every year, the Club hosts a Spring Field Day, with teams performing such tasks as plowing, discing, log- skidding, and giving wagon rides. There is always good food and good music at the field day! President: Brian Henderson (613) 926-1389
The Southwest Harness and Driving Club Ten years ago we formed the South West Harness and Driving Club – The club is a great way to get together and meet great friends. In February we get together and show films, have a visit and a potluck supper. We have an annual meeting and people suggest what they would like to do at our events. We hope to have a spring planting, summer haying and a fall threshing bee. We do everything at the events, from wagon rides, plowing, discing, and seeding. Having these events depends on the weather conditions. Don Dolgolpol Box 191 Consul, SK S0N 0P0 306-299-4471
Canadian Haflingers The North American Driving world’s best kept secret. They excel at all equine endeavors from draft and farm work, to light carriage, to riding. Quiet enough for children, with enough spark and flare for the serious horse person. Discover the Haflinger today! Contact Jan Hayward, Secretary Canadian Haflinger Association, R.R.#1 Grand Bend, ON N0M 1T0
Clydesdale Horse Association of Canada was organized and incorporated in 1886. It consists of ten Directors from across Canada. Current President is Calvin Martin, 3830 Mowat Road, Winnipeg, MB. Secretary/Treasurer is Marlene Langille, R.R.#2, Hopewell, NS. For more information contact the web site at “canadianclydesdales.ca” On it you will find information on Clydesdales and on the Association. There is also an e-mail address to contact the Secretary. Registrations, Transfers and Memberships are handled by Canadian Livestock Records in Ottawa. email: clrc@clrc.ca
Saskatchewan Working Teamsters Association SWTA Promotes the practical use of draft animals for pleasure and profit. Annual event Father’s Day weekend, teamsters & spectators gather at the Campbell farm for plowing, discing, driving, competitions for fun, log skidding, and bale racing. Niall Campbell (306) 886-2050 – www.swta.ca -teamsters@swta.ca SEMINARS – We will be hosting seminars on the basics of working with draft animals. These seminars will be geared towards the beginner and will cover the basics of harnessing and hitching safety. There will be a limited class size. If you are interested, please contact the SWTA ASSOCIATION 306-886-2050 OR teamsters@swta.ca – Niall Campbell
Workshops/Training
Draft Horse Workshops geared to your needs. New and used draft horse equipment. Authorized Pioneer dealer and Yoder Stocks. Harder’s Heritage 613-395-1855 email ojharder@sympatico.ca or website www.harderequipment.com
Southern Ontario Draft Horse Workshops – Horse Logging Workshop: 2012 Date: Saturday, February 18, 9 am – 5 pm. This is a one-day workshop to show you how a woodlot can be logged carefully, effectively and safely with horses. We will cover skidding with 1, 2, & 3 horses on the ground and with a cart. We will also look at shoeing for winter work, thinning, selection of trees for harvest, and estimating harvest volume. $75 CAN – per person, warm lunch provided. Dress warmly.
Level I, Basic Workshop: April 12-14. In this three day workshop you will learn basic skills such as feeding, grooming, hoof care, harnessing, hitching and driving one and two horses. You will get experience on various vehicles and field implements as well as an introduction to plowing with a riding plow. We will also do some logging in the woods. No previous horse experience is necessary. A $50 deposit is required to hold your place in this workshop. The Level I workshop is limited to 6 – 7 participants. Three-Day Workshops $500 CAN plus 13% HST per person – or – $900 CAN plus 13% HST for two people from the same household.Ken and Martha Laing, 45415 Fruit Ridge Line, RR#5 St. Thomas N5P 3S9 (519) 775-2670 Email: kmlaing@orchardhillfarm.ca website: www.orchardhillfarm.ca
Hands-On Driving and Draft Horse Workshop- Enjoy 5 fun-filled days playing with horses in good company. Join my 9th annual Hands-On Driving and Draft Workshop June 18th to 22nd, 2012. Cost: includes lunches, $550 Location: Butternut Farm, 15 minutes from Almonte, Ontario, 50 minutes from Ottawa Students: Both beginners and advanced drivers have enjoyed this workshop Course includes the basics of driving, beginning and ending with safety. You will discover your competitive nature in the cones course, the log skidding course, and the pleasure driving class. On the practical side, you will fit harness and chose the correct vehicle for your horse. You will prepare for the show ring: check appointments, follow show ring etiquette and understand the importance of reinsmanship. On the earthy side, you will learn how to log with your horse, to teach your horse to pull, and to enjoy farm classes at your fall fair. Horses on site: Norwegian Fjords, pony, and Mini. Accommodation: Many B&B’s and motels in the area. Check details at www.patwolfefjords.com under “Workshop” or contact me, Pat Wolfe, at butternutfarm@xplornet.com, or telephone (613) 256-0631.
Training Horses To Drive Pat Wolfe can train your horse to drive. Training and board: $800 a month. He also gives private lessons in driving. For further information, check out Pat Wolfe’s website at www.patwolfefjords.com or call 613-256-0631 or email pwolfe@istar.ca.
Central Ontario Draft Horse Workshop July – geared to your needs. Hands on experience from five teamsters. Hosted by Jackie and Owen Harder – New and used draft horse equipment for sale. Authorized Pioneer Dealer and Yoder Stocks. Harder’s Heritage – 613-395-1855 email; ojharder@sympatico.ca or website: www.harderequipment.com
Events
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