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DRESSAGE IN MOTION - AWEEKEND MASTER CLASSWITH CARL HESTERDressage in Motion is proud to partner with HorseCouncil BC and Thunderbird Show Park,

to deliver this exciting weekend Master Class eventwith Carl Hester from Great Britain. Please join usfor what will prove to be a wonderful weekend ofhigh performance dressage training with one of theworld's most decorated dressage athletes andMaster Coach.

Space is limited. All seats are ringside table groupsassigned as registration payment is received.

Your tickets include a VIP experience, refreshments,and a catered gourmet lunch each day.

A welcome reception will be held with Carl Hester onSaturday evening for participants, with an autographsession following the dressage training programsessions.

One day VIP Experience: $175

Two Day VIP Experience: $330

Weekend Table (Seats 7): $2,310

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Tickets are non-refundable, however aretransferable to another attendee.

For more information regarding sponsorshippackages, program advertising, or vendor rowcontact: dressageinmotionbc@gmail.com

WE'LL BE THERE VERY SOONPRINCE GEORGE!The Prince George Community Talks TravellingRoad Show is right around the corner!

We will be pulling into Prince George May 6, andhave planned a day jam-packed with valuableeducation brought to you by expert equine industryspeakers.

Everyone is welcome, you don’t have to be a HCBCmember, admission by donation at the door.Proceeds going to the Prince George TherapeuticRiding Association.

A huge thanks to our speakers for the day, MelanieWowk BSc, DVM | Manager Veterinary Services -Cattle/Equine/Genetics Product Support Zoetis,speaking on parasite management andvaccinations; Dr. Stephen (Steve) Manning DVM,MSc, ACT, speaking on breeding and foaling;and Wendy Bennett, CRSP, Executive DirectorAgSafe speaking on keeping employers andemployees safe on the farm.

Don’t miss out! Make sure to pre-register to reserveyour seat and be entered into the draw for a freenight’s stay at the Ramada Plaza Prince George.

Special shout out to our sponsors, Zoetis Inc., OtterCoop, Science Pure Nutraceuticals,

Western College of Veterinary Medicine, AgSafe,LEPS and the Ramada Plaza Prince George.

We couldn’t do this without you!

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ARE YOU A FULL TIME STUDENT LOOKING FOR SUMMER WORK?COME WORK WITH US!Temporary, Full-time Summer Student Position:

Membership and Program Administrative Assistant (June - August)

This is a full-time Monday - Friday position working out of the Aldergrove office for the summer months. As theAdministrative Assistant, you will be responsible to assist with member services, and various program supportwork for coaching, recreation and competition support and vacation relief. The job will be primarily computerwork, phones, with some filing and mail outs possible. There will be lots to learn in a friendly, relaxed butprofessional office environment. There is a willingness to allow for a week or two unpaid vacation during thework term to make time for some summer fun if requested.

The successful applicant will be a post-secondary student studying sport administration, business administration,equine or agricultural related studies.

Deadline for applications is Friday May 11, 2018, approximate start date Monday May 28, 2018 or asdetermined in cooperation with our successful candidate.

This position is contingent on funding through the federal government‘s Canada Summer Jobs program.As such, applicants must comply with the eligibility requirements.

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 2018EQUESTRIAN CANADA BOARDOF DIRECTORSEC is looking for dedicated individuals with thedynamic and relevant skills to take on a leadershiprole in the organization. Directors will have theopportunity to help EC effectively deliver on its

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mandate to represent, promote and advanceequestrian sport and all related equine andequestrian interests in Canada.

EC Directors will also have the chance to workcollaboratively toward the continued growth anddevelopment of the organization, whilestrengthening partnerships within Canada andabroad.

Prospective candidates interested in serving on theEC Board of Directors are encouraged to downloadthe following package for full application eligibilityinformation, instructions and timelines. Thedeadline for nominations is June 1, 2018 at 4pmET.

HORSE DAY 2018 ISGALLOPING ACROSS CANADAON JUNE 2nd!Each year, the first Saturday of June is marked asCanada's National Horse Day. Together, EquestrianCanada (EC) and the provincial equestrianassociations invite all Canadians to take this uniqueopportunity honour, discover, and explore theequestrian world. This year will mark the 10thanniversary of Horse Day, which was created toraise public awareness and promote the belovedhorse. Across the country, events and celebrationswill take place on June 2nd.

Make Horse Day part of your springcelebrations. There are many ways to jump inand get involved in Horse Day 2018:

Learn more about Horse Day 2018 HERE

Want to host a Horse Day 2018 event? Registeryour event HERE

Encourage youth between the ages of 3 and 16 toenter the Horse Day 2018 National Drawing Contestfor the chance to win exciting prizes! Learn moreabout the drawing contest HERE

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And be sure to capture your Horse Day fun oncamera for the chance to win! To enter the HorseDay Photo Contest, simply post your Horse Dayphotos to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram on June 2,2018 using the hashtag #HorseDay2018.

ENGLISH & WESTERN RIDERTRAINING WORKSHOP FORRIDERS, COACHES &INSTRUCTORSHCBC is presenting a three day event with two daysof Rider Evaluator Training, followed by one day ofRider Testing for English and Western candidates.Riders who are interested in completing the Riderprograms are welcome to come to the morningsessions and learn what the tests are about, what isrequired and what the standards are. Coaches andInstructors attending the full day session will betrained to administer the appropriate levels in theirdiscipline. We welcome Coaches, Instructors andRiders of Western and English to attend bothmornings. Coaches and Instructors must attend theMorning and Afternoon sessions for their disciplineto complete their training and will receive 3 PDpoints.

The May 19 session will be for the EnglishDiscipline. The morning will be explaining theEnglish Rider program and the expectations at alllevels. This session is open to Riders and Certified

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Coaches or Instructors. The afternoon training willonly be open to Instructors and Coaches.

The May 20 session will be for the WesternDiscipline. The morning will be explaining theWestern Rider Program and the expectations at alllevels. This session is open to Riders, CertifiedCoaches and Certified Instructors. The afternoontraining will only be open to Instructors andCoaches. The classroom session will be followed bya “mock evaluation” at the riding facility, which isopen to all Coaches, Instructors and Ridercandidates.

May 21 will be held at the riding facility. Interestedriders can sign up to be tested for the English orWestern Rider Levels. Candidates will book theevaluations directly with Maureen (English) orWendy (Western). Maureen is able to test up toEnglish Rider 8 and Wendy can test up to WesternRider 4 and Western Intermediate Rider BasicTraining. There will be a limited number ofcandidates that can be tested on the 21st.

Pre-registration is mandatory, registrations andpayment must be received at the HCBC office byMay 10th. Email coaching@hcbc.ca for moreinformation

ATTENTION ALL EC COACHES AND MEMBERS WITH AN NCCPNUMBER AND ACCOUNTHCBC has been tasked with updating and correcting all of the Equestrian NCCP coach records in the CACdatabase (the Locker) for BC. One task is to input or correct the email address on file on your transcript. Pleasego to www.coach.ca and log in with your email and password (if you do not have a password you can createone). Once you are in your account, check your address, email address and if they are missing or incorrect,please change add the email or correct the information.

PONY TAILS KIDS CLUBFinally Spring is here!

The days are getting longer and the sun is out whichmeans more time to spend outdoors!

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Join Pony Tails Kids Club today and follow theadventures of Alice the Pony and her friends Oliver,Panama and Howdy as they discover how much funit is to play outside while at the same time learnabout horses and ponies!

Do you know a horse crazy kid ?

Join Alice the Pony’s FREE Pony Tails Kids Clubtoday!

HCBC COACH OF THE YEARAWARDS PRESENTATIONHCBC Secretary Nancy Olson-Beaulieu, presentedboth the 2016 and the 2017 Coach of the YearAwards on April 28th to Derek Huget (2017) andAndrea Taylor (2016). Both Derek and Andrea arevery active in the BC dressage community, loved bytheir students and are very deserving recipients ofthese awards.

Photo Credit: Marion P. Cox

HORSE COUNCIL BC IS PLEASED TO AWARD CORE GRANTS TOTHE FOLLOWING GROUPS:

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BC Interior Morgan Horse Club for jump equipment, $2500 BCHBC Alberni Valley Chapter for ring revitalization, $2065 BCHBC North Cariboo Chapter for an equipment trailer, $4000

BCHBC Vermillion Forks Chapter for horse shelters, $4000 BCHBC West Kootenay Chapter for a Mountain Trail course, $4500

Campbell Valley Equestrian Society to replace the liner of their water jump, $4500 Cowichan District Riding Club for horse barn flooring, $5000

Double H Saddle Club for a pen upgrade, $1800 Kelowna Riding Club for an irrigation system, $1800

Langley Riders for arena lights, $2900 North Peace Light Horse Association for a tractor, $5000

South Cariboo Equestrian Association for a projector, $450 Squamish Valley Equestrian Association for an Indoor Arena, $5000 (and an additional $1000 from the zone)

Vernon District Riding Club for a jump shed, $1500 Zone 1 for facility upgrades, $2300

In total $47,345.00 was awarded for these worthwhile projects. We look forward to hearing about their progressand are excited to see the end results.

BC SUMMER GAMES COMING TO COWICHAN JULY 19-22Are you an equestrian athlete between the ages of 11 & 18? Want to learn more about qualifying for the BCSummer Games? 2018 BC Summer Games Technical Packages are now available online and can be found onthe BC Summer Games page of the HCBC website.

STRONG RIDE FOR BC'S LISA

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MARIE FERGUSSON AT CCI 4*LAND ROVER KENTUCKYTHREE-DAY EVENT Lisa Marie Fergusson of Langley, BC and her ownBC bred Honor Me, a 12-year-old Welsh SportHorse gelding sired by Brynarian Brenin, deliveredCanada’s fastest cross-country round on Derek diGrazia’s course, crossing the finish with 6.0 timepenalties. Four rails down and one time penaltyadded on Richard Jeffery’s challenging showjumping track saw Fergusson and Honor Me finish in25th place on a final score of 66.5, moving up 18places after dressage.

Great job Lisa!

Photo Credit – Cealy Tetley

PARTICIPATE IN THE 55+ BC GAMES – Kimberley/Cranbrook2018Tuesday, September 11th to Saturday, September 15th at RDEK Wycliffe Exhibition Grounds,Kimberley/Cranbrook, B.C. (5325 Staples Road, Wycliffe, BC V1C 7C3)

Equestrian Events:

Dressage – Training Level, First Level, Second Level Western Dressage – Walk/ Jog level, Training Level, First Level

Mountain Trail Horse – Novice / Open Western Performance – Ranch Riding Horse / Ranch Trail Horse

REGISTRATION DEADLINE JUNE 15, 2018

CANADIAN SHOW JUMPINGTEAM VICTORIOUS INMEXICAN NATIONS CUPThe Canadian Show Jumping Team comprised ofJonathon Millar of Perth, ON, Jenn Serek of Calgary,AB, Laura Jane Tidball of Langley, BC, and KeeanWhite of Rockwood, ON, won the $5,690,000 MXN

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Longines Nations‘ Cup held Sunday, April 22, atCSIO5* Coapexpan, Mexico.

Laura Jane Tidball of Langley, BC, made herNations‘ Cup debut for Canada riding Concetto Son,owned by Thunderbird Show Park Ltd.

Canada is currently in first place and the finalNations Cup qualifier will be at Odlum Brown BCOPEN CSIO5* in Langley on June 3, 2018.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR BCHORSE OWNERS WHEN TRAVELLINGWITHIN BC, TO THE US OR OTHERPROVINCES WITH YOUR HORSEBC Brand Inspection Suggestions and Legislated Requirements

Horses heading south of the border should be brand inspected beforedeparture to avoid problems in other jurisdictions (there are problemsevery year in some states because horses arrive from BC without brandinspection and this is contrary to the legislation in some states)

Horses that are traveling from BC to the US via Alberta can travel on aBC Transportation Certificate which is issued by the BC LivestockInspector at the time of inspection without any requirement that they bebrand inspected in Alberta

If the horses stop over in Alberta for a period of time they would requirean Alberta inspection before proceeding south.

Any horse being delivered to a saleyard in BC must be accompanied by aLivestock Manifest (Form 3) with the horses for sale being brandinspected at the saleyard in the prescribed area of BC (BC LivestockIdentification Reg. Section 28)

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PROPOSED NATIONAL EQUINEINFECTIOUS ANEMIA DISEASECONTROL PROGRAMThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) haslaunched a 60-day public consultation on aproposed new National Equine Infectious Anemia(EIA) Disease Control Program.

The CFIA has been collaborating with provincial,territorial and equine industry representatives,among others, over the past few years to develop anew approach to address program issues. One ofthe main issues has been the low volume of owner-requested testing (surveillance) among westernCanada equine owners, even though many positivecases of EIA have been identified in that area. As aresult, a key recommendation from the EIA workinggroup was for the CFIA to develop a program thatincludes some mandatory EIA testing requirementsfor certain movements of horses in western Canada.

Stakeholders may comment on the proposedprogram, including:

- details about zoning Canada for EIA - the movement control system

- changes to how the CFIA would respond to EIA, - how the full program would be implemented

If support is received, the CFIA will proceed withplanning the implementation of this program.

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MEDIA PARTNER MAGAZINESHorse Council BC is partnered with 2 of Canada's top horse magazines for the 2018 season. This means that weare able to offer all HCBC Members a discount to annual subscriptions to each of these great publications.

To purchase a discounted subscription, please log in to our online membership portal and click "Add MagazineSubscriptions to Existing Horse Council BC Membership".

Click on the monthly magazines right here in the e-news to go straight to these publication's websites and checkout their great content each month!

INVASIVE SPECIES OF THE MONTHYellow Starthistle (centauria solstitialis)

Yellow Starthistle, also known as Yellow Cockspur or St.Barnaby‘s Thistleis a grey-green to blue-green annual or biennial with a deep taproot,which allows it to proliferate on dry sites and rob more desirable plants,

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such as rangeland grasses, fruit trees and grapevines of moisture. Itsyellow flowerhead and winged stem and branches make it readilyidentifiable. It can be found on fields, roadsides, rangeland, pastures andwaste areas. A rapid colonizer that forms dense stands, the plantproduces allelochemicals that prevent growth in other species.

Although not yet present in British Columbia, Yellow Starthistle (YST) hasbeen creeping northward and has the potential to affect BC‘s rangelands,orchards, vineyards and pastures. Aided by climate change, YST ismoving north and is posing a real threat to the arid and semi-aridgrassland ecosystems present in the Okanagan Region. It is anaggressive species that has invaded millions of acres in the westernUnited States.

Of particular interest to horsemen, Yellow Starthistle is toxic to horses,creating the condition known as “chewing disease”. A horse must ingest alarge amount of fresh or dried plant material to be affected. For moreinformation on Yellow Starthistle‘s toxic properties, read a guide from NewMexico State University here: http://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_b/B710/

For more information on the threat Yellow Starthistle poses, see the BCInvasive Species Council webinar “Modelling the Risks and DamagesFrom a ’Potential‘ Yellow Starthistle Invasion of BC” here:https://bcinvasives.ca/resources/webinars/webinar-archive

If you spot Yellow Starthistle in British Columbia, pull it, bag it and reportit! Here‘s how: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hra/plants/raw.htm

TRAIL NEWSThe BC Equestrian Trails Fund has completed its 2018 round of funding,and we‘re pleased to report Horse Council BC was able to fund $38,130in trail work this year, for projects all around BC. Recipients of funding in2018 are:

BCHBC (Back Country Horsemen of BC) Robson Valley Chapter, forBelle Mountain Multi-use Trails Rehabilitation

BCHBC Yarrow Chapter, for Manning Park Trail Works 2018 BCHBC North Cariboo Chapter, for the Collins Overland Telegraph Trail:

Goose Lake to Blackwater River 2018 BCHBC North Thompson Chapter, for the Skull Mountain Rehabilitation

Project 2018 BCHBC Aldergrove Chapter, for the South Langley Regional Trail

Completion Mission Horse Club, for the Stave West Corral Project 2018

Haney Horsemen Association, for the Allco Park Project – Stage 2 BCHBC Shuswap Chapter, for the South Canoe Trail System – Goliath

Trail

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Thank you to everyone who has donated, past and present, to the BCEquestrian Trails Fund! Thanks to you, we‘re able to continue fundingthese great projects that benefit BC equestrians and fellow users wholove our trails.

Photo Credit: Dakota Jayde from the 2017 Focus on Trails Photo Contest

BOOK OF THE MONTHEquine Science

By Zoe Davies

From genetics to functional anatomy, cell biology to the equine digestivesystem, Equine Science, Third Edition covers all the essential scientificknowledge you need for your equine programme. Thoroughly updated,this new edition features a clear, systematic presentation, stunning full-colour photographs and illustrations, chapter summary points and self-assessment questions throughout.

Horse Council BC gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Province of British Columbia through theMinistry of Tourism, Arts & Culture

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