The Huron Expositor, 1990-09-05, Page 11Horse riding on highway
better if rules of the
road are followed
BY SUSAN OXFORD
Horsemen have to obey rules of
the Bond as struck as drivers MO
and Goderich OPP officer Riding
Hulse( eaplamed some of *Mt
rules to a meeting of Sc Orth
Horse and Puny 4-H Club manbers
Ku 15 at the home of Tow and
elly Ryan.
Officer Hiring told 4-H club
members that a Mase is considered
a vehicle under the Ontario High-
way Traffic Act. Under the act
vehicles are certain nudes of
transportation that are powered by
motor or muscle. Since a horse is
most certainly powered by muscle,
and therefore a vehicle under the
act, it follows that a horseman must
obey resits outlined by the act. A
highway in the act is a common
public street, trestle, gravel road,
ecL, that is used for the littoral
movement of traffic.
"You have to operate a horse in a
safe manner," said Officer Huisa,
who is a horse owner and rider. "If
a problem arises, and it's found to
be the fault of the horseman, char-
ges may be laid under the act or the
Criminal Code. When the act was
being written cars were coming into
widespread use, although many
people were still using horses.
Nowhere in the act does it say you
can't ride a horse on the road."
For other drivers encountering a
horse on the road, all rules for
vehicles apply. The act states that
every person having control or
charge of a vehicle, when ap-
proaching a horse or other animal
that is drawing a vehicle or being
driven, led or ridden, shall operate,
manage and control the vehicle to
such manner as to exercise every
reasonable precaution to prevent the
frightening of the animal and to
ensure the safety and protection of
the rider. Roughly translated, this
means drivers of vehicles are
responsible for the safety of the
horse and rider.
The act also states that when a
person in charge of a vehicle or on
horseback is overtaken (passed) by
a vehicle or horseman travelling at
a greater speed, the overtaken per-
son shall turn to the right and allow
the overtaking vehicle or horseman
to pass. It follows then that any
person passing another vehicle or
horseman shall turn to the left so
far as may be necessary to avoid a
collision. The person overtaken is
not required to leave more than
one-half of tate rartiorer free,
awning that a womb.
sea, arc not suplisi IP
10 the shoulder of Ism to
allow the overtaking vehicle room
to pass.
a vehicle on the highway
is not under the wt. wether
it's racing cars or horses. If a per-
son is convicted of racing an animal
on the highway a $78.75 fine can
be imposed. If a person fails io
ensure the safety of a parson to
charge of an horse, a fine of $78.75
can be imposed upon conviction.
Officer Hulse: said he drives his
horse on the left side of the road so
he can watch traffic. He is comfor-
table with this practice and said it's
within the law to do so if a bores -
man and horse are more comfor-
table facing traffic.
The Canadian Equestrian
Federation (CEF) has its own safety
rules suggestions for horsemen: be
sure you know and trust your horse;
know and use the correct hand
signals; dress properly, wear a
helmet and wear a solid shoe or
boot with a heel; check your horse
tack and be sure the saddle fits
properly.
If a horseman is alone or in a
group: ride in single file; ride on
the right side of the road; obey
traffic signs, lights and police; give
way to pedestrians at authorized
crossings; look both ways before
crossing the street and make sure
your group is together before cros-
sing; turn a horse's head away from
what frightens it and push the horse
past; place a quiet horse in front
and rear of the group.
In town the CEF suggests to:
avoid crowds, especially children;
keep away from dogs and if neces-
sary warn dog owners if there is a
risk that the dog may be injured;
and respect private property. When
leading a horse, whether the hor-
seman is mounted or leading by
foot, always lead on the right hand
side with the horseman between the
horse and the highway.
The CEF recommends avoiding
riding at night since drivers have
poor visibility and a horse can have
a nervous reaction to headlights. If
riding at night must occur, the
horseman should wear reflective
tape on light clothing and carry a
light.
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEMBER 5. 1990 1
G0 E AND CELEBRATE
Seaforth Golf Course's
th
Anniversary
Party
COMING SAT. SEPT. 15
GOLF - TOURS - SALE
ENTERTAINMENT - DANCING
The South Huron All Breed Horse Association held a com-
petition on August 25 as part of the Bayfield Fall Fair. Among
the association's competitors was Art Brand, seen here com-
peting in the 17 and over category tor Western Equitation.
Under -17's bow to Exeter
St. Columban Under -17's played
their final playoff game of the year
on August 25. The locals suffered a
5 - 0 loss in the 'A' finals to a
strong Exeter team that finished the
season unbeaten.
St. Columban beat Lucan 6 - 4 to
make it to the finals, and Exeter
finished off Nairn to set the stage
for the final. St. Columban played
two games against Exeter this year
in the season and lost both games
in close score, 2 - O and 5 - 3.
St. Columban started the game by
putting pressure on Exeter, forcing
them to make mistakes and giving
St. Columban a penalty shot early
in the match. The shot missed the
right-hand corner, but the St.
Columban team never gave up and
had many chances to take the lead,
although they couldn't finish the
plays. Exeter started the scoring late
in the 1st half as St. Columbans
pressure failed to hold up. The team
fell asleep, giving up four straight
goals that Exeter took advantage of
and they led 4 - 0 at half time.
St. Columban came out strong in
the second half but again failed to
score on many opportunities as
Exeter ran away with the game 5 -
0.
The St. Columban Under - 17's
wish to thank their parents for their
fan support, and especially coach
Bill Vosper for the great season,
and his hard work with the team.
This year's team included: Mike
Coyne (goalie): John Moylon
(defense); Kurt Lindeman (defense);
Sean Vosper (defense); Kalen Car-
roll. Mike Etue (halfback), Mike
Seiler (halfback), Mike Cronin
(halfback). Dean Murray (forward),
Steve Ryan (forward), Steve Hick-
nell (forward).
A special thank you to the
peewees we brought up to play for
us: Wayne Schoonderwoerd. Mike
Watt, Joe Murray and Scott Vosper.
Centenaires, Brussels Bulls reach agreement
The Seaforth Centenaires and the
Brussels Bulls have applied for
affiliation to the Ontario Hockey
Association. Bob Beuttenmiller,
president of the local Junior 'D'
team, and Gregor Campbell, the
team's general manager, met with
Junior 'C' Bulls g.m. Steve Coulter
and coach Scott Pettigrew two
weeks ago in Seaforth before
agreeing to the notion proposed by
Brussels about a month ago.
Seaforth wanted to have its new
coach in place before sitting down.
Bob Zimmer of Stratford was ap-
pointed to that position early last
week.
The Bulls were championship
finalists in the Junior 'C' group last
year, and the Centenaires finished
last in their division of Junior 'D'.
Boiled down to basics, the af-
filiation agreement allows carded
players to move up a grouping, but
not down, until a set date in the
new year when a player can only
play a limited number of games for
the senior group before becoming
ineligible for the lower group.
"We were wary and did not rush
into this,” says Campbell. "We
didn't want to see our guys putting
a puck into the net in a packed
Brussels arena on a Friday night
while our team lost another for lack
of a shooter in front of an empty
house. We know that affiliations
often don't work, especially for the
lower group. But after talking with
the Brussels officials we were con-
vinced they are sincere and aware
of our problems. We explained we
only have so much to give with a
.145 winning percentage over the
last three seasons, and with many
of our more dedicated and talented
former Centenaires playing Junior
'B' this season. We have to do
some winning soon or we won't
have a Junior 'C' team in this com-
munity."
Brussels, which opened its
training camp at Listowel on the
weekend, had about 80 hopefuls
showed up. They want to k
some borderline players on a string,
,
vo to speak, to keep rivals from
picking them up and to develop
them in our system as prospects
further down the line. On the other
hand, Seaforth had as few as seven
skaters show up for some practices
and games last year, a situation
which tinea the coach's hands and is
not healthy.
"We already had 60 invites out to
our training camp before this af-
filiation thing came along," says
Campbell, "but just because they're
invited doesn't mean they'll show -
and the more bodies the merrier.
And if one of our guys has got the
goods and wants to develop by
playing a lot of hockey this winter
he will certainly be able to do so
under this arrangement. The bottom
line is we get more bodies from
which to mold a competitive team
and our coach stili gets the final say
on our playing roster, and who goes
up and who doesn't. Brussels said
they wouldn't even ask on nights
we were both playing."
The nature of an affiliation
agreement is such that it can be
ended simply by not using it, says
Campbell, and in any case any
agreement automatically ends at the
season. "Also, I feel you would
have to get up pretty early in the
morning to pull a fast one on Mr.
Zimmer, so we feel pretty safe. But
we are not entering into this arran-
gement with that kind of negative
attitude. We feel the affiliation can
benefit both clubs. We'll just see
how it goes."
The Centenaires training camp
opens in Hensall at 8:30 p.m. on
Sunday Sept. 16. All interested area
players are welcome.
�`„SEAFORTH GOtFand 43
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Anyone interested In Playing In The
SEAFORTH INDUSTRIAL
HOCKEY LEAGUE
CAN
SIGN UP
AT
ARCHIE'S SUNOCO
Before October 3/90
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT:
MARK McKELLAR at 527-0269
OR ROB SEYMORE at 345-2846
Editor's note: Due to an error
in layout last week, the opening
three paragraphs of this story
were omitted. The Expositor
apologizes for the error, and is
certain that the story will make
much more sense this week.
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Classes held at Goderich Township Hall in
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Phone: 482-3634 by September 14.
For Chik'ren's Classes (Age 6-10)
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ELECT
TOM CLARK 0
For rides to the poli, phone Clinton Office collect at 482-1731
Tom Clark Campaign Headquarters, 79 Huron Street, Clinton, Ontario NOM 11.0
Tel: (519) 529-7794 (519) 482-1731 (519) 482-1732
Family Coalition Party Pblkies
WHERE DO THE PARTIES STAND ON THE ISSUES??
liberal Policies
BE AN INFORMED VOTER!!
P.C. Policies
N.D.P. Policies
MORAL ISSUES (which attack your family)
ABORTION — Fight for the protection of every person
from conception to natural death (Sanctity of Life).
EUTHANASIA Will fight two hills before the house
(Bills 131 & 132) which if passed will facilitate the killing
of the elderly.
PORNOGRAPHY Will introduce legislation aimed at
restricting the showing, sale & distribution of porn
magazines, videos and movies.
EDUCATION
Tom Clark would return the control of education to the
parents and county boards.
Tom (lark would work to return prayer and bible
reading to the school classroom.
Tem (lark would return to the public school classroom
teaching from a ludeao-Christian perspective presenting
moral absolutes
Halt the escalating cost of education by reassessing nes
programs such as festreaming, Top heavy administration
and duplication of programs.
AGRICULTURE
1 pledge to you the farmers of Huron that 1 will work 10
make farming prosperous again through the formation
of a FARM BANK run by farmers for the benefit of
farmers with a (I% ceiling on ail farm loans. 1 will work
to protect the supply management system in Ontario
from Free Trade & GATT
Will open 15-20 new abortuaries in
the province which will substantial
ly increase the killing of Ontario's
babies with your tax dollars.
Produced ads with your tax dollar'.
aimed primarily at young peopk
promoting so called "Safe Sex."
Passed Bill 7 giving homosexuals
special rights in Ontario.
Two weeks after the last election
Mary Brown, head of Ontario
Censorship Board, was fired. She
was too moralistic in her views.
Cut transfer payments to schools
so they could say they balanced
the budget
Passed legislation declaring it
"wrong" to recite the 1 ord's
Prayer in school
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Mike Harris quoted in Toronto
Star, Aug. 19th, will force all
hospitals nc,t now performing
abortions to do so or be charged
under the law.
Started the process under Bill
Davis to censor Judeao-Christian
Teaching from our schools.
At the 1989 convention. the Pro-
gressive ('onservatives voted 85.70
against including the supremacy of
God and the sanctity of life in
their constitution — truly an anti
Christian parry.
NDP have supported abortion on
demand since their inception as a
party.
The NDP believes the government
should control education and not
the parents.
The NDP support the bankrupt
economic system called Socialism
— bigger and bigger government.
more and more taxes, less and less
freedom - just like the liberals
and Progressive (conservatives.
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