KEITH McADAMS , PRESIDENT
Communauté RURALE , RURAL Community
KEITH McADAMS , PRESIDENT
Communauté RURALE , RURAL Community
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PROGRAMME GYMKHANA PROGRAM
Le gymkhana est une discipline d'équitation Western,
Gymkhana is an equestrian event consisting of speed pattern racing and timed games for riders on horses.
Le gymkhana est très répandue en Amérique du Nord, dans laquelle l'agilité et la rapidité du cheval sont mises à l'épreuve. En fait, le gymkhana comporte plusieurs épreuves chronométrées qui doivent être exécutées selon un patron précis.
These events often emphasize children's participation and may be organized by a recognized Contry Fairs ,Pony Club or a 4-H club.
https://the-gleaner.com/havelock-fair-celebrates-148th-edition-in-2019
Maureen McNeil
Mark your calendars for September 14. Havelock Fair is celebrating its 148th year, making it one of the oldest consecutively held fairs in Canada.
First held in 1871, the fair grew out of the pride over what local farmers and their households produced, and it still holds close to its roots of showcasing rural agricultural life. It draws locals, those from neighbouring communities, and people from larger urban centres whose ancestors may have lived a way of life that the fair is a reminder of.
Here are some of the main events for this year’s fair:
The Elgin & District Pipes and Drums will perform at 11 a.m., walking the grounds to officially open the fair.
A barbecue chicken lunch ($15) will be served by the Women’s Auxiliary of the Barrie Memorial Hospital.
Robert Craig & Rocky Top will headline the live music show and are sure to get all ages up dancing.
The activities for families include game, face painting, the bouncy castle, a petting zoo, children’s races and games, and a magician.
The ever-popular gymkhana, a big draw for novice and seasoned riders alike, and the 4-H youth are mainstays of the fair.
Interest in heritage and rare animal
breeds is on the rise so a section of the grounds has been dedicated to showing them. A sheep-herding demonstration is in the works and Massey and Fergie, Quinn Farm’s pair of oxen, are coming.
Aside from all this and more, there are the wonderful exhibits of traditional arts and crafts, plants and flowers, fruits and vegetables, homemade produce, and forage crops. Why not enter something? It takes a community participating to make a fair great.
Gretta and Ross Whyte have been a big part of the fair for decades. Ross has been a director for more than 60 years. They see the fair as “keeping alive what built this community” — hard work and a love of the land. As a six-year-old, Ross went to the fair in a horse and buggy and the cattle were driven, not transported in trucks.
Prior to 1958 the fair was held on a Wednesday, so schools were closed for the day. Gretta reminisced that showing your home and garden produce “became an incentive to get better,” and remembers that it was a time when Roma families came in their wagons selling pots and pans.
As a country fair that has seen many changes over almost 150 years, the Havelock event remains grounded in promoting rural agricultural awareness and its many inherent traditions. Throughout the years the fair has remained a community event worth celebrating. As a family day, a social time, fun and educational, it puts us in contact with the heart of rural life and its people. You are invited to come and keep this spirit alive.
Saturday, Sept. 14, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 455 Route 202, Havelock. Entrance $10, children under 12 free. Website: foire-havelock-inc.com. Join us on Facebook.
Une journée seulement...Cette tradition qui a déjà 148 années. Les barrières s'ouvrent toujours à 8h00 afin que votre famille profite d'une journée remplie de plaisir.
Havelock est situé dans la Vallée de Châteauguay à environ 50 kilomètres au sud-ouest de Montréal. L'exposition vous offre des produits locaux: légumes, pommes et notre cabane à sucre.
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the Havelock Fair will celebrate its 148th consecutive fair. What an amazing tradition! Situated at the base of beautiful Covey Hill in the southwestern corner of Quebec this is a family day not to be missed.
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