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The Annual OQHA Convention was the site
of the 2012 OQHA Hall of Fame Awards presentation. This year,
two gentlemen and one horse were inducted as each one has
contributed significantly to the Quarter Horse Industry in
Ontario.
The OQHA Hall of Fame is dedicated to preserving
the history and heritage of the Association. Nomination forms
are available below and should be mailed to Chairperson Joe
Jarvis by July 1, 2011. |
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Joe Hoskins and his wife Isabelle raised
four children, Joanne, Bonnie, David and Christopher. Today the
Hoskins clan has grown to add 12 grandchildren and 5 great
grandchildren. Even though most of his grandchildren never had
the opportunity to know their grandfather, they have all grown
up hearing the stories of his passion and dedication to his
family and the Quarter Horse industry.
Joe’s involvement in
horses was not of his own choosing. Isabelle was the catalyst
for the entire family going in this direction. The families
first horse was an Arabian called Red Desert Wind. Soon Joe and
Isabelle met Jean and Dale Purdy whom they purchased their very
first registered Quarter Horse from. Around this time they
started to dabble in the show ring as many people did including
life long friends Ron and Linda Durham.
Joe owned and
operated a very successful high end appliance retail store
“Falkner Electric” in Toronto, Ontario from 1977 to 1987. His
business took him all over the world from Italy to Japan. Joe
cherished his children and the horses allowed him to stay in
touch and involved in his children’s lives. Joe and Isabelle
moved the family to the farm on the 2nd line in Campbelleville,
Ontario, were they bred, raised and showed Quarter Horses from
1970 until 1993. From this farm, they showed notable horses such
as AQHA Superior Western Pleasure Stallion Lakeview Popular,
Superior Youth Horse Touch O Class and Head Waggon in the OQHA
and WHA show circuits‘. The 1977 and 1978 Gold Coast Circuit in
Florida was among their more treasured memories with friends
such as Gord Wadds & Mike Leppard.
Although Joe was not
one to lead or ride a horse in the show pen, Joe loved to attend
the OQHA shows and made many wonderful life long friends
including close friend and fellow Hall Of Fame inductee Harold
Mather. Where ever Joe was, fun was sure to follow. He would
often be seen making the rounds from trailer to trailer with
cohorts such as Ralph Pearson or Ray Storey.
In those
days there was only the Ontario QHA Shows and members had to
travel from one end of the province to the other end to be in
the running for year end awards. Joe and Harold Mather first
came up with the idea of dividing Ontario into areas in the late
70’s. The idea was to enable Ontario QH enthusiasts to be able
to go for a high point award with out breaking the bank to do
so. They drew Ontario into 6 areas and presented their idea. By
1980 Area 1,2,3,4,5,6 had been born.
Joe was the founding
member of the Area 3 Quarter Horse promotional club and was the
very first President. Joe was extremely passionate about the
new club and was completely dedicated and worked tirelessly to
promote Area 3 and give it life.
Joe’s support of the
Quarter Horse industry was not only for Area 3, but he was also
a big supporter of OQHA and Quarterama. Till the day he passed
he never missed a Quarterama or a Western World! He served on
many OQHA and Area 3 boards throughout the years. The last year
Joe served was as the 2nd Vice President on the OQHA board in
1985/86.
In November 1987 Joe was diagnosed with Lung
Cancer and at the age of 58, Joe Hoskins died on April 16th
1988. His Children and Grandchildren are still carrying on the
tradition of showing Quarter Horses today. He would have been
very proud of them and very humble for being inducted into the
OQHA Hall Of Fame. |
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June 28/1946 -
January 26/2008
The Ontario Quarter Horse Industry lost a
large part of its’ heart in 2008.
We can honestly say very
few people will leave an impression on us like Big George. When
you speak of quarter horse racing and specifically the small
family in the QROOQ, was there an individual that was more
passionate about the sport. Anyone involved with the OQHA scene
has had some association with the imposing figure that was
George Edgerton. The industries’ racing wing at Ajax Downs was
most recently where you would see this mountain of a man, with a
heart as big as the truck he drove. His image is the one many
relate to when you mention Ajax Downs-Picov Downs.
George
was a key figure in many aspects of the OQHA scene. Added to
positions George held on the executive of the racing association
dating back many years, George was associated with virtually
every facet of the industry. He was a perennial figure at major
Quarter Horse Shows, Quarterama show, manager for over 25 years,
Tri Chairman of the same show for many years. He proved himself
as the Ring manager of the Canadian National Exhibition show for
over 25 years. George was also one of the Presidents of the Area
Three Quarter Horse Promotional Club.
When not involved
with racing or a show, he would often be found helping anyone
who asked for his aide, be it hauling a horse somewhere,
providing his expertise and knowledge, or just plain providing a
helping hand in any way. George raced barrel horses for many
years and did well with that sport and still had time to go to
the racetrack, which was his second greatest love. His first
love was his wife Gloria and their two children Kelly and
Denise, and granddaughter Chantal.
Retired from the
Toronto Fire Department, George kept active in his profession as
a volunteer fire fighter. His expertise and experience in this
regard was often drawn on at the track. With his knowledge of
the Quarter Horse breed, George was a key person in the history
of the OQHA. He will indeed be missed.
George’s thoughts
on this would be:
May my soul always smile at the sound of a
gentle nicker. Let the scent of fresh hay and a new bag of
grain be sweet to me. Let the touch of a warm nose on my hand
always bring a smile. I adore the joy of a warm day on the farm
the grace and splendor of a running horse, the thunder of it’s
hooves makes my eyes burn and my heart soar, let it always be
so. For horses are harnessed wind, and can be flighty, let me
not frighten or harm them. Instead show me natural ways to
understand them.
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The horse inducted
into the 2011 OQHA Hall Of Fame is RED MAMBO JR, a 1960 Bay
Gelding owned by the late Fred Hill and shown by his son, Brian
Hill. This horse was sired by Red Mambo out of Lou Cindy bred by
Dolores Smith of Lansing, Michigan.
Red Mambo Jr had a
remarkable show career earning more than 150 AQHA Points. He
had points in Halter, Reining, Trail, Hunter Under Saddle,
Working Cow Horse, Western Riding, Western Pleasure and Working
Hunter. This included a Performance ROM in 1965 and a Superior
in Reining in 1974. "RED" was one of the best all-around horses
of his time competing against horse like "King Clipper Joe" and
"Show Tip" who were inducted into the OQHA Hall of Fame in prior
years.
His accomplishments included: OQHA Champion Sr.
Halter Gelding, 1965 & 1966; OQHA High Point Youth Horse 1965 &
1966; OQHA Champio9n Reining Horse 1966-1967; OQHA Champion
Western Riding Horse 1966-1967-1968; All-Around Reserve Ontario
Champion 1967; All Around Reserve Quarter Horse of Canada 1967;
OQHA Champion Trail Horse 1968; 3rd Place All Around Quarter
Horse of Ontario 1968 as well as many other accomplishments in
the Open Show Ring. "RED" was used for Jumping demonstrations
by Jimmy Day in 1969 and for Reining demonstrations using
strictly leg commands and no bridle. Just before the Hills
stopped showing him, they started him on cutting.
Brian
Hill feels both honoured and privileged to have shown such a
great horse and have "RED MAMBO JR" inducted into the OQHA Hall
Of Fame. |
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Hall of Fame Guidelines
Hall of Fame Nomination Form
The OQHA Hall of Fame is dedicated to preserving the history and
heritage of the Association. Nomination forms are available on
the OQHA website and should be mailed to Chairperson Joe Jarvis by July 1, 2011. |
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