2026 Events...

Date	Event	Description
Wednesday, April 22	Annual General Meeting	Presentations of the Financial report, Program report, and Presidents report. ​Election of the 26/27 Board of Directors
Saturday, May 9	Spring Clean-up Day	PARD's annual spring work day at the farm to get ready for the upcoming season. Retuning volunteers welcome!
Sunday, May 24	Open House & ​Volunteer Orientation	Meet volunteers, watch a demo lesson and learn about becoming a PARD volunteer.
Tuesday, June 2 Thursday, June 4	Lessons begin	Volunteers arrive between 5-5:30pm
Sunday, August 9	KHJA Show at Wendon Hills	Our host farm is excited to host a Kawartha Hunter-Jumper Association show this summer.
Saturday, August 22	PARD Charity Games Show	Fun for English and Western riders of all ages and abilities!
Sunday, November 1 (tentative)	Euchre Fundraising Tournament	A progressive Euchre Tournament in support of PARD.
Saturday, November 28th	Warsaw Santa Clause Parade	Come out and see the PARD float with the friends from Wendon Hills.

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Past Events...

​THANK YOU to EVERYONE who came out and made PARD's Charity Games Show a success again this year!

A FUN DAY FOR RIDERS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES! WESTERN AND ENGLISH RIDERS WELCOME!
Registration opens 7am
Morning Division: Walk/Trot/Lead
Afternoon Division: Walk/Trot/Jog or Walk/Trot/Canter
BBQ lunch available - all proceeds benefit PARD Therapeutic Riding
Games:

• Barrel Race: Riders cross start line and ride a clover leaf pattern around 3 barrels, returning to the start line. Fastest time wins.
• Carrot Race: Riders line up at one end of the arena. They must walk/trot their horses to the opposite end where they get off and, without using hands, “encourage” their horses to eat a carrot(s) on the ground. Once eaten, the riders remain dismounted and run with their horses in hand back to the start line. First horse/rider to cross the line wins.
• Fill-the-Pitcher: Race is run in teams as a relay. Riders stay mounted and line up at the start line. One at a time, a rider must scoop and fill a cup with water from a pail. Rider then carries the cup to the opposite end of the arena to a pitcher and dumps the water from it into the pitcher before riding back to the start line. Second rider then starts his/her turn. Riders continue in this fashion until the pitcher has been filled to a prescribed level. Fastest time wins.
• Sack Race: Riders are mounted and line up at start line. Riders then trot their horses to the opposite end towards a volunteer who is holding a grain sack for them. Riders dismount and pass their horse to the volunteer, who passes the rider a sack. Riders get into their sacks and jump their way back to the start line. Horses remain with the volunteer. First rider across the start line wins.
• Pole Bending: Rider crosses start line and rides straight down the length of the arena beside a series of poles. Riders turn around the last pole and proceed back towards the start line by weaving all the poles. After weaving the final pole, the rider must turn again and weave the poles back towards the opposite end of the arena. At the last pole, the rider turns and then rides straight back to the start line. Fastest time wins. A 5 sec penalty may apply for
  any pole knocked over.
• Keyhole: Riders cross the start line and ride in a straight line towards 2 barrels positioned at the opposite end of the arena. Riders must ride between the 2 barrels, turn around (direction of their choice) and ride back to the start line. Fastest time wins.
• Costume (mixed division): judges use their own criteria to determine winners. Usually creativity and effort weigh heavily.

ONLY $10 PER CLASS. PLEANTY OF TRAILER PARKING AVAILABLE. EMAIL [email protected] FOR MORE INFO

Interested in SPONSORING this event? Please contact us! PARD is accepting monetary donations, as well as prizes.

Many thanks to all of our generous sponsors! 

2024 Santa Claus Parade

Thank you to everyone who came out to help with the 2024 Santa Claus Parade in Douro-Dummer! We had a great time with our friends at Wendon Hills Equestrian Centre and even enjoyed the first white flakes of the season to get us into the spirit! 

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Thank you for supporting PARD Therapeutic Riding! 
If you wish to donate a new, or handmade item for the silent auction, please contact [email protected]. We are also accepting gift cards and cash donations towards this fundraiser.