The Ontario Belgian Horse Association is very pleased to be able to support our futurity programs along with some very special year end awards.
OBHA Stallion of the Year
The OBHA Stallion of the Year award is given to the stallion who's offspring garner the most points at shows as chosen by the OBHA Executive. In order to qualify, the stallion must be owned and standing in the Province of Ontario. The fairs where sires are able to gain the points towards this award are: Essa, Navan, Lindsay, Markham, Simcoe and the Royal. The following is the historical record of the winners of this award since it began in 2000:
2000 - Asselstine Prince William owned by Keith & Margaret Dennis
2001 - L.B. Shakespeare owned by Ken Anderson, Jack Kelly & Robert Gerow
2002 - Remlap Chip Du Marais owned by Laurence Stratford
2003 - Remlap Chip Du Marais owned by Laurence Stratford
2004 - Remlap Chip Du Marais owned by Laurence Stratford
2005 - Remlap Chip Du Marais owned by Laurence Stratford
2006 - Remlap Chip Du Marais owned by Laurence Stratford
2007 - L.B. Shakespeare owned by Ken Anderson & Jack Kelly
2008 - L.B. Shakespeare owned by Ken Anderson & Jack Kelly
2009 - Camelot Chip's Summit owned by Brenda Bradshaw
2010 - Camelot Chip's Summit owned by Brenda Bradshaw
2011 - Orndorff's Captain Fire owned by Paul Lindquist & Sons
2012 - Orndorff's Captain Fire owned by Paul Lindquist & Sons
2013 - Stoney Lake Buzz owned by Peter Maher
2014 - Kandy's Prince owned by Paul MacMillan & Janet Drynan
2015 - Produce Acres Adream owned by James McWilliams
2016 - Produce Acres Adream owned by James McWilliams
2017 - Maple Ridge Iron Man owned by Beth Palmer
2018 - Produce Acres Adream owned by James McWilliams
2019 - MAR's Joe Boy owned by Dave Zister
2020 - No Shows (Covid)
2021 - No Shows (Covid)
2022 - Orndorff's Master Gabriel owned by Paul Lindquist & Family
2023 - Stoney Lake Approval owned by Peter & Laura Maher
OBHA Breeder of the Year
The OBHA Breeder of the Year award is given to the individual(s) who have bred the horses that accumulate the most points in the OBHA Futurity programs (filly foal, yearling filly, two year old filly, stallion foal and yearling stallion). The following is the historical record of the winners of this award since it began in 2006:
2006 - Ken & Ruth Anderson
2007 - Leroy Ebersol
2008 - Keith Garner
2009 - Keith Garner
2010 - Richard & Laurel Sowden
2011 - Darrell Drain
2012 - Rusty McArthur
2013 - James McWilliams
2014 - James McWilliams
2015 - James McWilliams
2016 - James McWilliams
2017 - Kent Bruce
2018 - James McWilliams
2019 - Glen Hughes
2020 - No Shows (Covid)
2021 - No Shows (Covid)
2022 - Mark & Shannon Lindquist
2023 - Kent Bruce