CRHA Hall of Fame Moree Thomas – 2004 Inductee & Ross Thomas 2012 Inductee Ross Thomas first started his interest in showing horses with Cecil Stirling. He helped him show first Percheron, Commercial and then Trotters. He enjoyed the horses, even played horse with his brother when they were kids. After Cecil’s death Ross started …
CRHA Hall of Fame Lou & Alma Thibaudeau – 2008 Inductees Lou Thibaudeau began showing in the 1930’s and did so continuously till 1962. Over the years they exhibited at many shows both close to home, and at a distance, including Belleville, St. Catherines, and the Royal. Brownie Lee was the grandson of Lee Harvester …
CRHA Hall of Fame Les & Pearl Lawrence – 2007 Inductees The Lawrence’s, Les, Pearl, Jean and Harold added a great deal to the Road Horse Association. It was at Les’ home where the first meeting of the Association was held. Les and his father had showed Commercial horses for many years, but in the …
CRHA Hall of Fame Lorne & Alice Crawford – 2003 Inductees Previous Next Lorne was a well-known and well-loved Ottawa Valley sportsman and horseman and a long-time member of both the CRHA and OHHA. He served as President of the CRHA from 1987 to 1988. Lorne’s many friends were saddened and shocked by his sudden …
CRHA Hall of Fame Harley Allison – 2005 Inductee & Lois Allison – 2013 Inductee Previous Next The Allison family of Harley, Lois, and son, Wayne, has been showing road horses now for over thirty years. Harley first began with a bike and a horse called Slade, who was rumoured to have enjoyed an occasional …
CRHA Hall of Fame Lloyd Nugent – 2009 Inductee Previous Next Lloyd Nugent was employed with the Ministry of Transportation for many years. He has been showing road horses for a great number of years as well, along with his daughter, Carolyn. Carolyn keeps their harness immaculate — cleaning and wiping it after every class. …
CRHA Hall of Fame Ralph Walker – 2002 Inductee, Myrna Walker – 2012 Inductee Myrna Walker with Paul Richardson at her 2012 Induction Previous Next Horses were always part of Ralph’s Walker’s life. He purchased his first Standardbred at the age of thirteen. However, it wasn’t until the ’50s, after purchasing a dairy business in …
CRHA Hall of Fame John Sheridan – 2001 Inductee, Phyllis Sheridan – 2012 Inductee John Sheridan with Page Boy, World Championship Horse Show, Louisville, KY. Phyllis Sheridan Previous Next Congratulations to John Sheridan on becoming the first inductee to the Canadian Road Horse Hall of Fame. John was a founding member of this Association and …
CRHA Hall of Fame Don & Joanne Heath -2010 Inductees Previous Next The Canadian Road Horse Association is very proud to announce its 2010 inductees to the Hall of Fame – Don & Joanne Heath Don and Joanne Heath, both of racing backgrounds, and their four children began showing road horses in 1971 with their …
CRHA Hall of Fame Matt & Myrtle MacDougall – 2011 Inductees The Canadian Road Horse Association is very proud to announce its 2011 inductees to the Hall of Fame – Matt & Myrtle MacDougall. Matt was born in Erin, Ontario and joined his father’s livestock trucking business as a teenager driving the trucks, a career …