Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society : British Columbia Division
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CTHS BC • November 2, 2020
IT IS WITH SADNESS THAT WE INFORM YOU OF THE PASSING OF ONE OF OUR GREAT HORSEMEN BRIAN LEIGHT. BRIAN FINISHED THE RACE PEACEFULLY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 ON VANCOUVER ISLAND, HE LEAVES BEHIND HIS LOVING WIFE MARGIE AND MANY RELATIVES.
REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND, YOU WILL BE DEARLY MISSED.
BRIAN WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ALBERTA, AT THE AGE OF 20 HE JOINED THE RCMP. HE THEN WENT ON TO MANAGE JAWL BROS FARM ON VANCOUVER ISLAND AND LATER WAS THE MANAGER OF ORANGE BLOSSOM FARM. MARGIE AND BRIAN RETIRED AND PURCHASED A SMALL FARM IN DUNCAN RAISING THEIR OWN HORSES, BRIAN’S WHOLE LIFE WAS HIS HORSES AND THEIR WELL BEING.
AS MOST WILL RECALL BRIAN BROUGHT MANY WELL BRED HORSES TO THE CTHS SALES.
BAKKEN on the move Bakken on the Move BC's leading sire for the past five years has been relocated and will stand at Steen and Cathy Reggelsen's Strideaway Thoroughbreds in Armstrong for the 2025 season
Current leading 3rd crop sire in Canada, the son of Smart Strike, COUNTERFORCE is on the move. COUNTERFORCE who stood in 2024 at Stride Away Thoroughbreds (Steen and Cathy Reggelsen) in Armstrong, BC will be relocating to Empire Equestrian in Ardrossan, AB. For breeding information contact Lori Neyka 780-719-0400 or [email protected] .
The office will be closed Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - Wednesday, January 3, 2024 The office reopens on Thursday, January 4, 2024 Wishing you a happy, healthy holiday season and good racing in 2024! The Directors and staff - CTHS BC