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| 1957 or 1958 |
First Meetings of the Strathroy Saddle Club |
| February 1959 |
First Banquet at the Strathroy Legion on Front Street |
| 1959 - 1961 |
Mostly Trail Rides and Parades |
| March 1962 |
Changed Name to Red Valley Saddle Club |
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The club became an affiliate of WHA ( Western Horse Association) |
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Leased the land for a corral from Earl Elliot |
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Shows held at Strathroy Fall Fair and Melbourne Fair |
| 1963 |
Club Shows held at Strathroy Fair Grounds, plus a show at Strathroy Fair |
| 1966 or 1967 |
Red Valley moved to Mohler's Field, Delaware ( Just off Concession 1) |
| 1968 - 1973 |
Shows were held every other week throughout the summer |
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A Spring and Fall Open horse show were held every year, plus the club helped to put on the Strathroy Fair show. |
| 1974 |
Mohler's field had been sold |
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The club leased land and erected a corral at Harry Kilner's farm ( currently Twin Streams ) |
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Bi monthly club shows were poorly attended |
| 1975 |
Red Valley moved back to the Strathroy Fair grounds to a new ring constructed on the infield of the race track |
| 1976 - 1989 |
Spring Open Horse Show, plus 5 club shows per year were held. |
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The club also put on the Strathroy Fair show, held the first week in June |
| 1977 |
Creation of the Tevo Award - rotating trophy for the Hi Point Horse, donated by Mel Randall |
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RVSC first started using the plaques with photos for year end awards. |
| 1984 ? |
Creation of the George McLellan Memorial - rotating trophy for the Hi Point Jr B, donated by the McLellan family |
| 1984 ? |
Creation of the Audrey Long Memorial - rotating trophy for the Hi Point Jr A, donated by the Long family |
| February 1990 |
Redesign of the RVSC Logo by Glenda McLellan |
| 1990 |
Creation of the Brian Carne Memorial - rotating trophy for the Hi Point Sr Speed, donated by the Crane family |
| Spring 1990 |
the Strathroy Fair Board had sold part of the fair grounds to the town |
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the current wooden ring had been sold and plans were underway to build a new show pen on the remaining land belonging to the Fair |
| July 1990 |
The club found itself without a show pen, since the purchaser removed it early |
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The remainder of the shows for 1990 were held at Equidale ( Cantercrest) |
| Spring 1991 |
The Saddle club members helped to construct the current show pen at the Strathroy Fair grounds |
| Spring 2000 |
Construction of the Small Ring in front of the Tennis Courts |