OTTAWA,
ON, July 9, 2024 /CNW/ - The Royal Canadian
Mounted Police is happy to announce the winners and winning names
of our 2024 Name the Foal contest.
Canadian kids – aged 14 years old and younger – once again
participated in large numbers, as did classrooms across the
country. We received more than 1,600 entries from individual kids
and more than 200 entries from schools. We also selected an entry
from submissions that we received at the Musical Ride's Open House
last February.
"This year, we were starting at the top of the alphabet again,
looking for A names. Our team was impressed by how much thought the
kids put into their entries, three of which commemorate loved ones.
The name Abby was chosen by a boy who wanted to honour his little
sister who bravely battled cancer in 2021. Abel was chosen to
commemorate RCMP Auxiliary Constable Frederick Abel who died on duty in 1986 in a car
collision with a drunk driver. Finally, Avery is a remembrance of
RCMP Sergeant Jason Avery who died
on duty in 2022 while serving with the Emergency Response
Team."
– Superintendent Kevin
Fahey, Officer in Charge of the Musical Ride and Heritage
Branch
This year, the winning names will be given to 10 new foals
recently born at the RCMP's horse breeding farm in Pakenham, Ontario. The full list of
winning entries is:
- Aaniin – Jacqueline, Trenton,
ON
- Abby – Shawn, Arnprior, ON
- Abel – Ethan Hogan,
Grand Tracadie, PEI
- Acadia – Piper, Cole Harbour, NS
- Admiral – Olivia, New Westminster,
BC
- Alfie – Mabli, Toronto, ON
(Open House winner)
- Astro – Eleanor, Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, QC
- Asher – Colton, St. John,
NB
- Avery – Classroom entry from Ecole Macneill (Grade 4/5
split) Dauphin, MB
- Avro – Keenan, Craik, SK
Contest winners will receive a 2024 Musical Ride horseshoe, a
picture of the horse they named and a certificate signed by the
RCMP Commissioner.
The RCMP has been breeding its own horses for more than 80
years. In addition to being one of the largest licensed Hanoverian
breeders in the country, the breeding program is internationally
recognized for producing some of the finest Hanoverian horses in
Canada.
For more information about the contest, or to learn more about
the world famous Musical Ride, visit the RCMP website at
www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
SOURCE Royal Canadian Mounted Police