2018 Calendar & Events

2018/19 Events

 

Clinics

— Josh Nichol clinic Nov 6-9: no boarder riding inside during clinic 8-12 & 1-4:15.  Spectators welcome at $25/day.  For more info contact Deanna or Josh’s website.

 

— Obstacles with Lisa (Jan 3/19 Thursday afternoon or evening group during Christmas Break) - sign up on day camp form

 

— Centered Riding with Sue Falkner-March Jan 16-18 9am-430pm—$425 Jen

 

— Training for Courage with Paul Dufresne — May 2/3—2 day clinic Lisa

 

 

Horse Shows

Dec 22, 2018-Christmas Fun Show (for students/boarders only)  form due Nov 22

 

February 10, 2019 —Valentines Horse Show (for jumping students/boarders only) Form—deadline to register is February 1

 

Upcoming Horse Shows we will take student to—parents must attend if under 18.

(coaching required for all shows if on a lesson horse and all students for jumping). 

 

Colchester Ag Society Open Fun Shows at Fultonvale Outdoor Arena, trailering $20, coaching $20.  Enter all classes you want as you can’t add at the show.

— English/Jumping/Western/Gymkhana: May 5 & Sept 15, 2019. 

— registration forms are on www.colchesteragsociety.org

 

If you find another show you want to attend, please talk to your instructors or join our Paints Plus Show Group 2018 on facebook.

 

Trail Rides

We take intermediate lesson students and boarders with us on day trail rides in the Edmonton area when the weather cooperates.  Watch for sign-up sheets on barn whiteboard and facebook.  You must have an AEF membership to attend (www.albertaequestrian.com).  Limited trailer spots available if you don’t have your own trailer and some lesson horses suitable to lease for the day if required. 

 

Alberta Trail Riding Assocation Trail Rides, Clinics & Meetings

www.atra.ca — join to get the emails about upcoming events

 

 

Overnight Camping Trips 2018

 

— May 17-21: Long Weekend Camping Trip, Brule Sandhills (near Hinton) P+ boarders and students only.  No shoes required.  Must have tent/camper or stay in bed and breakfast in Brule (2 minutes) or Hotel in Hinton (15 minutes) as no facilities where we camp, just a creek.  Note: Lisa leaving Thurs am and Iris Friday am, both coming back Mon pm.

 

— June 26-July 3: Hummingbird (100km West of Rocky Mountain House).  No charge for camping, highline poles only.  Open to ATRA members only. 

 

— July 6-14: Jasper Mountain Camping Trip — experienced horses and riders, by invite only due to small campsite, will be trailering each day to different staging areas (not an ATRA ride), limited space for camping

 

— July 22-29: Cypress Hills Trip (AB/Sask border near Medicine Hat) There is a camping fee, pens available.  More info to come.  Open to ATRA members only. 

 

— Aug 2-11:  Yaha Tinda Mountains, Eagle Creek Campground, near Sundre, no charge camping, hitching rails or high lines only.  Open to ATRA members only. 

 

— Aug 20-27: Kananaskis Little Elbow, covered tie stalls.  Camping fees.  Shoes required.  ATRA members only

 

 

Other Events 2019

 

— April 26-28: Mane Event Expo  in Red Deer (jumping drill team performs evenings in the extravaganza), lots of clinics, huge trade fair

Boarders may ride around lessons but must give lessons right of way.  Lessons are in black and lease rides are in blue. Events of interest to clients but not at Paints-Plus, or not using arena, only upstairs, are in green.

 

*Day camps page has registration forms and more information.  No boarder riding in same arena during day camps or clinics in pink. 

 

Haul-in rides are welcome at $20/horse cash weekdays before lessons only, September through June.  Sorry no evenings or weekend haul-ins unless coming for a lesson, Polocrosse or Cattle Penning/Sorting practices as our arena is busy with our boarders and lesson students on evenings and weekends.  Please call/text Lisa before hauling in: 780-237-7587

 

Cattle Penning/Sorting practices run every second Saturday at 7pm, come at 6pm to warm up.  Cost is $20 for 2 runs sorting and 2 runs penning plus $10/horse haul in fee if you don’t board your horse with us.   Video of practice—come join the fun.  Pictures below.  We do have some suitable lesson horses than we are willing to lease to intermediate students for this also.

Please note that cattle will not be hauled in if daily high that Saturday is colder than –15 degrees Celcius.  We also run Sunday sorting and penning clinics for new horses/riders every couple months over the winter, from 1230-330pm, come at 12pm to warm up.  Please sign up on whiteboard list or call or text Lexi 780-340-5773 ahead if you plan to come, or go to our "Edmonton Area Cattle Penning and Sorting" facebook group and check for updates and message if you are coming.  If there is not enough interest, we may cancel or haul less cattle.

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Pictures from December 5, 2015 Cattle Sorting and Penning Practice.  Click for video.

Picture of students at the Ag Society Fun Horse Show and Gymkhana September 2016