Celebrating 24 years in the Ottawa Horse Industry

Located in Kanata, we give riding lessons in both English and French.

 

Elmcroft offers payment for lessons, training and board by VISA, MasterCard or Interac   FREE ON-SITE INTERNET CAFE Elmcroft is part of Kanata's high tech hub area. Join Dr Alice using our wireless Broadband Internet service in the viewing lounge--use your laptop while your family rides. If YOU want to Join our WINNING Team CALL 613-832-0638 FOR LESSON TIMES AND STALL AVAILABILITY. The Horizon sand ring offers excellent footing as a training facility. There are 20 acres of grass fields to practice on and fresh cut trails that wind for miles towards the Ottawa River. More new paddocks have opened in July 2008. So, come and enjoy Ottawa's best outside facilities and coziest teaching arena with outstanding instructors. Call Amanda @832-0638 for a FREE assessment lesson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMER MEMORIES Amanda celebrates a ONE-TWO Child/Adult Equitation Medal win with Kate Peer and Kourtney Shayanpour  If you want to excel as a hunter or jumper rider, then mastering equitation is the route to lasting success. Call Amanda or Melanie for a free assessment lesson--613-832-0638 For a set of fun pictures depicting "Kourtney and Friends" in 2007, click here ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OVSPC AWARDS PARTY, 2008 Fun and awards for our young competitors Click Pix for more Pictures AWARDS BANQUET I, 2007 Our coaches enjoyed their client's successes "Great Team Work makes the Dream Work" . . Mike, Kourtney, Samantha, Jason, Taylor and Cydney.. The 'Galloping Grandpa'--Mike Sallis get his true reward. Congratulations to the Sallis family. Photos; Robert A Paterson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Competition Horses for Sale & Lease   We have More!! [Please see video links above] Smart Alec  LEASED--is a barn favourite and was Quebec Reserve Champion with Melanie Auger in 2005 at Level 3 jumpers. Speedy in the jump-off, Alec can bring home money and ribbons every week, with an enthusiastic rider. Still a young gelding at 8 years, clearly he can move up to higher Levels. Come and try him and you wont be disappointed. Sandollar  AVAILABLE--is that special big 16.3 hands thoroughbred hunter who has it all, good looks and great movement, with his whole competition career ahead of him. He will make some fortunate rider the perfect partner in the ring. At the other end of the size scale, Amanda has chosen two new small ponies for our school clientele. These little guys include ; 7-year old chestnut gelding Elmcroft's Cashew; AVAILABLE, and 3–year old paint gelding Elmcroft's Pistachio. LEASED Whatever your needs for a new horse--call us --we have more than a dozen to suit every requirement Tell us what you are looking for and we will give you a selection to choose from Call  Melanie for an appointment to try  horses—613-832-0638 or 613-203-2267 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEAULIEU SHOW PICTURES Impervious with Amanda Hay Introducing Amanda and Bravado CLICK FOR MANY MORE PICTURES OUR HOME Elmcroft is the Home of Ottawa's Big-Time Show Jumpers Amanda and Nero--at Bromont International  -------------------------------- HORIZON STABLES Visit our friendly breeding, sales and training partners at: www.horizonstables.com ---------------------------------------------- Please visit our American friends In Maryland and Virginia: Phyllis Dawson www.teamwindchase.com Natalie Hollis www.watersedgefarmllc.com and Patricia Mansfield and Kelley Williams www.abitbetterfarm.com ------------------------------------

CONTACT INFORMATION     LESSONS TRAINING Chief Instructor Amanda Hay Elmcroft Equestrian Centre 2402 Fifth Line Road  Dunrobin, OTTAWA Ontario, K0A 1T0 Phone: (613) 832-0638  Fax: (613) 727-8904  email: Amanda Hay or Keith A. J. Hay Call for FREE Assessment Lesson -----------------------------------------    HORSES FOR SALE Hunters: We have five hunters for you to select from, and several ponies  Jumpers: We have five jumpers, levels 3 to 7+ for your selection SEE VIDEO LINK Pricing Guide Check On SATISFIED BUYERS ------------------------- Spring Start-Ups On April 13, Amanda and Lauren gave a set of Seminars, assisted by Brenda, on grooming for horse showing to Elmcroft clients. April 20 will be the day for Spring clean-up at Elmcroft with a BBQ and fun competitions to accompany fence and jump painting, plus a repair and clean-up crew working on jumps, fences and infra-structure. All are WELCOME Meet the Staff Elmcroft  functions with the care and attention of Sharon Burotski, our Barn Manager. Sharon will be pleased to answer any questions about horse care that you may have. More Horse Images Elmcroft Dogs We have new dog pictures  Elmcroft Chili ------------------------ Elmcroft Equestrian Centre wishes to thank "The Professionals Equine Photography" for the use of some their photographs ----------------------

LATEST NEWS HAPPY RETURNS TO THE PARK AND WESTAR Kourtney Shayanpour and Smart Alec In good weather, Elmcroft riders did well at consecutive weekend shows in mid-July. Alice Salway on Bobby Brown and Robert Paterson on Van Quick made debuts in jumpers at the Nepean National Equestrian Park, while Gabrielle Morrison on Jimini Criquet rode well in her first ever jumper outing at Westar, with no rails down in three classes. Samantha MacGillivrey helped out as a catch rider at both shows prepping horses. Andrea McCullagh and Homeward Bound Andrea McCullagh was rock-steady on Homeward Bound reaping high ribbons in the Hopeful Jumpers with Cydney Laughton- Egan putting in cultured performances on Black Tie Affair. Lindsay Iob again took home a fistful of ribbons for her efforts at the Park with On The Fly, while Brooke Murray was Reserve Champion both weekends riding the beguiling Marco Polo in Short Stirrups Cydney Laughton-Egan on Black Tie Affair Kourtney Shayanpour stunned all her supporters with back-to-back Championships at the Park and then Westar in her first ever starts in the 30+ strong fields for the Child/Adult Jumpers--of course she was aboard the formidable Smart Alec! On her own Buenos Aires, Kourtney also picked up other ribbons in these classes as well as in 'B' equitation. Mike Sallis made the big break-through on Pinot Grigio, culminating in clear rounds and then a 6th place in the C/A Speed class at Westar. Finally, Amanda took youngsters Bravado and Impervious for outings in two Trillium Jumper classes in the good footing and challenging layout of the GP ring at the Park. She won the last class of the day on Impervious as a warm up for his debut at Bromont International next week. CLICK HERE FOR PIX BY MARY CONDIE SUNNY ASHLAND CHAMPS Riding On The Fly, Lindsay Iob brought home the Reserve Champion ribbon in Pre-Novice Hunters as well as winning the Novice Equitation over Fences, plus other good colours. Her results were matched by Brooke Murray on Marco Polo as Reserve Champion in Short Stirrups, together with good equitation ribbons. Pascal Lepine figured prominently in both Novice Equitation classes with high ribbons aboard JustaHabit. It was also a great weekend for Elmcroft jumpers, with Kourtney Shayanpour making her debut on Smart Alec with a Championship in the Hopefuls--with over 30 competitors-- plus high ribbons in the same classes on her Buenos Aires. Cydney Laughton-Egan, Alice Salway and Mike Sallis also did well in these same classes. Then Kourtney changed rings and took high ribbons in B Equitation. On Sunday, Samantha MacGillivray gave Impervious an outing in the Child/Adult Jumpers with spectacular results; with a last jump to win she just missed out in one class--among 28 competitors---but took strong 3rd and 4th places in the other two classes. Look for our other riders back from holidays next week and new horses from Elmcroft coming on to the circuit. RAIN DELAYED WESTAR SHOW One week after originally scheduled, Westar got a weather break and held its first round of summer shows. Taking over the ride on Smart Alec, Sam MacGillivray claimed the Reserve Champion ribbon in Child/Adult Jumpers as she romped to victory in the third class. Meanwhile Pascal Lepine was Champion of the Green Hunters with JustaHabit as well as collecting very respectable equitation ribbons. On Sunday Elmcroft returned with four Hopeful Jumpers, each of which won a significant ribbon. Kourtney Shayanpour won the Jumper Equitation on Buenos Aires and a third in 'B' eq., while Andrea McCullagh pulled 2nd and 3rd ribbons in the large jumper classes on her redoutable mount, Homeward Bound. Cydney Laughton-Egan also captured ribbons on Black Tie Affair with some classic rides, and Mike Sallis looked good on Pinot Grigio putting in clear rounds. ELMCROFT FOAL Anna--aka Happyfrolicinganna--Elmcroft's beautiful Nijinsky-line thorobred mare has produced a son to world-class jumper sire Beaulieu's Coolman who is to be called Cool Cherokee, barn name Clive. Here they are at Elmcroft, about one hour after Clive was born. SHOW SEASON STARTS Elmcroft riders jumped to successes at the National Equestrian Park Trillium show opener, with Taylor Van den Akker and Smart Alec taking the Championship in the Child/Adult Jumpers, with Sam MacGillivray as Reserve Champion on Impervious; Catherine Fong on Jimini Criquet and Andrea McCullagh on Homeward Bound also took high ribbons in these classes. Meanwhile in the pony ring Brooke Murray and Brooke Vander Nakker pulled in ribbons and the next day Kourtney Shayanpour did likewise on her new Childrens Hunter, Buenos Aires. Kourtney and Buenos Aires also picked up a big  a pile of ribbons at the Pepiniere/St Lazare horse shows at the end of May, along with Coach Amanda riding jumpers in the Prelim classes. A highlight of this show was the clear round in the Speed Derby posted by Amanda and Nero--who clearly loved every second of it!!       CONGRATULATIONS To Mary Chapot and rider Laura on winning the 1.30m Winter Equestrian Festival Circuit Championship, 2008 at W Palm Beach with Redford, the young horse found in Virginia and initially trained  by Amanda on the Montreal circuit.            [see pictures at bottom of this column] To Cailin LaPrairie on the purchase of a young jumper mare, Emilia, daughter of famed jumper sire Emilion KWPN, found by Amanda in southwestern Ontario. To Andrea McCullagh on the purchase of a wonderful Hannovarian-X gelding Homeward Bound to compete on the Trillium and A circuits this summer. To our very own Smart Alec. The Eastern Canada Thoroughbred Association has awarded him their Champion Jumper Award for 2008; thanks to rider Mike Sallis and owner/coach Amanda. To Cailin LaPrairie on the birth of a beautiful filly Dolce Vita from her Oldenburg mare Greta Garbo sired by US Team stand out Judgement, at Elmcroft at 6.00am on Monday, 3 March, 2008.   Click for More Pictures ------------------------------------------------ AMANDA AND NERO, 2008 WELCOME New boarders include Andrea McCullagh, and Katie Cleary . We also welcome junior rider Lindsay Iob and adult amateur Celidhe Wynn. We look forward to seeing them  compete in Spring 2008, along with our established clients and new lesson participants. HIGH JINKS AT PINKS PARTY CLICK ON PIC FOR MORE PICS A gathering of more than fifty stalwarts braved the icy weather to attend the Second Annual  PINKS PARTY  at the Elmcroft farm house in Dunrobin on Sunday afternoon, 13, January, 2008. The assembled group raised close to $2000 for Canadian Breast Cancer Research and enjoyed every moment of doing it! Everyone made a donation to receive raffle tickets for horsey goodies kindly donated, and our riders got their tongue-in–cheek Certificates of Merit [?] for 2007-8, produced by Robert Paterson. This caused lots of excitement and loads of laughter as MC Amanda kept the patter going. We want to thank all those who contributed and especially to our kind sponsors; Lynn and Julie from Bonnie Loch Acres; Greenhawk of Ottawa—particularly Katherine and Louise--; Jim Lewis Agri-Nutrition; Cotswold Saddlery and Elmcroft Equine Services. Many thanks also for the food and drinks brought by members and supporters of Team Elmcroft, and to Amanda, Melanie and John for graciously opening their home for this event. Let’s do it again next year—and until cancer is beaten. ROYAL REUNIONS Amanda and Richard Share Memories Meeting at the Royal for the first time in several years, old friends Richard Spooner and Amanda caught up on each others current careers. Richard is now a US team rider based in Los Angeles and Europe and has been show-jumping recently in World Cup venues, such as Malaysia, Rome and Spruce Meadows. Amanda was Richard's first ever student--here in Ottawa--when she was a teenager. Richard coached her to a series of equitation medals. Today, Amanda carries on that tradition coaching riders in hunters, jumpers and equitation, together with competing herself in national show-jumping. For more on "The Master of Faster" go to;      www.richardspooner.com The Royal also gave Amanda a chance to say hello to Michelle--official photographer at the Royal--and Patrick Fields, a frequent contributor to Horse Sport magazine. Once upon a time, Patrick was the manager at Elmcroft and he and Michelle lived in the farm house. Today they enjoy riding in the Toronto area. George Morris and Randy Roy Sessions Our coaches, Amanda and Melanie attended George Morris' clinic/master class at Morven Park, Virginia on 9-10, October, 2007. Mr Morris remains the master of teaching, technique and horsemanship, providing an excellent professional development experience for our coaching team. Our coaching team also attended the Randy Roy Judging Clinic in Ottawa on 20-21, October. CHAMPIONS, CHAMPIONS AND MORE CHAMPIONS,--PLUS MEDALS [Clix for Pix] Trillium Jumper Champion, Samantha MacGillivray and Just Cruisin’ LEVEL 3 SAMANTHA       Congratulations to Samantha MacGillivray on successfully completing her Equine Canada Rider Level 3 exams and being awarded this certification. Ride on Sam!! REDFORD THIS EXCITING JUMPER PROSPECT PRODUCED BY AMANDA HAY is now owned by MARY CHAPOT and ridden by LAURA CHAPOT AMANDAHAY@SYMPATICO.CA, 613-867-5158 cell/613-832-0638 barn/613-727-8904 fax Please click here for more information on horse sales PLEASE CLICK HERE, OR ON PICTURE ABOVE FOR MANY MORE PIX AMANDA AND REDFORD. BROMONT, 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------