Bow Canyon Equestrian

09/21/2024

With one of our valued team members going to school, we are looking to add to our stable hand team.

We are located in south Calgary.

The right candidate will have a passion and care for horses. They will like working on their own and as a team and possess a great attitude. We are hoping to find someone who is willing and has the flexibility to work both weekdays and weekends.

Duties include but are not limited to:
- general care of horses
- feeding, blanketing and turning horses in and out
- mucking stalls
- daily maintenance to arena’s
- filling waters
- general yard and facility maintenance

Tractor experience a plus but not necessary.

We do not have the ability to provide living accommodations

If interested please text Candice at 403-616-4246

08/11/2024

Looking for a safe, kind horse to lease for a novice rider. Nothing sensitive. No stop or silliness.
Needs to be comfortable up to 1m.
Smaller horse is fine
Please PM me

07/25/2024

This 🙌

A small stab in the heart is what you feel when you put up the day's riding list and you see riders sinking heavily in their shoulders when reading which horse they are assigned for the lesson. A small stab in the heart for that horse that for an hour will carry around a rider who has already decided that he does not like his horse. A small stab in the heart for the horse that did not choose the rider himself but still does his best, lesson after lesson.

Riding is a privilege and something you have chosen to do. If you chose to ride at a riding school, your instructor assumes that you actually want to learn how to ride. The instructor's highest wish is that you get good at it.

Often there is a plan and a thought as to why you are assigned to that exact horse. Before you mount up next time, ask yourself "what can this horse teach me today?" All horses have something to give, a feeling or a new tool in the box.

The art is actually in being able to get a lazy horse to move forward, to get an uncertain horse to gain confidence, a naughty horse to focus or a tense horse to be released. It takes work. If you think a horse is boring, it's more likely that you don't ride the horse as well as you think! It's not easy to be confronted with your own shortcomings, but it is in that very situation that you get the chance to truly grow as a rider.

The excuse that "it's not my kind of horse" is actually a really bad excuse. A good rider can ride any kind of horse. A good rider has trained many hours on different types of horses to become a good rider. A good rider can find and manage the gold nuggets in every horse.

If we absolutely want to ride, it is our duty to strive to do it as best as possible, even if it's only for fun. We owe it to every horse that carries us upon it's back.

Copied and shared with love for all of our horses, ponies and riders 🐎❤🐎

05/20/2024

2024 Week long SUMMER HORSE CAMPS

Camp 1: July 22-26

Camp 2: August 12-16

Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4 pm.

A safe, fun and friendly environment to learn basic English riding and horsemanship skills.

Camps include horse-related craft sessions, with T-shirts included in price.

No experience necessary, ages 7-14.

Price is $575 + GST.

$100 non-refundable deposit required to hold a spot.

BOW CANYON EQUESTRIAN

21825 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB

Email us for registration forms:

[email protected]

or call Sue at 587.891.4184

08/24/2023

Building and jumping Hobby Horse skills at Horse Camp!

08/24/2023

A great crew at Horse Camp this week having lots of fun!

08/19/2023

Such a dedicated barn family braving the elements this afternoon to cheer for Julie on Libby in the Hunter Derby. It was colder than it looks in these pics! A big thanks to all, and to Alan and Candice for the spiked coffee to warm our hands and hearts! ❤️

08/10/2023

Looking for 2 competitive 3’3 hunters to bring students from 2’9 up. One lease and one purchase.

-Must have successful miles with a Jr.
-minimal prep
-no spook, no stop, no silly business

Please DM me with what you have

06/24/2023

ISO honest, reliable, hardworking team player who is passionate about horses to join our team!

Duties include but not limited to:
-arena maitenance
-horse care (checking overall wellbeing, blanketing, feeding)
-turning horses out and in
- yard maitenance (fixing fences, mowing lawns, painting)
- helping trainers with bringing horses in and out for training rides

-We are located in south Calgary.
-Reliable transportation a must.
-Preferred experience on tractor but can train.
-We do not have accommodations.

Please text me with resume and good time to contact you at 403-616-4246

06/18/2023

Happy Father’s Day to all the incredible barn Dad’s!!

You’re AMAZING!

06/12/2023

Has anyone installed a sprinkler system in their outdoor riding area?
I’m hoping to chat with someone experienced in this to help me with ours.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
Please DM me 😊

03/16/2023

SUMMER HORSE CAMPS
July 24-28
August 21-25

Bow Canyon Equestrian is offering week-long Horse Camps - Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm. Our goal is to offer young riders a safe, fun and friendly environment to learn basic English riding and horsemanship skills.
Camps include horse related craft sessions, with T-shirts and riding socks included in price.
No experience necessary, ages 7-14.
Weekly camp is $575 + gst
Email [email protected] or text 587.891.4184 to register

02/17/2023

⭐️Mr. Cookie⭐️
Available for an in barn lease or sale
Suitable for a confident novice rider. He is a small horse around 14.3 hands. He is happy doing xrails-2’6, has a flying lead change and is brave to the jumps.
Please DM for more info or call 4034619487

01/15/2023

Thank you for hosting the “Goal Setting” workshop today. We appreciate you sharing your knowledge with our team ❤️

10/27/2022

It was so nice to see some of our team get offsite to Royal West last week! It was a show full of learnings and teamwork. Congrats to Natasha and Cereno and Julie and Jagger for placing and winning $$! Thanks to the supportive barn family crew who came to cheer on our team and help!