Sunfox Dressage

07/21/2024

How much weight can a horse carry?

In my experience, a horse can carry an infinite amount.

They can carry the weight of broken hearts, broken homes, and broken bodies. Countless tears sometimes comb their tangled manes. Moments when parents and friends cannot be there to help and hold a person, horses embrace and empower. They carry physical, mental, and emotional handicaps. They carry hopes and dreams; and they will carry the stress from your day when you can’t carry it anymore.

They carry graduations, they carry new careers, they carry moves away from everything familiar, they carry marriages, they carry divorces, they carry funerals, they carry babies before they are born, and sometimes they carry the mothers who cannot carry their own baby. They carry mistakes, they carry joy, they carry the good and they carry the bad. They carry drugs and addictions, but they also carry the celebrations.

They will carry you to success when all you have felt is failure. They will carry you, never knowing the weight of your burdens and triumphs.

If you let them, they will carry you through life, and life is hard, life is heavy. But a horse will make you feel weightless under it all.

06/30/2024

Congratulations Kelsi and Griffin on your 4th level championship Well done!
PC Ashleigh Elstone

06/30/2024

Impressions from the Touch of Class dressage competition . So much fun taking this young horse to her first gold show. Thank you .r for the ride!
A big thank you to Ali Buchanan, Sarah Dunn, Nancy Olson and all the volunteers for another great show at Thunderbird Park.
A big thank you for the photos to my daughter Ashleigh

03/17/2024

Save the date for this great youth and young rider competition!!

We are excited to announce our second annual Rising Stars Youth Dressage Festival! August 16-18 2024.
Prizelist is coming soon! ✨️
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]

02/11/2024

ISO of leaser for 9yr old Andalusian gelding. 2 days a week including one lesson. He is trained to second level dressage and is suitable for an intermediate level rider. He is located in South Langley at an indoor facility. Pm/Dm for more information.

01/29/2024

Tbird is well know for its hunter/jumper show circuit but did you know they also host 2 gold dressage shows each year? The Touch of Class Show in June and the Pacific Regional Dressage Championships at the end of September draw all levels of riders from BC, Alberta and the states.

01/20/2024

Finally the mystery about the dressage letters is solved. Thank you Cesar Torrente.

The Mystery Behind the Dressage Letters by Eitan of Cowboy Dressage - Markings found on the walls of the Royal Manstall (Stables) of the Imperial German Court in Berlin (prior to 1918) suggest that they indicated where each courtier or rider’s horse was to stand awaiting their riders. The Manstallstabled 300 of the Kaiser’s horses. The ‘Hof’ ( stable yard) was large enough for the horses and their riders to parade for ‘morning exercise’ or assemble for ceremonial parades. The ‘Hof’ was three times longer than the width, namely: 20m x 60m.

The markings on the walls of the Manstall were:A Ausgang (Exit).K Kaiser (Emperor).F Fürst (Prince).P Pferknecht (Ostler or Groom).V Vassal (Servant/Squire/Equerry).E Edeling/ Ehrengast (Chieftain or Honoured Guest).B Bannertrager (Standard Bearer).S Schzkanzler (Chancellor of the Exchequer).R Ritter (Knight).M Meier (Steward).H Hofsmarshall (Lord Chancellor).

01/16/2024

988 is a new phone number that recently went live to help people get help in a mental health crisis. Similar to 911, this line is dedicated for anyone in need of mental health assistance of any kind. Its 988.
May I please get 2 friends or family members to copy and re-post? I am trying to demonstrate that someone is always listening.
call 988
Just two. Any two.

01/16/2024

Congratulations to Julia Thul riding Falko at 4th Level and Kelsey Padula riding Sinclairs Miracle at 3rd Level for earning the silver medal of the Equestrian Canada National Dressage Recognition and Achievement Program.

Congratulations also to Gemma Vrijmoet riding Maromak Look at me at 2nd Level for being awarded a medal in the WCDD PROGRAM for juniors.

10/27/2023

Joane Tetreault had the foresight to create a high-performance program led by Albrecht Heidemann to teach her daughter and others.

09/09/2023

For high performance para-athletes, the biggest goal is to represent the maple leaf in the Paralympic Games 🇨🇦

That dream is under a year away, with the Paralympics happening in Paris, France from August 28 - Sept. 8, 2024!

The para-dressage selection criteria for Canadian athletes is now available on our website. All eligible para-dressage athletes interested in declaring for the 2024 Paralympic Games are encouraged to download and carefully review the para-dressage criteria ➡️: https://shorturl.at/eyCNQ

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L’objectif ultime des athlètes paraéquestres de haut niveau est de porter la feuille d’érable aux Jeux paralympiques 🇨🇦

Ce rêve est maintenant à portée de main, puisque les Jeux paralympiques ont lieu dans un an, à Paris, en France, du 28 août au 8 septembre 2024.

Les critères de sélection des athlètes du Canada en paradressage sont maintenant publiés sur notre site Web. Les athlètes de paradressage souhaitant déclarer leur intérêt pour les Jeux paralympiques de 2024 sont encouragé(e)s à télécharger et à examiner attentivement les critères ici ➡️ : https://shorturl.at/jrxO0

📸: Jon Stroud Media

09/02/2023

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09/02/2023

Good luck to everyone

The Canadian Pan American Games team selection trials will be going into their final week with the last two team selection trial and qualification opportunities taking place at the CDI Bromont (east coast) and CDI Calgary (west coast) on 1 - 3 September 2023.

09/01/2023

Congratulations

Top 4 placings in the PSG at the Calgary CDI

05/29/2023

ISO
Dedicated. Dressage rider to lease dressage horse in a training program with opportunity to compete. Available 2-3 days per week in the Langley area. If interested please pm me.

04/03/2023

What a great way to get mentally ready for show season!

You asked we delivered!
Very excited to announce we will be hosting these seminars
Sign up will be on our website.
This is for all levels or riders, and disciplines.
Find out how you can reach your goals, find your focus and relieve performance anxiety.

01/14/2023

So exciting to see a competition for all our youth riders!

Dont forget to add us on all of our social media platforms for the latest news and exciting announcements!

12/25/2022

This is the most wonderful Christmas gift ever.
Thank you Blaney for the ride on Ezra.

11/30/2022

So excited that the Rising Stars Youth dressage Festival will be held August 18-20 at MREC in Maple Ridge.

Our vision statement for the 2023 Rising Stars Youth Dressage Festival! August 18th - 20th

11/18/2022

Way to go Ashley!

04/04/2022

A moment captured of the new boy in town by my photographer diamond_prize_photography from last show season.

01/02/2022

Wishing everyone all the best for 2022

08/07/2021

This little mare makes me smile for receiving 70% at our first attempt at second level.
Thank you to High Point Equestrian Centre and all the volunteers for or hosting another great show Marion Cox for the photos.

07/30/2021

Congratulations to all your successes
Kelsi Padula and Griffin First level Champion AA
Cristina Rennie Flight of the Arabesque Second level Champion Open
Andrea Zaradic and Majors Midnight Kop Western Dressage Level 2 Reserve Champion
Diana Sleigh and Southern Applause FEI Advanced Reserve Champion
Annet Moerman and Stanley Third level
Stephanie Chicoine and Take a Chance PSG
Thank you to Diana Sleigh for helping with the care for the horses and doubling up to help as warm up coach.
A big thank you to Ali Buchanan and Sarah Dunn as well as to all the volunteers that made this wonderful competition possible.

07/27/2021

congratulations on your accomplishments ,Diana Sleigh with Southern Applause PSG,
Stephanie Chicoine with Take a Chance PSG, Annet Moverman with Stanley Third 3,Kelsey Padula with Griffin Training L3. Thank you to Windsum Stables for the opportunity.