Metchosin Equestrian Society

01/14/2025

Want to support the MES? Want to do it the easiest way possible??? Copy and paste this number into your phone.

37474

Use it at the Co-op gas station next and every time you fill up. Help us maintain the arena and surrounding grounds without getting dirty or worse, sweaty!😅

Thank you for attending our fundraiser TED talk!

01/07/2025

Happy New Year everyone! The MES executive is getting excited to plan and budget out our 2025 year. We want your suggestions for events, equipment upgrades/purchases and all the great ideas (facility upgrades, courses, tack sales, etc). Comment here, email us at [email protected] or send us a message directly.
What’s on your bucket list for the year??? We are all ears!

12/30/2024

Are you waiting for the weather forecast? Well it’s going to be not raining on New Year’s Day! 🥳🥂 sign up is still open with room available for our January 1st Play Day. The ring is located at 4450 Happy Valley Road In The heart of the Metchosin Community grounds.

Come play with a full Working Equitation arena and kick off the year in a fun way. Register with the MES ahead of your arrival with our snazzy new digital forms found on our website www.mesmetchosin.com
Register for the play day by email to [email protected] or message us on Facebook (this account or Anna Whiten). Come play on New Year’s Day!

12/21/2024

Friendly reminder to get registered for our upcoming play day and to renew your membership for 2025. New and improved digital forms are available on our website.
https://mesmetchosin.com/membership-1 Email completed forms and etransfer to [email protected]

Register for the play day by emailing [email protected] Include your name, skill level and (if applicable) other group members names.

Goodbye witnessing requirements, hello sleek, improved PDF format. 2025 is looking good and the weather forecast for New Year’s Day is looking great too!!! 🤩

Membership Fees help finance club insurance and the maintenance of the Metchosin Equestrian Riding Ring and surrounding areas including: 

12/07/2024

Our new gates grand opening ceremony has been conducted. Voila!

12/06/2024

Welcome to that time of the year, dragon riding season is officially here!

The ring is still open and has a new, temporary modern art exhibit installed.

All kidding aside, the horse and rider are ok. The executive is aware and a new gate is in the works. Best of luck with the rest of the season MES members!

Update: Gate will be replaced tomorrow 🥳 Until then it is a sculpture and is not actually functional. Suggested place of entry to the arena is through the warm up area at the back.

Update #2: New gate is installed and we are back to normal entry 🥳

11/25/2024

Reminder tomorrow evening is our AGM and potluck with a presentation by Fire Chief Stephanie Dunlop on “Emergency preparedness and what she wishes we knew”. Come for the voting and stay for the food and information 😉.

10/27/2024

The footing was wet but we were dry!!! Thank you for making the last day of our WE weekend so much fun 🤩.

10/26/2024

Day one of the WE clinic is well underway!!! So many treats make for some very happy horses!

10/21/2024

We still have room next Sunday for our WE play day! For only $25 you have a full course available for an hour. This is perfect for schooling, practice or just trying out the sport. In hand introduction for greenies welcome! Also we have a very special guest coming for the day…

Come and meet “Prescott” from Copper Pony Poles + Equestrian Sporting Equipment! He’s coming down from the Courtney area to make his debut in Metchosin.

Email [email protected] to sign up for this fun fundraiser!🐂🐎 The play day is from 10:00-2:00 with MES membership required. At only $25 and valid until December 31st 2025, it’s a heck of a deal.

10/20/2024

Attention all members! With this recent rain we are suddenly finished our lovely fall weather and into winter mud. The parking for horse trailers at the ring, for the winter, must be on the gravel to prevent permanent damage. You will see the string of temporary fence at the ring. Please parallel park along it with wheels on the gravel.

Thank you!
MES Exec

10/09/2024

Update 11 October 2024 -

The Saturday Clinic is now full! Auditors welcome by donation ❤️ A wait list is being started but there is still room in the play day. Email [email protected] to secure your time slot for Sunday or a wait list position.

The play day course will be based off of one used in the 2024 Cross National Cup held this fall in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. You and your horse get the opportunity to ride it! The play day is a fundraiser portion for our club and greatly helps us in acquiring/maintaining our equipment. We have some big goals for the future and appreciate the support. 🤠❤️

We have all survived the summer and are putting together a fantastic Working Equitation weekend for October 26-27th. No spooks, or tricks, just treats!

There will be a clinic on Saturday with our resident expert and award winning coach Stella French. Lesson groups will be for a maximum of four people for 1.5 hour sessions. Skill levels will be put together, so please indicate your abilities when you sign up. Cost for the clinic day is $75 and does require a SSC or MES membership.

Sunday will be a play day from 10-2. A full obstacle course is going to be set up and will be available for schooling. A ground person (Anna Whiten) will be resetting for the groups. Want to run it like a competition, go for it! Want to practice a jump with a garrocha pole, do it! Need to get your costume out for some fun riding with your horse, bring it! The obstacle play time is by a suggested donation of $25 and you do require a MES or SSC membership. This will be going towards new equipment for our use in future events and practices.

Sign up for the clinic and play day is easy. Send us an email to [email protected]

Don’t yet have a MES membership? Great news, signing up now will have you covered until 2026. No tricks!

See you there!

09/19/2024

Our next MES meeting is scheduled for September 23rd at 7:30 pm. It will be held in a classroom at the Old Metchosin School. We look forward to seeing you there.

09/09/2024

Thank goodness for our amazing volunteers!!! Three cheers to our wonderful team that put the Metchosin Community day together. All of you (today and last night) were absolutely key in getting our show and demonstrations off on time, and going all day. You people are so awesome.

Huge thank you to the fantastic volunteer Kim Legeard who took all of these great photos of our participants, on her own initiative she has documented the day. From big highs and quiet moments of human and horse connection, you got it. Thank you so very much!

Well done to our riders and vaulters who represented our community and equestrian pursuits so well. Amazing job 🤩 and a well deserved pat on the back people. You all did so well and we look forward to setting higher goals for next year!

Lastly, thank you to our community! Metchosin is truly a small community that is worth the celebration. We celebrated and rejoiced today. This was entirely courtesy of our Municipal grounds, fire department and crowds. Thank you Metchosin Community for being the best supporter!!!

09/01/2024

One week away from our Metchosin Community Day Show and Demonstrations. We are getting excited for seeing you all there! Drill team performances from the Stellar Steppers and vaulting performances from Manestream (both at Saanich Fairgrounds today 🤩). Plus a Working Equitation schooling show that will start at 9:00am. There will be riders competing from Children’s to Novice B levels. We are going to be busy and you will be entertained!

The stickers have arrived and are available for purchase with a suggested donation of $5. They will be available at the grandstand for purchase. Perfect for water bottles or bumpers. Show your support and come cheer on our diverse Equestrian community!

08/17/2024

Mark your calendar for some fun at the arena. Come down to support, volunteer, cheer on or ride at this year’s Metchosin Community Day on September 8th! The MES has put together a great series of events in our corner of the community grounds. We are featuring our local Manestream Vaulters, the Stellar Steppers Drill team demonstrations and we are excited to announce an inaugural WE schooling show!

There are limited spots available for this condensed one day WE show. We have secured the wonderful judge Melanie Houston for our event. Get your entries in asap to join in the fun and games, there’s only ten spots available! Entry forms have been sent out by email to all current MES members. If you want to participate and have not renewed your membership yet… please do ASAP and ask for your registration forms at time of renewal. Membership is only $25 for the rest of the year!

MES will be offering 4” stickers with a suggested Donation of $5 each to help fund future Society activities.

See you there!

07/12/2024

The arena is back in action! We need your help for the fun part, get in there and ride! The Sooke saddle Club show and tell is on Sunday. Help us by getting the sand mixed in as much as possible today and tomorrow. There’s not a foot print in here… let’s change that shall we???