Reindance Canadian Horses & Equestrian Services- Oregon, USA

02/15/2025

Oh man. I'm one happy momma today.
Having the horse business and being a mom is the hardest thing I've ever done. I can't even begin to describe the challenge and sacrifices it has taken and takes. But....moments like I had today make it 100% worth it.
Teigan had a lesson and Oakley wanted to ride horses too...so I grabbed Star for her.
This was her first time being on a horse by herself.
Sooo precious. And these horses are seriously priceless. PRICELESS.

-Canadian Horse Mares:
-Luckylou Arramys Etoile*Silver (Star)
-Canadienduridge Randy Alix

02/14/2025

I debated on sharing because of the fussy mouth.. but given what I was asking of him and how willing he was and what he gave and how freaking happy I am with this ride, I figured.. whatever. It's part of training and development. And he was feeling fresh and silly too.
He's also not used to having much contact or collection yet. It's not going to be perfect all the time. Especially given he's green and a youngster.
This was the FIRST TIME I've put Iconic through a full course and first time through most of these obstacles....he didn't even get to see them up close for warm up. I wanted to put him at it cold to get an idea of how he handles that because that's what happens at shows. Working through the first gate was his first time ever seeing the gate and doing it. I LOVED watching his brain work! You can see him thinking and trying.
I LOVE how brave and willing he is.
This is also the first time I've ever asked for repeat canter transitions outside of long cantering the whole arena and even then, not much of that either.

For these huge firsts, I could not be happier with what he offered and did...sooo much potential there.

Reindance's Jr stallion, Reindance Amaro Iconic.
By Amaro. Out of Canadienduridge Randy Alix.

02/14/2025

Had a wonderful ride on Indie for his first time going through a course to learn about phase 2 of Working Equitation -Ease of Handling ("obstacles with finesse").
This guy is ready to find his future partner! Training will continue and price will increase with training and show experience.
Asking fifteen carrots.

02/13/2025

2021 registered Canadian Horse Gelding, Maheu Errol Indie. *FS*
Just doing some basic cattle work introduction while practicing some dressage/flatwork.
Another thing checked off the can-do list for this boy! ...who is looking for a person to call his next partner! Pm for details!
In general the Canadians really seem to be naturally "cowy".

For those who know bloodlines in the breed, this guy's got Revelstoke on his damside sire and Phenom on his sire-sides sire.

02/08/2025

First clinic is in the books!
Dressage day for the WE (Working Equitation) clinic was a success!
(And I love seeing my arena all official like with the court up! It's time to get real and get back with teaching and competing again! Finally!

02/04/2025

Another super fun sorting in the books at Estes Arena! Had beautiful weather and lots of laughs!
Gotta give a quick individual shout out to the lovely mare, Litjens Randy Indiana!
Owned by Amy, but calls the stables here home.
She joined the barn fam late this summer so we really haven't had any outings or things to share about her...till now!
Other than 2 trail rides this fall, this was her first outing since she moved in here! And in perfect Canadian horse fashion, she absolutely rocked it! I should quit being surprised by these horses, but they still impress me.
You'll be seeing a lot more of this girl this year too!
I also rode my little "super pony" Canadian, Star (Etoile), and Teigan was on Alix.
*fun little fact*....Indiana is a half sister to Alix!

- Purebred Cheval Canadien mares-
*Litjens Randy Indiana
*Canadienduridge Randy Alix
*Luckylou Arramys Etoile*Silver

02/03/2025

Last call for WE clinic this coming weekend. Just 2 more spots left!
Sat/sun.
Beginner/intro friendly through L 4.
Dressage, eoh, and cattle working options!

02/03/2025

2025 info for breeding to the one and only, Amaro!

Send me a message or email me and I'll get an breeding application sent and then we can come up with dates and a plan to make you your very own Amaro kid!

[email protected]

video: https://youtu.be/9xUTDiz0CD8

For those of you unfamiliar with our boy, Amaro;

The one and only Metistar Taj*Mahal Amaro! Our golden gem.
Registered Sooty Gold Palomino Cheval Canadien/French Canadien Horse.
On site breeding opens in April and is almost booked full so don't waste any time reserving your spot! Collections also available as early as March.
This boy is one of the most diversely proven stallion you will ever find! He has it all. He does it all!
Always our #1...Temperament.
He is unbelievably kind and gentle.
He is bold and willing.
He loves doing a job for his people...no matter the job.
ANNND...He passes this on to his foals.
Conformation.
He has amazing bone and muscling....not too heavy, but rather powerful and athletic.
Compact and balanced build with great angles.
Type and beauty.
Movement.
With nice balanced build and conformation, you get nice movement. Big or small.
Big plus in my books is he does not paddle AND corrects paddling of the mare for lovely straight tracking foals!
Extensive training and show record!
Dressage, Jumping, Working Equitation, Cattle work, Trail, Driving, Lessons, Mounted shooting....you name it. He does it. And does it well! Loads of photos and videos available.
A splash of extra...Color.
He is a sooty Golden palomino. A very special boy in the breed.
Tested ee, aa, nCr....Meaning he has a red base and carries one cream gene that can be passed on 50% of the time.
But if you also prefer your standard black color...he can do that too! When bred to a homozygous black mare he will only throw black base....no red or palomino.

Fresh and Shipped AI options also available.

Contact us via PM or email and request breeding application and book you mare or ask for more details.
[email protected]

Discounts such as early bird booking, returning client, and multiple mare discounts are available!

See pinned post pictures for more details or send pm so post doesn't get flagged.
Thanks!

Metistar Taj*Mahal AmaroFoaled in 2013Stands 15.3hhStanding in Oregon at Reindance Canadian Horses & Equestrian ServicesAvailable with LC, Fresh and Frozen A...

02/03/2025

Standing at stud at Reindance Canadian Horses & Equestrian Services-USA…
We’ve all been waiting…yes, me included. Since this boy entered the world, I’ve always known he was special….but in my books, there are some very strict and high expectations to meet to be a stallion. Especially when we also have Amaro and he has set some high standards himself.
After passing and even surpassing all my expectations…TEMPERAMENT, TALANT, VERSATILITY, HEART, PERSONALITY, WILLINGNESS, MOVEMENT, COMFORMATION, BLOODLINES, TYPE, COLOR. And coming this year…a show record!
Our very own creation. By our one and only Amaro, and out of one of our best and most cherished mare, Alix.
Reindance Amaro ICONIC. [CAN] 15005
A purebred, registered, Canadian Stallion.
14.3hh. (Might finish around 15.1 max?)
Lots of body, muscling, and bone, put together in a beautiful elegant with loads of presence.
Very flashy, snappy, high knee and hock action. That flash is paired with a big motor lending some great reach, sit, and impulsion too! AND….he’s as smooth as can be to ride. You simply glide. He looks like he stepped straight out of a Krieghoff painting….wait…some of those WERE of Canadian horses!...did you know that?
A short, chiseled, beautiful head with added attractive white chrome.
A lovely strong topline with medium length.
Great feet the breed is known for.
Breeding that goes WAY back and one of the few remaining in the breed that carries the cream gene. And in addition to that, he got the dark gold color of his sire and his year round dapples. ALSO an added pattern perk is he is heterozygous for W20 too. That being said, even though he is palomino, he can also throw a black foal (and has) with a black or bay mare. Depending on a mares genetics, I can also get more into what color they may throw.
For those that know genetics, he is ee, aa, nCr, w20, nd2,nd2.
That means depending on the mares genes, you can get chestnut, palomino, black, smoky black, bay, buckskin, or a double dilute if a mare also carries a cream gene.
While he doesn’t yet have a competitive show record due to his young age, he has taken to training like a fish to water and so far, like his parents, there is nothing won’t and cant do! He’s been started under saddle as well as under harness and we are very much looking forward to getting him out into the show ring this year.
He gave us a perfect foal crop for his test crop in 2024. A bay filly, a palomino c**t, and a black c**t. They varied in size as we expected with the paired mares and all have amazing temperaments, movement and conformation. We could not be happier with the results and are very much looking forward to the next batch!
His sire, Amaro has shown us that the Canadian Horse also makes a great cross on many outside breeds! Yes, we do stand our stallions to outside breeds! Why wouldn’t you want to add that great bone, muscling, hair, heart, intelligence, and temperament! They bring so much to the table!
Now that he has passed and exceeded all our expectations, I am happy and proud to offer him to the public so he can make you your perfect foal!
Please inquire and request a breeding application and lets make you your very own Iconic kid!

PS: If you don’t know who to pick…
Some known differences between Iconic and Amaro:
Iconic is shorter and has a slightly longer topline, where amaro is taller (15.3) and has a shorter back and neck.
Iconic has thicker muscling in the neck and body where Amaro is more refined in the neck and more compact.
Iconic has a smaller more refined head.
Iconic has more knee and hock action, where Amaro has more loft in his movement. Iconic does slightly paddle, where Amaro tracks very straight and has proven to correct or at least improve paddling if the mare paddles.
Amaro does not have the w20 gene, so he won’t throw much white if you prefer solid color or minimal white.
Inquiries: Preferably message us on fb. Or email [email protected]

02/02/2025

Got a pretty cool mare looking for a new partner!!

Norchesnes Fellow Petronie.
Stable name, Penelope.
2004 Chestnut Cheval Canadien, or French Canadian Mare.
Penelope is a super fun all purpose trained zippy little lady! She has been used for dressage, Working equitation, cattle sorting, trail riding, horse fair breed group demos, and lessons. She also just recently went to a Bill Richy Despooking Clinic that had them walking through fire lines, smoke clouds, and had various obstacles including a dog, and a police car with sirens.
Prior to coming to current owner, she was used in a lesson program as well.
She does not do well with a nervous rider, but does fine with confident amateur riders.
She also is a wonderful momma and had a beautiful c**t in 2024. She’s got your classic compact, chunky, yet athletic build. Very correct and nice movement that is very ridable. She sticks at 14.3, but is robust enough to take up taller or larger bodied riders.
The reason for her sale is because her owner is having to make the hard choice between picking who they can keep. Initially the plan was to sell her foal but he has won them over enough that they have made the choice to find a new partner for Penelope. Miss P loves having a job and being a spoiled princess and you can do anything with her. She’s always been sound and healthy. Has amazing feet. Great teeth. Is UTD on all health needs. She ties, trailers, clips, bathes etc. Had lived in a mixed herd environment, as well as currently, a boarding stable.
Breeding option to Reindance Amaro Iconic available with sale if interested.
She’s located at Reindance Canadian Horses in Lacomb, Oregon. Theres an indoor arena for test rides and Iconic and their 2024 foal is also located there.
Inquiries:
Kaliska King: [email protected] (Owner)
or fb message Reindance Canadian Horses-USA or Kristina Eckert (trainer)
*Asking eight carrots*

01/27/2025

Who was that cute little sorrel we previewed last week?!...

We need to welcome the handsome young man, Soul Ridge Espresso Kupid!
Owned by Charmed Canadian/ Kelly Hazen Farmer.
Kupid is a 2023 stallion hopeful!
He's here for a little bit to check out what a busy barn scene is all about and to learn some ground work buttons that will later be the foundation buttons to his formal training in years to come.
We are pretty excited for this guy as a possibly future boy for some of our girls here and both his breeding and build and temperament is a great match for our Amaro and Iconic offspring!
He's your shorter, "chunkier", more ranch type build, but still has lovely enough movement that you will also be seeing him show in the WE and dressage ring.
He's only a kid still at coming 2yo, but so far we are loving everything about him!

01/27/2025

Next up:
Reindance Amaro Jetta
A 2022 smoky black mare.
Beautiful, petite, feminine, super sweet with a very gentle disposition. Lovely up hill movement made for the show ring.

She stepped into her training check in with such confidence that I decided it was time to do my first sit on her. A friend of mine did the first sit a couple months ago but I haven't had the time to do more and haven't been in a rush with her. But I guess she's ready for the next step! So you'll be seeing more of this little girl learning more about the riding and work world!
She's full sister to 2019 gelding, Reindance Amaro Gunsmoke and 2023 filly, Reindance Amaro Katwalk. And half brother, 2024 gelding, Charmed Iconic Lennox.

01/27/2025

Played with a couple of the young horses this last week as well to see where they are with things and remembering their summer schooling.
First up was our little Juju-Z girl. Went right to work with some harnessing and ground driving work both on the single line and driving lines. Then I sat on her for a little but of walk/halt/walk work. I'm so excited to work with her more this summer!
Her sister (Jealous-Z) also had her first ride this last weekend with her owner, Julie and a c**t starting clinic! It's going to be so fun to see what these 2 do!

Reindance Phenom Juju-Z

01/25/2025

Had a great/productive horse day yesterday! Actually it's been a pretty good week on that regard in general!
One of the projects was hitching Iconic up to the cart. It's been at least 6 months...more i think. So it was time! Of course he was a pro!
He just takes my breath away. I love that young stud so much! He continues to get better and better.
A vision, a dream, and a creation come true.

- Reindance Amaro Iconic.
2021 Cheval Canadien Stallion.

01/21/2025

Morning WE folks!
Let's get a clinic/lesson weekend set before the Feb show!
This is also for those wanting to rent a horse for the shows coming..to eval which horse would best suit you.
Which weekend works best?

Feb 1-2
Or 8-9?

I'll choose based off numbers.
If the weekend you choose is not picked, let's see if we can come up with a different private lesson day....my availability is quite slim though with what the kids allow me to do and other general farm work.

I'll only have a couple stalls available for overnighters as my barn is very full right now.

We will focus on dressage and Ease of Handling, but will also go over some speed trial tips.
If there is interest I can set up some cattle handling work....this won't be full penning set up, but more how to move and work and maneuver a couple cows and get you and your horse familiar with them.
120/day
70 for cattle lesson.

01/16/2025

Alright you guys! I finally have a recap for you!
This last weekend we did something kinda new and was a fun way to work towards getting back into the show scene!
A few of the Reindance Canadians were selected to be used for the PNW region Intercollegiate Dressage Association show held at Oregon Horse Center. The OSU Dressage team was the hosting home team, coached by Lynn Honey of Riverbottom Stables.
Horses were placed in the class level of which they were best suited for horse and rider and the the riders would draw their horse out of their class options. Then horse owners met up with their horses riders to give them a quick rundown about the horse and its buttons. Then the riders team coach would take horse and rider to warm up and riders would get a timed 10 minutes before their test to get to know their ride and off they would go!
Canadian Mares selected were;
Canadienduridge Randy Alix- 1st level rides.
Cache Phenom Glamour-Girl (GG)- Training upper level
Luckylou Arramys Etoile*Silver (Star) - Training Upper level
Norchesnes Fellow Pentronie (Penelope) - Intro
Brooke also loaned the one and only Luckylou Nadja Captain-Jack -used for 1st level. As well as her Canadian/Paint cross, Pippin -Intro level- to be part of the Canadian horse representatives!

The horses did a wonderful job representing and the riders did a wonderful job nicely navigating the horses through their tests.
I loved being back in the show scene and seeing my horses go do their jobs!

A fun little side note, is one of the schools was from BC and this was their first time getting to be hands on and ride Canadian Horses! Needless to say, coming across the breed down here was not something they expected! I think 3 o the 4 on the team ended up drawing a canadian horse too!