Canterbury Equestrian Centre

23/10/2024

08/10/2024

Whitfield Double Diamond. Quality young warmblodd rising 6 by Durant B. Big brave comfortable ride. Has show experience will suit adult rider. Martin Minett Biddi Cox Jordan Clinton Gail Hennings Barbara Zietsman contact Martin 083 307 1318

07/10/2024

Whitfield Blues And Royals. Top quality young horse for sale. Has show experience, brave and willing, will suit junior rider. 6 years old, by Bono Van De Kielenhof. Martin Minett Biddi Cox Jordan Clinton Barbara Zietsman Gail Hennings
Contact martin minett 082 307 1318

20/08/2024

Toyota shongweni festival

Congrats to all our riders who competed. Many placings and laughs added up to a fabulous time.

Thanks to .clinton_eq for helping us

28/06/2024

Good luck to all our riders competing at

26/06/2024

Night riding at Canterbury pony camp.
Was loads of fun

20/06/2024

3 DAYS TO GO!!!!! GET YOUR ENTRIES IN!!!!!!

12/06/2024

Get those entries in only 9 days to go......

09/06/2024

Read , let it sink in, then read again :

“No. 1. Get your tack and equipment just right, and then forget about it and concentrate on the horse.

No. 2. The horse is bigger than you are, and it should carry you. The quieter you sit, the easier this will be for the horse.

No. 3. The horse's engine is in the rear. Thus, you must ride your horse from behind, and not focus on the forehand simply because you can see it.

No. 4. It takes two to pull. Don't pull. Push.

No. 5. For your horse to be keen but submissive, it must be calm, straight and forward.

No. 6. When the horse isn`t straight, the hollow side is the difficult side.

No. 7. The inside rein controls the bending, the outside rein controls the speed.

No. 8. Never rest your hands on the horse's mouth. You make a contract with it: "You carry your head and I'll carry my hands."

No. 10. Once you've used an aid, put it back.

No. 11. You can exaggerate every virtue into a defect.

No. 12. Always carry a stick, then you will seldom need it.

No. 13. If you`ve given something a fair trial, and it still doesn't work, try something else—even the opposite.

No. 14. Know when to start and when to stop. Know when to resist and when to reward.

No. 15. If you're going to have a fight, you pick the time and place.

No. 16. What you can't accomplish in an hour should usually be put off until tomorrow.

No. 17. You can think your way out of many problems faster than you can ride your way out of them.

No. 18. When the horse jumps, you go with it, not the other way around.

No. 19. Don`t let over-jumping or dull routine erode the horse's desire to jump cleanly. It's hard to jump clear rounds if the horse isn't trying.

No. 20. Never give up until the rail hits the ground.

No. 21. Young horses are like children—give them a lot of love, but don't let them get away with anything.

No. 22. In practice, do things as perfectly as you can; in competition, do what you have to do.

No. 23. Never fight the oats.

No. 24. The harder you work, the luckier you get."

~Bill Steinkraus