Anne Talbot
Anne grew up in Dublin, Ireland, where she learned to ride at an active horse yard just outside of the city. She moved to Canada but continued to ride, owning several wonderful horses along the way. She returned to Ireland to earn her British Horse Society Assistant Instructor qualification. Anne has been teaching at both Sunnybrook Stables and the Riding Academy since 2003. For the past ten years Anne has been a student of ‘A’ circuit trainer, Grace Wanyura at Rocabarra Hunters and Jumpers in Uxbridge, where she houses her horse, Little Joe, a veteran of many successful Royal Winter Fairs. At Rocabarra, she also takes advantage of riding some of the many imported sales horses that regularly arrive from Europe. Besides a busy teaching and riding schedule, Anne also organizes and participates in, through Sunnybrook stables, summer riding holidays to Ireland. Participants have a choice of two exciting trips. The first is a scenic tour of the Irish countryside from horseback. The second trip is comprised of daily lessons in stadium and cross-country jumping. Both trips allow vacationers to experience the people and places of Ireland in a personal manner. Anne’s future plans include many more trips to Ireland as well as continuing to teach and ride.
Anne grew up in Dublin, Ireland, where she learned to ride at an active horse yard just outside of the city. She moved to Canada but continued to ride, owning several wonderful horses along the way. She returned to Ireland to earn her British Horse Society Assistant Instructor qualification. Anne has been teaching at both Sunnybrook Stables and the Riding Academy since 2003. For the past ten years Anne has been a student of ‘A’ circuit trainer, Grace Wanyura at Rocabarra Hunters and Jumpers in Uxbridge, where she houses her horse, Little Joe, a veteran of many successful Royal Winter Fairs. At Rocabarra, she also takes advantage of riding some of the many imported sales horses that regularly arrive from Europe. Besides a busy teaching and riding schedule, Anne also organizes and participates in, through Sunnybrook stables, summer riding holidays to Ireland. Participants have a choice of two exciting trips. The first is a scenic tour of the Irish countryside from horseback. The second trip is comprised of daily lessons in stadium and cross-country jumping. Both trips allow vacationers to experience the people and places of Ireland in a personal manner. Anne’s future plans include many more trips to Ireland as well as continuing to teach and ride.
Clare Feldman - Administrative Director
Clare started riding at the age of 8 at Sunnybrook Stables. After four years of learning the basics, she craved for the competition life. She moved her riding out of the city and rode at various show stables before working her way through the hunters, and then moving on to the show jumpers and jumper equitation medals. Finally finding her passion, she continued in the jumpers up to the 4 foot level. The last four years of her competitive career she rode at Fleetwood farms under the direction of Sally Sainsbury, whom she credits with teaching her much of what she now knows. She started teaching almost by accident, when she decided to take a summer and become a counsellor at an overnight camp in Connecticut, where she was certified as a CHA level 3 Instructor. Following this experience, and enjoying it almost as much as the riding itself, she discovered the Riding Academy, where she started riding in 2004 and teaching in 2005.
Clare started riding at the age of 8 at Sunnybrook Stables. After four years of learning the basics, she craved for the competition life. She moved her riding out of the city and rode at various show stables before working her way through the hunters, and then moving on to the show jumpers and jumper equitation medals. Finally finding her passion, she continued in the jumpers up to the 4 foot level. The last four years of her competitive career she rode at Fleetwood farms under the direction of Sally Sainsbury, whom she credits with teaching her much of what she now knows. She started teaching almost by accident, when she decided to take a summer and become a counsellor at an overnight camp in Connecticut, where she was certified as a CHA level 3 Instructor. Following this experience, and enjoying it almost as much as the riding itself, she discovered the Riding Academy, where she started riding in 2004 and teaching in 2005.
Christine Curtin
Christine started riding ponies when she was 8 years old at a riding school north of Toronto. She competed in schooling shows and then as a teenager moved into the Trillium and ‘A’ circuit levels of showing on the Hunter circuit in Ontario. From there, she took an interest in helping coach students in the basics of riding and helped run a successful riding school at the age of 17. She now has 2 horses, one of which was a rescue taken in by her 1.5 years ago with a terrible fear of people making him basically unrideable. This horse is now able to be ridden and competed successfully after many hours rebuilding trust, which has been a great accomplishment. She has also been fortunate enough to ride one of her horses in Wellington, FLA last winter where she was able to experience the unique horse culture the area has to offer. Christine likes to dabble in a variety of disciplines including hunter/jumper, dressage and eventing.
Christine takes advantage of any opportunity to participate in clinics with many of Ontario’s Pro riders in order to further her education as both a rider and a coach. She is always looking to gain more knowledge of the various aspects of this great sport.
Christine started riding ponies when she was 8 years old at a riding school north of Toronto. She competed in schooling shows and then as a teenager moved into the Trillium and ‘A’ circuit levels of showing on the Hunter circuit in Ontario. From there, she took an interest in helping coach students in the basics of riding and helped run a successful riding school at the age of 17. She now has 2 horses, one of which was a rescue taken in by her 1.5 years ago with a terrible fear of people making him basically unrideable. This horse is now able to be ridden and competed successfully after many hours rebuilding trust, which has been a great accomplishment. She has also been fortunate enough to ride one of her horses in Wellington, FLA last winter where she was able to experience the unique horse culture the area has to offer. Christine likes to dabble in a variety of disciplines including hunter/jumper, dressage and eventing.
Christine takes advantage of any opportunity to participate in clinics with many of Ontario’s Pro riders in order to further her education as both a rider and a coach. She is always looking to gain more knowledge of the various aspects of this great sport.
Erika Belanger
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Gillian Simpson
Gillian Simpson's riding career began in Elora, Ontario when she was ten. Her first horse 'Duke' was a mennonite horse that the local kids would gallop up and down the highway; it was love at first sight. Gillian competed Duke through all levels of Pony Club, and eventually they were the Pre-Training and Training Level Eventing champions. After taking some time off for University, Gillian returned to the horse world to work as a groom for Grand Prix Dressage riders Jaimey and Tina Irwin, travelling to Wellington, Florida for the Winter Equestrian Festival in 2008. Gillian worked for a small stable in Peterborough as a trainer and coach before moving to Toronto, where she now teaches at Sunnybrook Stables and the Riding Academy. Gillian is an EC certified Coach 1, and continues to train with Tina Irwin and Sally Sainsbury
Gillian Simpson's riding career began in Elora, Ontario when she was ten. Her first horse 'Duke' was a mennonite horse that the local kids would gallop up and down the highway; it was love at first sight. Gillian competed Duke through all levels of Pony Club, and eventually they were the Pre-Training and Training Level Eventing champions. After taking some time off for University, Gillian returned to the horse world to work as a groom for Grand Prix Dressage riders Jaimey and Tina Irwin, travelling to Wellington, Florida for the Winter Equestrian Festival in 2008. Gillian worked for a small stable in Peterborough as a trainer and coach before moving to Toronto, where she now teaches at Sunnybrook Stables and the Riding Academy. Gillian is an EC certified Coach 1, and continues to train with Tina Irwin and Sally Sainsbury
Kendal Lehari
Kendal was born and raised on a farm in Uxbridge and started riding as soon as she could walk. She got her first pony at the age of five, who she fox hunted and started pony club and fun shows on. Through Pony Club she competed in Dressage, Show Jumping, Eventing and Tetrathlon and competed both nationally and internationally. She obtained her ‘B’ level in Pony Club. However, from the start she was hooked on Eventing. She competed in her first event when she was 11 and has never looked back. Kendal started competing at the international levels of Eventing in 2005. One of her major achievements was winning individual and team gold at the North American Junior/Young Rider Championships in 2006 on her horse Understudy. Kendal is now competing numerous horses at the upper levels of Eventing including Understudy and Daily Edition at the Advanced level, as well as a bunch of young horses who are just starting out. Kendal graduated from the University of Guelph in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science honours degree in Biological Science and has since been training horses, competing and coaching full time. This past winter she trained with the Canadian Eventing coach David O’Connor in Ocala, Fl and plans to train with him again this winter. From 2006-2009 she was Talent Squad listed for the Canadian Eventing team and in 2010 was Long Listed for the team. Her short term goals include representing Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games and 2012 London Olympics. For more information on Kendal check out: www.kendalleharieventing.com
Kendal was born and raised on a farm in Uxbridge and started riding as soon as she could walk. She got her first pony at the age of five, who she fox hunted and started pony club and fun shows on. Through Pony Club she competed in Dressage, Show Jumping, Eventing and Tetrathlon and competed both nationally and internationally. She obtained her ‘B’ level in Pony Club. However, from the start she was hooked on Eventing. She competed in her first event when she was 11 and has never looked back. Kendal started competing at the international levels of Eventing in 2005. One of her major achievements was winning individual and team gold at the North American Junior/Young Rider Championships in 2006 on her horse Understudy. Kendal is now competing numerous horses at the upper levels of Eventing including Understudy and Daily Edition at the Advanced level, as well as a bunch of young horses who are just starting out. Kendal graduated from the University of Guelph in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science honours degree in Biological Science and has since been training horses, competing and coaching full time. This past winter she trained with the Canadian Eventing coach David O’Connor in Ocala, Fl and plans to train with him again this winter. From 2006-2009 she was Talent Squad listed for the Canadian Eventing team and in 2010 was Long Listed for the team. Her short term goals include representing Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games and 2012 London Olympics. For more information on Kendal check out: www.kendalleharieventing.com
Meagan Maloney
Meagan began riding as a young child and showed hunter for several years before moving into the eventing world under the guidance of level 3 coach Margie Godson. Meagan took several green horses to the Training level, and competed to the Preliminary level in Ontario and Quebec while riding with Olympian Garry Roque. Meagan’s top eventer was an ex-racehorse she took from green broke to CIC* level. While eventing competitively, Meagan also galloped racehorses at Woodbine, and achieved her Pony Club B certificate. In 2007 Meagan worked as Senior Instructor at Mullingar Equestrian Centre in Ireland where she show jumped to the 1.20 level and rode to a 4th place finish in the AIRC Nations Cup in which she represented Canada. Meagan began teaching at the Riding Academy in 2006 and presently is pursuing mostly dressage with her new horse, who she hopes to compete at 2nd level in 2009. She has students competing at combined tests, horse trials, and dressage shows. Meagan recently attained her Equine Canada Coach 1 status.
Meagan began riding as a young child and showed hunter for several years before moving into the eventing world under the guidance of level 3 coach Margie Godson. Meagan took several green horses to the Training level, and competed to the Preliminary level in Ontario and Quebec while riding with Olympian Garry Roque. Meagan’s top eventer was an ex-racehorse she took from green broke to CIC* level. While eventing competitively, Meagan also galloped racehorses at Woodbine, and achieved her Pony Club B certificate. In 2007 Meagan worked as Senior Instructor at Mullingar Equestrian Centre in Ireland where she show jumped to the 1.20 level and rode to a 4th place finish in the AIRC Nations Cup in which she represented Canada. Meagan began teaching at the Riding Academy in 2006 and presently is pursuing mostly dressage with her new horse, who she hopes to compete at 2nd level in 2009. She has students competing at combined tests, horse trials, and dressage shows. Meagan recently attained her Equine Canada Coach 1 status.