High Pointe Stables

11/03/2024

**Weekend Barn worker required**

Baltimore Ontario (10mins north of Cobourg)
Looking for mature person to join our team, 3 hours Sat / Sun the mornings
Experience with barn work essential
Must be reliable! able to work alone with own initiative
Space for your horse, potential to work off board
References may be requested
If you are interested please PM or send your details and level of experience to [email protected]

08/12/2024

06/25/2024

**Barn worker required**

Our lovely barn worker is headed back to school soon, we are looking for another person to join us at High Pointe

Baltimore Ontario (10mins north of Cobourg)
Looking for mature person to join our team, Mon -Fri 3/4 hours in the mornings
Experience with barn work essential
Must be reliable! able to work alone with own initiative when needed
Accommodation available for the right person
Space for your horse, potential to work off board
References may be requested
If you are interested please PM or send your details and level of experience to [email protected]

06/17/2024

READ AND SHARE! Dangerously hot temperatures coming this week!!

🐴Some helpful reminders and tips for navigating the hot summer temperature with your horse!🐴

⛔️IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TIME TO COOL DOWN YOUR HORSE CORRECTLY- DO NOT RIDE/WORK YOUR HORSE!⛔️

☀️Horses feel and regulate heat worse than humans do, therefore if you're feeling hot- they are feeling much worse!

☀️Plan your activities around the heat. Come earlier in the morning or later in the evening.

☀️Trailering in the heat can be extremely dangerous and also lead to overheating

☀️Be prepared to change your plans depending on the temperature, especially if you have to ride in the afternoon. The safety and comfort of the horse is *MORE IMPORTANT* than whatever ride/goal/plans you had hoped to achieve that day

⛔️IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TIME TO COOL DOWN YOUR HORSE CORRECTLY- DO NOT RIDE/WORK YOUR HORSE!⛔️

💧Untack your horse as quickly as possible and immediately hose with cold water, after riding in the heat. Your tack can be put away later!

💧Allow your horse to drip dry- do not scrape access water off*

*it is a MYTH that evaporating water creates heat on the horse

💧Don't ride your horse to cool them out. Get off once immediately done and cool out by hand with a loose girth*
*if possible- best practice is to quickly untack, hose, and walk out after. Reapplying water as needed

💧Offer your horse a drink of cold water immediately after riding*

*it is a MYTH that cold water after exercise causes colic! Your horse needs that cold water to bring down enternal body temperature and restore the fluids lost from sweating

💧While the sweaty areas seem to be the most obvious to hose off, it's critical to not forget about the legs! The tendons of the legs can be permanently damaged when over heated*

*this is also why it's never, ever a good idea to boot or wrap your horse in fleece, neoprene, leather, nylon, foam and other non breathable materials. Trapping heat into the legs should be avoided at all costs. If its absolutely NECESSARY to boot- make sure you are using a super breathable mesh boot. Only put on directly before its needed, and take off immediately after. Boots and wraps are tendon cookers and need to be used carefully and only if absolutely necessary

🌡We don't all carry thermometers in our back pockets! So when do we know they're cooled down enough?

💧A good rule of thumb that I follow, is when the water stays "cool" when on the horse, the horse is at a safe temperature. If the water is still heating up quite quickly after being applied, keep applying. You might be applying water anywhere from 5 to 20minutes depending on how hot your horse is.

💧Hose your horse before trailering somewhere, if it is very hot. Have all windows (and top doors depending) open, and stop frequently to offer water to drink, and sponge more water onto your horse. Better to arrive with a soggy horse than a sick one!

⛔️IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TIME TO COOL DOWN YOUR HORSE CORRECTLY- DO NOT RIDE/WORK YOUR HORSE!⛔️

Feel free to share- stay safe and healthy!

05/13/2024

"That’s it for this level. I’m going to do young ones and carry on for a bit, but this is my last Badminton, for sure. There’s no tears and sobbing, I’m very matter of fact about it – it’s the right thing to do."

We have so much to bring you from this year’s Badminton Horse Trials, including more on Caroline Powell’s sensational win, but we would be remiss not to immediately doff our cap to a one William Fox-Pitt

WILLIAM THE CONQUERER

The first British rider to become Eventing World No 1, Williams’ achievements in our sport cement him as one of the most successful event riders of all time

Representing his country at 5 Olympic Games - winning team Silver at London 2012, team Silver at Athens 2004 and team Bronze at Beijing 2008. Achieving seven team Gold, two individual Silvers and one individual Bronze at European Championships and winner of the HSBC FEI Classics four times (2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014)

The only rider to have won five out of the six CCI5* events worldwide (before the inclusion of Maryland in 2021), having won Burghley (1994, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011), Badminton (2004 & 2015), Luhmuhlen (2008), Kentucky (2010, 2012, 2014) and Pau (2011, 2013)

In 2011 William became the first rider to win a record six Burghley titles (on six different horses) and became one of the first riders to ever win a CCI*, CCI** and CCI*** at the same event on the same day - a feat achieved at Tattersalls

He is the record-man at CCI5*, with 14 grand slam titles and 64 CCI three-day event wins

To you, William Fox-Pitt Eventing

For so many years, you have been at the pinnacle of our sport. Your horsemanship is unparalleled, and it has been a privilege to support and watch you compete. You are the embodiment of discipline, perseverance, and teamwork and the epitome of determination and resilience

Watching you and Grafennacht on course yesterday was to watch a man still very much at the top of his game and a memory we will not forget

We wish you nothing but health and happiness, hoping we may see you out and about with the youngsters and never too far away from our sport, a sport in which you leave a lasting and formidable legacy

With great respect and admiration, Team ET x

05/11/2024

Beautiful skies at the barn tonight 😍

03/02/2024

**Barn workers required**

Baltimore Ontario (10mins north of Cobourg)
Looking for mature person to join our team, Mon -Fri and weekend worker
Experience with barn work essential
Must be reliable! able to work alone with own initiative when needed
References may be requested
If you are interested please PM or send your details and level of experience to [email protected]

11/18/2023

Frosty mornings! Sun is shining on Dorothy 🥰

10/29/2023

**FT/PT Barn worker required**

FT/PT barn worker, live in preferred.
Baltimore Ontario (10mins north of Cobourg)
Looking for mature person to join our team, Mon -Fri with occasional weekend work.
Experience with horses and barn work essential
Must be able to work alone with own initiative
References may be requested
If you are interested please PM or send your details and level of experience to [email protected]

10/13/2023