Tailwind Equestrian

03/22/2025

Many thanks to my Tailwind Community for the amazing gift basket and the Skip/ Door Dash gift cards. Your thoughtfulness truely warms my heart and reminds me what I am working toward. I am so looking forward to getting back to the barn and seeing my Tailwindians everyday.

03/14/2025

Tailwind Equestrian is proud to introduce Evelyn Ferguson, Equestrian Canada Registered Coach. Evelyn is excited about the 2025 show season with the Tailwind Equestrian athletes. She is also accepting horses to her training and showing program. Feel free to reach out for more details.

03/05/2025

Tailwind Equestrian Head Coach Donna Ferguson, Equestrian Canada Certified Coach since 1996.

12/13/2024

Attention Tailwindians! Check out the sale at Country Outpost Junction.

12/04/2024

The Tailwind Equestrian Long Table Christmas Dinner was a great success! Much fun was had by all! Thanks to all who attended!

11/06/2024

The following states my opinion. Not your opinion, mine. You don’t have to agree with me.

No Stirrups November is a Mistake

In my opinion No Stirrups November is a hyped up excuse to use alliteration (a literary term defined as; the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.) as training inspiration.
My reasons that No Stirrups November is a mistake and should not be used as standard practise are as follows;

1) No stirrup work should be included in daily riding not just 30 days out of the year.

2) No stirrups work, in my opinion, should be done only after the horses back and other muscle groups are warmed up sufficiently. Therefore, riders, trainers, and coaches who remove stirrups from saddles November 1st are, in my opinion, subjecting horses to potential discomfort and or injury. In my opinion, only truly expert riders should ride entirely without stirrups.

3) Thirty consecutive days of intense no stirrup work may be greatly beneficial to the rider, however, in my opinion, this type of work imposed on a horse may have the opposite effect. Unless the rider is proficient at controlling leg, hand and seat, in my opinion, more than five to ten minutes of no stirrups work can be literal torture to the horse. In my opinion, slowly building up no stirrup sessions as each rider becomes more and more proficient is the best way to protect the horse.

4) Jumping without stirrups, in my opinion, should only be undertaken by advanced riders. Obvious safety reasons come to mind, but again the comfort of the horse is of great concern in this situation. The horse’s mouth and back come under great duress in normal jumping situations, particularly with less than advanced riders on their backs. Taking the rider’s stirrups away only exacerbates this potential for trauma.

Listen, I’m not gonna call PETA or the SPCA if I find out you took your stirrups off your saddle on November 1st. I’m just speaking from years of experience as a coach and trainer. Horses are my livelihood, and I love them. I would never subject my dear, dear schools or lease horses, to thirty days of mouth grabbing, back smashing torture. Nor would I do it to my client’s horses.

I firmly believe that no stirrup work in an important part of developing a rider and should be implemented in every riding program, just not for thirty days exclusively.

11/01/2024

CLEAN show pads/ schooling saddle pads. 10$ each. Pick up only. All in good condition.

11/01/2024

Anyone know a good leather worker that could replace a seat for a good price ?

10/22/2024

Tailwind Equestrian is proud to congratulate two of our riders on their RMSJ Circuit Awards.
Macy Becker is the 2024 RMSJ 1.15m Reserve Champion and Evelyn Ferguson won the RMSJ 1.25m Championship for the second year in a row! Well done girls and many thanks to RMSJ recognizing the hard work and dedication of the athletes that love your venue.

10/12/2024

Tailwind’s school pony Quincey gets a fun hairdo each week from his buddy Sienna. His bushy forelock often covers his eyes. Sienna helps him see where he is going. ☺️
Stay tuned for Quincey’s hairdo of the week.

10/03/2024

✨So happy to announce Sensation Gold is off to his new home today, he’s for sure going to be missed around the barn. Goldie has been such a fun horse to have around and I’m excited to know that he is going to such a awesome home ✨

10/01/2024

Tailwind Equestrian is looking for barn staff/ working student

Horse experience is required, we are looking for someone who is able to work alone as well as in a group, jobs include but not limited to
⁃ feeding horses
⁃ Mucking stalls
⁃ Mucking outdoor pens
⁃ Turning horses out
⁃ Help exercise horses( lunging or potentially riding)

Full time and part time hours available

09/03/2024

08/29/2024

So many Tailwind Equestrian riders listed in the Rocky Mountain Show Jumping Circuit Standings! All our hard work is really paying off. So proud of you all!!

06/26/2024

The RMSJ June Classic II proved to be another great show for the Tailwind Equestrian Team. Each ribbon represents all the hard work or each horse and rider team. Super proud of everyone’s accomplishments! Well done Team Tailwind!

05/25/2024

The Bow Valley Classic II proved to be another great show for the Tailwindians! Super proud of all our riders and horses!