Oakhurst Farm

27/04/2025

See you when the ☀️ comes out!

13/03/2025

At the Oakhurst Show Team meeting this past weekend, team members were challenged to fold origami horses with what described as “easy instructions”.

Turns out origami is not easy, but we had some giggles, one or two successes, a few “your 🐎 has SEEN things” and a couple of “well this is dumb, I’m making a paper ✈️ ”.

What does your team do for a challenge?

07/03/2025

Dont forget to wish a very Happy Birthday to Oakhurst’s favourite bookkeeper, cheerleader, mom, grandma and Algo - Joan! It’s her special day today 🎂 🎁 and we hope she has another fabulous year to celebrate!

17/01/2025

Interested in completing your Competition Coach Specialist or Competition Development training / certification in 2025? Join Ruth and the Ontario Equestrian team on Tuesday to find out your options and get started!

Ontario Equestrian offers training cohorts for candidates working towards English and Western Competition Coach Specialist certification.

08/01/2025

2025 competition dates! 🐴🏆☀️

18/12/2024

Looking for a fun winter challenge? head coach set up this pattern of logs and jumps to give our team a workout at any level. The jumps are fun but our focus is on the riding between jumps.

23/11/2024

Want to run Rookie Riders in your summer camp or riding school? Oakhurst coach Ruth is leading the Instructor training at Muskoka Horse Company in Coldwater, ON on Dec 01. Join her for a fun day of coach training

The fun-filled, active workshop focused on the instruction of fundamental skills and group management skills in a non-equestrian environment.  At the completion of the program, instructor candidates will: Be familiar with the ground and barrel skills in the program Have practiced performing and te...

23/11/2024

If you are planning to get EC NCCP Certified this winter as an Instructor or Competition Coach, Ontario Equestrian has a few courses coming up that will help you prep your portfolio (and Oakhurst Farm Coach Helen is leading them, so you know they will be fun!):

Nov 27 - Long Term Equestrian Development: https://campus.equestrian.ca/catalog_classroom_detail.php?courseid=3000

Dec 4 / 11 / 18 - EC NCCP Plan an Equestrian Practice: https://campus.equestrian.ca/catalog_classroom_detail.php?courseid=2645

Jan 15 / 22 - EC NCCP Analyze Beginner Equestrian Performance : https://campus.equestrian.ca/catalog_classroom_detail.php?courseid=2647

Send a message to learn more

04/11/2024

Hey Coach friends - If you are looking to upgrade your certification, or get certified this winter, Ontario Equestrian has a full slate of training being offered online over the next few months. Join Ruth or Helen (or both!) in these upcoming classes. If you have questions, contact Helen!

For Competition Development (HP1) coaches:
Beginning Nov 11 - NCCP Performance Planning and Advanced Practice Planning for Equestrian Sport - https://campus.equestrian.ca/catalog_classroom_detail.php?courseid=3142

If you are not sure where to start:
Nov 20 - Ontario Equestrian Introduction to EC NCCP Certification - https://campus.equestrian.ca/catalog_classroom_detail.php?courseid=3183

For all levels of Certification:
Nov 27 - NCCP Long-Term Equestrian Development - https://campus.equestrian.ca/catalog_classroom_detail.php?courseid=3000

Beginning Dec 4 - NCCP Plan an Equestrian Practice - https://campus.equestrian.ca/catalog_classroom_detail.php?courseid=2645

For Instructors and Competition Coaches:
Beginning Jan 15 - NCCP Analyzing Beginner Equestrian Performance - https://campus.equestrian.ca/catalog_classroom_detail.php?courseid=2647

Jan 29 - Ontario Equestrian Preparing for EC NCCP Evaluation - https://campus.equestrian.ca/catalog_classroom_detail.php?courseid=3184

For Competition Coach Specialists:
Beginning Jan 21, 2025 - EC NCCP Certification Cohort for Competition Coach Specialists - Waitlist - https://campus.equestrian.ca/catalog_classroom_detail.php?courseid=3185

For Coach Specialists and Competition Development (HP1) coaches:
Beginning Feb 04 - NCCP Design an Equestrian Sport Program (included in the Coach Specialist cohort) - https://campus.equestrian.ca/catalog_classroom_detail.php?courseid=2587

Feb 18 - NCCP Manage an Equestrian Sport Program (included in the Coach Specialist cohort) - https://campus.equestrian.ca/catalog_classroom_detail.php?courseid=2589

Beginning Mar 10, 2025: NCCP Competition Development: High Performance 1 Cohort - https://campus.equestrian.ca/catalog_classroom_detail.php?courseid=3016

This course introduces coach candidates to the evaluation requirements and certification process for EC NCCP Certification. Coaches looking to get certified as Instructors or Competition Coaches should attend this training prior to registering for an evaluation.  This training will cover: