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Programs
and Clinics

Online and in-person educational initiatives, including clinics and rider education.

Rebecca Howard sitting on a cross country jump with clinic participants on their horses standing behind the jump.
Spectators watching a horse and rider jump a down bank on cross country.

Clinics and webinars

Promoting education and skill development for horses and riders as part of our mandate to develop the sport of eventing in Ontario.

Coaches and spectators cheer for a rider returning from cross country.

Rider development days

Safe, supervised, and affordable cross-country schooling with recognized coaches and experienced clinicians. Rider development days are a great opportunity for riders and horses new or returning to the sport to try out eventing and develop their skills.

A horse and rider halt and salute the judge in the dressage phase.

Adult riders

Supporting adult rider development through schooling, education, and community building opportunities at all levels and across all aspects of eventing.

A horse and rider jump into the water in the cross country phase.

Under 25 and young riders

Developing a pathway to high performance for young competition riders. The program focuses on rider education, training, sportsmanship, and fellowship within a framework that promotes safety and best practices.

A horse and rider combination listen to a clinician providing instruction to riders out of frame.

Coaching and education

Coaching and educational opportunities to support eventing coaches and maintain a sustainable supply of licensed eventing coaches in Ontario.

Selena O Hanlon coaching cross country with a horse and rider.

Emerging professionals

Encouraging emerging professionals (riders and coaches) working in the industry to build the supports and knowledge and skills to keep our sport healthy in the future.

A bird sits on a red cross country jump  flag.

Officials and rules

Providing a sustainable supply of trained officials, including course designers and builders and communicating the key rules (or rule changes) governing eventing. 

Volunteers and spectators and their dogs sitting on and in front of a cross country fence.

Volunteers

Encouraging volunteerism by facilitating the flow of qualified volunteers to support Ontario’s horse trials and by providing resource materials to support volunteers.

An organizer setting the flag for a new water jump.

Competition improvement

Helping organizers improve and
expand their competition sites. Available to all organizers with events listed in the current year’s Omnibus.

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