Cross Country at Glenarden Farms

​A one-day clinic focused on cross country

 

• Schooling in small groups based on horse and rider’s experience

• Open to all riders at all levels, from all disciplines

• Coaches bringing two or more students can ride themselves for free!*

 

Coaches can participate for free!

With advance coordination with the OEA Organizer, a coach who brings two or more students to a development day to school with the OEA-designated clinician will have the opportunity to participate by riding as a student themselves. 

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The OEA coordinator will confirm the individual’s status as a coach and cover the cost of the coach's entry fee. 

Registration

 

Space is limited so sign up early!

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• Opens: May 1, 2025

• Closes: July 5, 2025 (or when the day is full, whichever comes first)

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Register for the July 16, 2025 rider development day.

 

To help us schedule riders appropriately you will be asked to share information about you and your horses experience.

Please submit payment immediately upon registration, send via e-transfer to finances@ontarioeventing.ca and note the rider's name and which activity your are registering for. Your spot is not confirmed until payment is received.

A final schedule for the day will be emailed to all confirmed riders prior to the day itself.

If you are trailering with another horse and rider and would like to be grouped together, we will do our best to accommodate you if the schedule and level groupings make it possible, please include the details in the online registration. Please note that does not register other riders, they must do so on their own. The clinic schedule and groupings will be made at the discretion of the clinician and the OEA.

If the day has filled up and you are unable to register, please contact Kaileen Millard-Ruff for help with registration,
or to be put on a waiting list.

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​If the day fills up, priority will go to riders who are new to Eventing. The decision to close registrations early will be made at the discretion of the OEA.

 

Requirements

 

• All participants must wear approved ASTM safety vests, helmets, and correct footwear

• Riders must be current Ontario Equestrian members

• Riders may school with the appointed clinician only

• Limit of one horse per rider

 

About Pippa Hambly

Pippa Hambly is a top advanced-level event rider, coach, and trainer with international experience. She trained in England under Olympic legends Andrew and Bettina Hoy and was a working student for Gill Watson, longtime coach of the British Young Rider Event Team.

 

A former Pony Club “B” graduate and North American Young Rider Championships competitor with the BC Young Rider Team, Pippa has built a career spanning eventing, dressage, and hunter/jumper disciplines. She served as an Ontario Young Rider Team selector in 2004 and 2005 and continues to mentor emerging talent nationwide.

Now based at Glenarden Farms in Fergus, Ontario, Pippa has coached athletes from grassroots to international levels, including Canadian Team short-listers and Bromont CIC** champions. Her work with the Ballard family sharpened her focus on rhythm and balance—hallmarks of her cross-country coaching.

Pippa’s experience supporting course-building teams at the Rolex 3-Day Event and the Beijing Olympics gives her rare insight into elite competition. Her coaching style blends technical precision with a passion for helping riders achieve their best at every stage.

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Photography by Ian Woodley.