Our Featured Clinicians
Jack Zeggelaar
Jack Zeggelaar has been shoeing horses for over 30 years, starting as an apprentice with Vince Whalen in 1976 and by 1978 working full time on his own. During the course of his long career as a Farrier, Jack has had the opportunity to work with some of the best Farriers in the United States and Holland. He continually upgrades his information and knowledge by attending numerous courses and workshops on the skill and art of farriery. He has a vast client base and applies his expertise to a variety of horses used in a number of different disciplines, including Hunter/Jumpers, Event horses, Equitation, Western Pleasure, Reining Horses, Barrel and Pole Horses. His practice also includes a large number of school horses in both English and Western Discipline barns.
Jack’s philosophy towards horse shoeing is to assess a horse’s individual need based on his conformation, health and job, and to trim and shoe him accordingly. He believes that this customized approach optimizes the soundness and movement of each horse. Jack lives in Newport Corner with his wife and 2 children, on a small hobby farm. He is very active in the sport of Reining and trains and shows his own horses.
Shane Fleming
Born in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Shane Fleming moved to Nova Scotia in the spring of 2000. During that summer he took an interest in shoeing and apprenticed with local farrier Leon Hebb. After a year and a half of working with Leon, Shane began his own practice.
In 2004, Shane began work with Jack Zeggelaar, and since 2006 has continued to work with Jack as associate as well as maintaining his own clients and growing business. Shane shoes a variety of horses requiring a variety of different applications, and is looking forward to continuing to learn and expand his expertise as a farrier. "I love what I do!!"
Philip Hinson
Philip Hinson was born in London, England. On leaving school, his first job was as a groom to the well-known coaching team of Oldenburgs. He joined The King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery in 1961 as an Equitation officer, responsible for the training of Troop horses and mounted soldiers in ceremonial duties and competitive riding. Before he left the Army in 1970, he qualified as an Army Equitation Instructor B2 at the Army School of Equitation, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire and as a British Horse Society Instructor (full). He was also Army Skill-at-Arms Champion, Royal Tournament (sword, lance, and revolver) in 1968.
After free-lancing as an instructor for a year, he was appointed Chief Instructor, Canadian Forces Base Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada, on a two-year contract. On completion of this contract, he returned to Europe, where he was employed as Bereiter (trainer) to a private employer in Vienna.
In 1974 he returned to Nova Scotia as Chief Instructor and General Manager of the Halifax Junior Bengal Lancers (riding club), in Halifax. He left in 1976 to run his own Halifax School of Equitation in Fall River, then returned to London in 1980, to join the Royal Household, Buckingham Palace, as trainer, coachman and remount rider.
The next twenty years were spent breaking and training horses to harness and saddle for ceremonial use for the many occasions of state. He also qualified as an Army Equitation Instructor B1 and was a regular instructor at several of inner London’s riding clubs in his spare time. He retired in 2001, after receiving his Twenty Year Long Service medal awarded by H.M. The Queen personally and returned to Nova Scotia where he still resides, teaches and trains his many riding and driving pupils.
Leslie Guy
Leslie Guy has been involved with horses all her life. Whether it's recreational riding, showing, training, teaching or coaching, she enjoys it all. Conifer Ridge Farm, located in Carrolls Corner, N.S., has been Leslie's home base for 12 years. "We have brood mares, young stock, lesson horses and horses coming in for training and re-training. It gets pretty busy in the Spring."
Along with her work at home, Leslie also teaches at other stables and gives lessons at private facilities. She conducts clinics, workshops and seminars throughout the year across the Maritimes.
In 1999 Leslie happened to read an article about a Canadian man who was teaching people how to "think like a horse". That man was Chris Irwin. "The first time I saw Chris work, I knew I had found my mentor." says Leslie. "I have learnt more since I met Chris Irwin than in all my previous experience".
In October 2004 Leslie attained her double Bronze level certification in the Train the Trainer Program with Chris Irwin, and in September 2006 Leslie was certified double Silver for both ground work and riding. 2008 sees Leslie continuing her work with Chris in the Program, pursuing higher levels of certification. "Working with horses" says Leslie, "you have to continue to evolve, continue to progress, if you want your relationship with them to progress too. All languages evolve, and horsemanship is a language."
For more information about Leslie Guy, please visit www.coniferridgefarm.com
Herb Best
Herb Best has been showing horses successfully for 30 years. His circuit includes the Maritime Provinces, Ontario, The New England States, and The All American Quarter Horse Congress. He trains horses for both showing and recreation. Herb prepares horses for weanling, junior, and aged halter, lunge line, western pleasure, hunter under saddle, horsemanship, equitation, trail, and showmanship. He coaches several youth and amateurs.
Herb has raised, bred, and shown several superior horses and AQHA Champions!. As well, he has raised, bred and or shown several finalist and top 10 placings at the Quarter Horse Congress
For more information about Herb Best, please visit www.krymsunfarm.ca
Lori LeBlanc
Lori LeBlanc is a Certified Level 2 Coach and Owner/Operator of Rolling Hills Stable in Wolfville, N.S.
Lori's love of horses began at the age of twelve with a membership at the Halifax Junior Bengal Lancers. Recognized today as being one of Atlantic Canada’s premiere horsewomen, Lori has competed at the highest levels of show jumping in Canada and the U.S. (Grand Prix and World Cup Qualifiers). She has owned and operated Country Pies Stables for twelve years, training and coaching horses and students at all levels, achieving award-winning results.
Lori has trained extensively with some of the world’s best equestrian athletes and coaches, including:
- Tom Gayford - Gold medal winner 1968 Olympic show jumping team and 15-year coach of the Canadian Equestrian Team
- Beth Underhill - ranked top female equestrian in the world in the year 2000 and long time Canadian Team rider
- Steve Pritchard - member of the British show Jumping team, currently residing in Germany as an elite dealer of top show prospects
- Roger DesLauriers - Father and trainer of world champion Mario DesLauriers
For more information about Lori Leblanc, please visit www.rollinghillsuride.com
Mona Lewis
Mona Lewis is a Level 2 Coach with Equine Canada, and has been in the equine industry all her life. Over the years she has shown many disciplines of riding from hunt seat to barrel racing. Her specialty is now reining and has bred, trained and she shown many reiners in the past. Her passion now is teaching and giving reining clinics throughout the Maritimes and U.S. Mona also is proud to be training for Sumac Farms in New Glasgow where they are presently breeding world class bred reining horses.
Mona has developed her education with Masters of reining such as Francois Gauthier, Vern Sapergia, Gaetan Gauthier ,Sophie LaVerdiere and has ridden with many other world-renowned trainers.
Throughout Mona’s career she has competed in AQHA, Equine Canada and NRHA circuits, and her students have won at Quarterama in Toronto and The Quarter Horse Congress. Her biggest accomplishment was to train her own colt for the 1997 National Reining Horse Futurity in Oklahoma City. This is the most prestigious reining event in the world!
Mona and her husband Dan have been operating Redwood Stables Ltd. in Sydney, Cape Breton for over 20 years where she enjoys preparing her students to compete on the colts Mona has raised herself. The core of her success relies on teaching the student a good foundation with their horse to being well prepared for competition. The slogan at Redwood Stables is "Where enjoying your horse is our business."
Lisa Tulk
Lisa Tulk received her Level 1 Western Coaching in 1998 after completing one year as an apprentice with Jim Durling, a Level 3 Reining coach and previous owner of Equine Excellence. After completing her level 1 certification she returned to Newfoundland where she managed and taught a successful western riding school and horse training program outside St John's.
In December of 2000 she moved back to Nova Scotia to complete her Level 2 Reining certification and to work full time with Mr. Durling. Here she started, trained and showed horses as well as taught full time. In 2003, along with a partner, she purchased Equine Excellence where she currently is owner and manager.
During her time working in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia Lisa and her students have competed in Reining and Western Performance events, and have won many awards. While her specialty is Reining, Lisa has worked with many different breeds of horses and trained horses for many different disciplines. She herself has competed successfully in the Maritime Reining circuit. She has also been featured in the Atlantic Business magazine in the 2006 Women in Business Issue.
Lisa continues to further her education by taking clinics with many professionals in the horse industry, such as Bob Grimshaw, Stacy and Jessie Westfall, Shawna Sapergia, Nick Valentine and Jim Durling. She is constantly working on educating herself with the many Equine Canada Programs. She has attended Judging Seminars in General Performance and Reining and is Course Conductor with Equine Canada. She loves to train and teach and is always happy to pass along her knowledge. Some of the awards she has won are:
2007
1st in Open in the September 1st NB Codiac Reining Horse Association show Open Champion, NB Codiac Reining Horse Association
2nd in Open and 2nd in Novice Horse in the July 1st Atlantic Reining Horse Association show
1st in Novice Horse in the June 30th NB Codiac Reining Horse Association
2nd in Open and 1st in Novice Horse in the Valley Reining Horse Association June 16 show
2006
No Events - Lisa's mount was unable to compete
2005
Provincial Open Champion, Nova Scotia Reining Horse Association
Provincial Novice Horse Champion, Nova Scotia Reining Horse Association
Open Champion, NB Codiac Reining Horse Association
Open and Novice Horse Champion, Atlantic Reining Horse Association
2003
Provincial Open Champion, Nova Scotia Reining Horse Association
2002
Provincial Open Champion, Nova Scotia Reining Horse Association
2001
Open Champion, Nova Scotia Breeders Futurity
For more information about Lisa Tulk, please visit www.equineexcellence.ca
Samantha Lacey
Samantha Lacey is a registered British Horse Society Intermediate Instructor and has been competing from an early age in cross-country, show jumping and dressage.
Sam has completed the British Horse Society exams, received a BSc degree (Hons) in Agricultural Land Management, and is currently obtaining the internationally-recognized International Horse Trainers Passport Level Two. She has competed in Novice & Elementary Dressage and at the British Show Jumping Association Newcomers Showjumping 1.10m . She also represented Hampshire in the National Junior Riding Club Finals in 1996.
In her career to date, Sam has been responsible for every aspect of equine and facility management. She has worked at a large equestrian centre carrying out yard duties; at Meon Valley Stud, an internationally renowned racing stud farm, where she worked with yearlings in preparation for sale; as a polo groom for a professional 4 goal polo player, in sole charge of 14 horses, doing all general yard work, exercising 9 horses daily and attending matches across England 4-5 days per week. She has also worked at Quob Stables Equestrian Centre, a large equestrian and events centre, as yard manager in charge of 54 horses, comprised of boarding horses and about 25 riding school horses. At Quob, she was also responsible for overseeing 30 broodmares and foals, managing a staff of 8, training young horses, and providing instruction to clients in general horsemanship and equitation. She also oversaw the running of the hydrotherapy spa unit, which brought in horses from all disciplines predominantly for the treatment of tendon and ligament injuries.
After 2 hectic years, Sam moved on to Abbey School of Equitation in 2005 to set up a riding school and boarders yard, where she taught approximately 30 clients a week, trained young horses for sale, and trained "problem" horses.
Wolfridge Farm Equestrian Centre in Wolfville, is pleased to have Samantha Lacey as its new Facility Manager, and Riding Instructor. She is establishing an innovative riding school that incorporates the best of BHS and Equine Canada riding instruction. She will also oversee the new Wolfridge Farm Dutch Warmblood breeding program, which includes the training and showing of young horses, and will be available to train client horses to correct problems or to prepare for competition.
Please see www.wolfridgefarm.com for more details, or visit Booth G14 at the AHF.
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For more information about Lisa Tulk, please visit www.equineexcellence.ca
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