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 January 2010 As the days are getting longer, we are all looking forward to spring again. It won’t be long till the round bales are replaced by fresh green grass and dandelions! Sales: Congratulations goes to Holly Burns for the purchase of Ironhill bred Dutch filly (sire Ikoon), Divinity Hill aka Dessa. Dessa moved to Grayton Farms in January, right here in Priddis http://www.alexandergrayton.com/home.cfm . Dessa is destined to be a jumper, showing wonderful form already as a 2 year old in the chute. Holly is very excited about this young prospect. We wish Holly all the best with her new purchase. Horse Exchange: We did a horse swap in January. Irene (Junior), Irene Hill’s niece who rides with Crystal Kroetch at Carousel sure lucked out! She is aiming at the Junior FEI classes this year and hopefully toward the Young Riders test in the following years. Montevideo, Irene’s (senior) PSG/I1 horse was shipped to Carousel in January to be her ride. This is a match made in heaven. Monty and Irene Jr are bonding very well; we look forward to watching this pairing in the show ring this year. Offered for Sale: Gemma is away being professionally started by Grant McKinney and will be ready for sale in a couple of months. Gemma is a lovely child’s or small ladies hunter prospect. She has lovely form in the chute, learns quickly and is very careful. She has the movement for lower level dressage, flat classes and equitation classes as well. Holly Burns and Alexander Grayton will act as agents when this mare is ready to show. Coaching and Clinics: Deanna Cullen has been training and coaching at Ironhill, replacing Irene during her treatment periods. Thank you Deanna! In closing........Ironhill (Irene and Ron) wishes at this time to thank all the staff, clients and friends during this difficult time. Spring will be here soon, and nothing heals better than fresh air, fresh grass and the sun! Good Health to you all! Irene
News for October 2009 October 1, 2009 Cool News! At the Provincials and the Western Championships: Other horse/rider combinations; Andrea Raimondi, Shelley Malbeuf and Ann Conquergood all did really well, and had many personal bests throughout the show. Clinic and Activity News for October & November In 2010, Ironhill will be hosting a “Winter of Learning Clinic”, Tina Watkins from In Hand Equine will be presenting a 5 part series on:
For more info, contact Irene. At Ironhill, we have several openings for training and boarding this fall. We have openings for pasture, paddock and stall boarding. If you wish to join our team, please give me a call! Good Health and Happy Riding! Irene Hill Ironhill Equestrian Centre Inc.
News for July 2009 2009 has already been a very exciting year at Ironhill. We have had numerous clinics at the farm. Particular to note the return of Cindy Ishoy to the farm held in April. See Carrots and Cocktails for details on Cindy’s clinic. It is our hope that she returns this fall. The farm’s breeding program has been put on hold for a couple of few years to allow Irene to focus on training and riding. Our broodmares have been sold to Century Ranches to continue their breeding careers. www.centuryranches.ca Shelley Malbeuf and Ann Conquergood spent 2 months lazing in the California sun. OK, not exactly lazing; but showing 3 horses and training under Dirk Glitz! Congratulations, ladies on this fantastic adventure. Show Highlights for the Ironhill trainers so far: At the AJYR Show in Red Deer: Valentino (owned and ridden by Irene Hill) placed, 3rd, 3rd and 2nd with scores of mid 60’s at Level 1. Liverpool (Hans, owned by Ann Conquergood and ridden by Shelley Malbeuf was 1st and 2nd in Level 2 Open. At the CC/ADA show in Claresholm: Valentino (owned and ridden by Irene Hill) was Open Show Champion and Level One Open Champion (with scores of up to 74%!) Moxie (owned and ridden by Irene Hill) debut at Level 3; with scores in the low 60’s. At the CA/ADA show at Anderson’s: Valentino was Open 1st Level Champion with scores in the high 60’s. This horse continues to surprise and delight us. Montevideo (owned and ridden by Irene) achieved another over 60% in I1 clinching his 4th required marks for his Gold Intermediare Dressage Canada Rider/Horse Medal. Dante (Dream of Thunder) owned by Janny Freeze and ridden by Shelley Malbeuf was Open Fourth Level Champion. Doll Pearl (owned by Ann Conquergood and Mary Webber-Blatz) was 1st and 2 times 2nd place in Level 3 with scores in the mid to high 60’s. Our adult amateurs did excellent as well at all these shows, with good showings from both Heather and Ann Conquergood. Our next shows will be the Gold Rush and the Red Deer Provincials and Regionals. Other news: In 2008, Ironhill Equestrian Centre purchased an additional 60 acres, which allowed us to expand the trails. Over the 300 acres, we have just opened up a new 10 km trail around the property. The ladies are really enjoying going for a safe hack around the property without having to ride on the road. We are almost finished all construction on the property. The new dug out (lake) is nearly completed, bet my neighbours will be happy that the noise of the backhoe is almost over. A new hayshed will be built this fall. And hopefully I won’t dream up anything else to build. New faces at Ironhill: Stacy Williams has come to visit Canada this summer. She brought along her mare Charisma and (gorgeous) yearling Frisco Bay, husband Dow and her dear dog BJ. Stacy has a very successful dressage equine training business in Utah. http://scwdressage.com/ They have rented a condo in Canmore; which allows Dow to follow his passion of climbing and still close enough for Stacy to work her horses at Ironhill. Please join me in welcoming Stacy back for this short visit. Andrea Raimondi brought her lovely Trakehner mare Twiggy in for training with Shelley. What a sweet mare! We really enjoy Andrea as well. Chrissy Austermann has returned to work with the team at Ironhill for her summer break from university. Excellent! We have 5 new clients coming in to us in August…but those names have to wait till the next newsletter! Finally, Have an excellent summer! Ride safe, live well and good health! Irene
November 10, 2008 Ironhill Equestrian Centre Inc. Ironhill Equestrian Centre needs a Part Time Stable Hand immediately. Needs to have experience working around horses. Job may include barn chores, horse handling, tractor work/farm maintenance and grooming. Thursday, Fridays, Saturday and Sunday, early mornings only (about 4 hours) and some extra hours occasionally to cover for vacations etc. Candidate may be able to utilize heated facility for riding their own horse and boarding might be negotiable. Please contact Irene @ 403 931 3268.
October 17, 2008
Ironhill Equestrian Center is pleased to sponsor our 4th and 5th clinic with Clinic # 4 - October 23, 24 & 25, 2008 CANCELLED For a complete profile on Herr Münstermann, please refer to his website http://www.holger-muenstermann.de/englisch/main.htm If you wish to be considered for a position to ride in the clinic, please contact Irene Hill @ irene@ironhill.ca directly. Stabling is available on site. Audit fee is $25/day by RSVP only or $75 for all 5 days. Ironhill Equestrian Center wishes to apologize in advance; there will only be a limited number of auditor seats available per day. This facility has as “limited public use” permit only. In order to abide by this permit, there will be a limited number of seats available in the audience and non-resident vehicles allowed on the property each day. In order to ensure your opportunity to audit, please RSVP to Irene and reserve your spot in advance. Directions to Ironhill Equestrian Center
July 2008
Moxie, Canadian Han 5 year old (Out of Lexus (Dam Sire Lauries Crusador and By Mr. A), won the FEI 5 year old championships at the CA/ADA show last weekend, scoring many 8’s for submission, temperament, collectability/extensions in the trot and canter. Moxie was also 1st Level Open Champion at the CC/ADA show scoring in the high 60’s and low 70’s. This mare is a joy to own. She is always willing to give 110% in all her work.
June 3, 2008 Ironhill Equestrian Center is pleased to sponsor our 3rd clinic with Holger Munstermann Clinic For a complete profile on Herr Münstermann, please refer to his website http://www.holger-muenstermann.de/englisch/main.htm If you wish to be considered for a position to ride in the clinic, please contact Irene Hill @ irene@ironhill.ca directly. Stabling is available on site. Audit fee is $25/day by RSVP only and paid in advance. Ironhill Equestrian Center wishes to apologize in advance; there will only be a limited number of auditor seats available per day. This facility has as “limited public use” permit only. In order to abide by this permit, there will be a limited number of seats available in the audience and non-resident vehicles allowed on the property each day. In order to ensure your opportunity to audit, please RSVP to Irene and reserve your spot in advance. Directions to Ironhill Equestrian Center
March 16, 2008 We are almost into April, where has the time gone already? The weather this spring in Calgary has been warm and friendly and normally, I would be thrilled with this warm weather; if it were not for all the new construction. There is mud everywhere! Well, like all things, this will pass, and soon the scars and marks of construction will be history in no time. On February 11th, we moved horses, equipment and household to the new facility. It will take some getting used to the new facility; we were in our old place for almost 20 years. Other news…..We purchased a new broodmare in January, Laura, from Jason and Jennifer from Century Ranches . Laura was imported from Holland a few years ago and has had several fabulous foals. Laura is presently in foal to Olympic Silvano N. Her foal is due early May. What a lovely mare this is! I am planning on riding her this winter. She might even fitten up enough to be my second Advanced horse! I am sure I will learn a lot from her. Peony Hill (KWPN, CSHA) is also in foal to Ikoon. Ikoon (KWPN, CSHA, CWB) stands at Creekside www.creeksidefarm.ca . We are expecting her foal in mid June. It will be very exciting to have 2 foals on the farm again! In March, Holger Muenstermann came to our farm on his way back to Germany from Wellington. He spent some time in Florida coaching Canadians Jaimey and Tina Irwin and then swung over to Calgary to join us. Holger’s clinic marked our first official clinic at Ironhill Equestrian Center; and Holger’s second visit to Calgary. We had just over 20 auditors come through the facility, which was excellent considering it was mid week. Riders and auditors enjoyed the clinic immensely. Holger has a very keen eye; and he brought out the very best in both riders and horses. He took the time to leave each rider with a full understanding of their homework and action plans. Ironhill Equestrian Center plans to have Holger return 2 to 3 times a year, with the next visit slated for June 2008. Our sales page will be updated shortly.
Ironhill Equestrian Centre, Irene & Ron Hill, would like to personally thank all the friends and family for all the support and well wishes in our move! Enjoy the spring season and Happy Riding! Irene Hill
January, 27, 2008 Ironhill Equestrian Center is pleased to sponsor our 2nd clinic with Holger Münstermann, March 4, 5, 6 & 7th, 2008 For a complete profile on Herr Münstermann, please refer to his website http://www.holger-muenstermann.de/englisch/main.htm If you wish to be considered for a position to ride in the clinic, please contact Irene Hill @ Ironhill@telus.net directly. Stabling is available on site. Audit fee is $25/day by RSVP only and paid in advance. Ironhill Equestrian Center wishes to apologize in advance; there will only be a limited number of auditor seats available per day. This facility has as “limited public use” permit only. In order to abide by this permit, there will be a limited number of seats available in the audience and non-resident vehicles allowed on the property each day. In order to ensure your opportunity to audit, please RSVP to Irene and reserve your spot in advance. Directions to Ironhill Equestrian Center
August 7, 2007 Its August already, its hard to believe time sure flies. Since our last news......here's what has happened at Ironhill.
We are looking forward to the Western Regional Championships at Red Deer, hope to see you there!
February 25, 2007 Congratulations to Jacqueline Colbourne of Cochrane, Alberta for the purchase of Western Lady, KWPN 4 year old mare. Ginger will be moving to their farm in March at which time Ginger will start her career as a hunter/jumper. We are very excited for Jacqueline and Ginger, we expect good things out of this partnership.
February 14, 2007 Irene & Montevideo have recently been awarded ADA 2006 4th Level Freestyle Highpoint Champion and CADORA 2006 4th Level Champion. Monty is turning out to be a fabulous horse. What a great year 2006 was for this team! Irene has also decided to take Moxie "off the market". Irene & Moxie will be challenging the 4 Year Old FEI Young Horse Program in 2007 as well as Training Level. Moxie will also be presented at the Hannovarian Mare Inspections at Spruce Meadows this fall. Moxie is turning out to be an outstanding young mare. She is extremely confident, trainable, balanced and steady. Her amiable, can-do attitude is an absolute joy to ride. 2007 is going to be a really fun show year for Irene, 2 great rides and lots of great new experiences! On the construction front: Ironhill Equestrian Centre has signed th contract to build the 28,000 square foot facility on the new location. Construction to be started in May 2007 with completion date expected in Early Spring 2008. The building contract was awarded to IronWood Building Services.
January 20, 2006 Welcome to the new Ironhill website if you have any questions or comments regarding our site or the facility and our services please don't hesitate to contact us.
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