East Acres Equestrian Inc.

East Acres Equestrian Inc. East Acres Equestrian is focused on having happy, healthy horses and people sharing the equestrian experience.
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East Acres Equestrian is owned by Lisa Eastman and managed by Samantha Pritchard. This facility is home to horses of many different breeds and disciplines. East Acres promotes quality training of both horse and rider, with an emphasis on enjoying our equine companions while striving for goals both recreational and competitive.

04/01/2020

I'd like to express my deepest gratitude to Samantha & Matt Pritchard for their amazing service to all of the boarders and clients over the past several years. As they move to Ontario to start the next chapter in their lives, I wish them all the best! At East Acres, we are blessed to welcome Chris Franssen who will be taking over the reins from Samantha and I couldn't be happier! Welcome Chris! I know you'll do Samantha proud and ensure all of our friends, both human and equine are happy and fulfilled!

05/16/2018

I'm very excited to announce that all operations at East Acres have been taken over by the very skilled and lovely Samantha Pritchard of Elation Equine! She's been running East Acres like a dream for the past several years, but it's now officially leased to Samantha! I know she'll continue to do a fantastic job and I am so happy for her in this next stage of the horse business!

12/06/2016

Sandra Donnelly will be teaching a Sunday clinic on Dec 18th. Email Sam if you would like to take part.

January NewsletterHappy New Year! I hope that everyone enjoyed some down time over the holidays and are now back at it.W...
01/13/2016

January Newsletter

Happy New Year! I hope that everyone enjoyed some down time over the holidays and are now back at it.

We are looking to train some new staff for our roster. Right now all our weekend staff gets spread pretty thin, most of them work a full time job, then they are here every weekend. I would love to be able to have a couple more energetic capable people trained up to do morning chores so that we can allow for some more time off to our very faithful staff. Let me know if you are interested. It is very therapeutic work, and we don't need someone that can commit every weekend, it could be a every other week sort of gig.

I'm very excited to announce that we have a new coach coming in to teach on Tuesday afternoons and evenings. Sandra Donnelly will be available for regular lessons on Tuesdays. Sandra has represented Team Canada at both the 2008 Hong Kong Olympics and was a team silver medalist for Canada in Rio at the 2007 Pan Am Games. She is a fabulous coach for all riders that are wanted to improve their jumping. There will be limited time available, contact me asap if you want to take part.

The long anticipated No Stirrups November Party!! This feels like it is well past due, but because of all the holidays in December I thought that a January date would be better. So Thursday January 28th at 6:30 we are going to meet at the Townhall Public House in Cochrane. The successful riders were Hana Stromberg, Natalie Bradt, Jillian Sanborn, Makana Hilton, Emily Harris, Anne-Marie Chapman, Deb Moore, Shelley Alexander, Deja Wearmouth, Katie Axani, Valerie Moore and Kim Knapp. I will need to make reservations, so if your name is on that list, and you plan on coming, please let me know.

Our next challenge coming up is Fitness February. This will require a daily contribution- and you are allowed to miss only one day per week. We will be doing a plank challenge. In order to take part, you must commit to timing yourself, holding a plank position, every day of the month for as long as you can, and record your times (to the second). You are allowed to miss only one day a week, and need to update the board with your times, every time you visit the barn. On Tuesday March 1st at 7:30pm we will be hosting a plank showdown in the barn aisle (bring a mat or towel). The person who holds the plank the longest, will win! There will also be a prize for the most time accumulated over the month. Here is a link describing what a plank is http://30dayfitnesschallenges.com/how-to-do-a-plank/

I have, to date, only met with two people to go over their 2016 goals and plans. Please let me know if you want to do this, then help me pin down a time. I have attached a form that I would like all the competitive riders to fill out and return, even the ones that I have already met with.

The barn staff would like to remind everyone that the towels in the the feed room are not for personal use. Please bring your own towels to use on your horses and tack. Also paper towel is used by the staff for cleaning, again, it is not meant to be used to clean your tack or boots, please supply your own.

We jump right into show season this year with indoor shows at Spruce Meadows, Anderson and the Cochrane Ag Society. If you are looking for coaching at any of these events, please speak to myself, or Sarah Taylor as soon as possible. Schedules fill up quickly. I will be coaching at Spruce Meadows on Feb 20-21st and Feb 27-28th, Sarah will be available for all Spruce dates. There are Carrots and Cocktails Dressage Shows on Apr 16th-17th that I will make myself available for, if there is enough interest. Spruce Meadows is also hosting some dressage schooling days, Feb 13th and March 5th.

A few boarders have approached me, looking for someone to lease their horse. If you are interested in possibly doing a half lease, let me know.

Happy January! Enjoy the sun and the snow!

How to do a plank exercise from 30 Day Fitness Challenges - Learn how to perform the perfect plank exercise with this step by step video guide.

10/23/2015

Halloween Fun!! Sunday Oct 25th.

Costume class starts at 3pm sharp have your horses dressed and in the arena. Following shortly after, a couple of mounted games, and then a 5pm potluck. Bring appetizer type foods or deserts, oven available.

No Stirrups November-- Look for this sign up sheet in the barn!!Who will join us for the challenge?Sign up below, and ha...
10/14/2015

No Stirrups November-- Look for this sign up sheet in the barn!!

Who will join us for the challenge?

Sign up below, and hand your stirrups in on Sunday Nov 1st.

Stirrups will be held captive for the month of November. All riders who complete the month without using stirrups will be invited to an excellent evening celebration.

A prize will be given to the rider with the most logged stirrup-less hours.

Exceptions can be given to riders if they are riding with coaches other than Sarah Taylor and Samantha Pritchard, but, for every hour that you ride with stirrups, two hours will be subtracted from your total. A log will be posted in the barn for all participants to track their hours.

Free Jumping Tomorrow Night!Anyone want to free jump their horse? We will be setting up a free jump chute Tues Sept 8th ...
09/07/2015

Free Jumping Tomorrow Night!

Anyone want to free jump their horse? We will be setting up a free jump chute Tues Sept 8th at 5:00pm, and we'll go until 8:00. We are looking for some volunteers to help out, take some video and pictures. If anyone wants to jump their horses we can do that as well.

04/28/2015

Herd Health day is May 5th. All horses will be vaccinated unless you have made other arrangements. If your own vet is doing them please supply a vet note. We require a 5-way and strangles.

Looking for volunteers to help out that day.

01/22/2015

Clinic Schedule:

8:15-9:30 Exercise Class- All Attendants
9:45 Deb Moore
10:15 Valerie Moore
10:45 Shelley Alexander
11:15 Renate Price
11:45 Lauren Birchall

12:15 Lunch

12:45 Anne-Marie Chapman
1:15 Emily Harris
1:45 Allison Chapman
2:15 Elise Harlick

2:45 Tea Break

3:15 Tanja Lucin
3:45 Michelle Staples
4:15 Melissa Ziegler
4:45 Sam Pritchard

01/22/2015

Clinic with Sandra Sokoloski this Saturday!

Even if you are not riding, you are welcome to come to the exercise class. 8:15 am Saturday Jan 24th.

12/13/2014

The Christmas Party is going to be at Dartique Hall, starting at 5:00pm on Dec 21st.

08/18/2014

I have booked an appointment with Dr Evans for Thurs Sept 4th at 9am. Does anyone want to get in on that appointment? If so, please call the clinic and ask for your horse to be added to the list.

Dr Evans is not only a great vet, he is also a great chiropractor. If your horse has any funny uneven habits, it would definitely be worth while to have him checked out.

07/28/2014

We have LOTS of food and snacks… and word on the street is that if you put in a good days work, and bring a bathing suit, there may be beer, wine, hot tub and possibly some karaoke involved…

MUD AND MUCK AND MESS – OH MY!!

PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH OUR MUD - WE HAVE BIG PLANS FOR JULY 29-31

HERE’S WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TO MAKE EAST ACRES MORE GORGEOUS:
REMOVAL OF ALL BLACK DIRT IN PADDOCKS, CONTOURING AND ADDING MORE MATERIAL
PRESSURE WASHING EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE WASHED
BIN FOR GARBAGE AROUND THE FARM
PAINTING
FENCING
AND THE LIST REALLY DOES GO ON AND ON…..

ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WE WILL BE LITTLE WORKER BEES – BUZZING AROUND THE FARM. THERE WILL BE A LIST OF JOBS TO DO, SO IF YOU FEEL LIKE DOING SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR, IT’S YOURS
PLEASE LET EITHER SAM OR LISA KNOW IF YOU CAN COME, EVEN FOR A FEW MINUTES SO WE CAN ENSURE WE PURCHASE ENOUGH FOOD AND BEVERAGES
THANKS SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO IS ABLE TO COME AND TO EVERYONE WHO CONTINUALLY LENDS A HAND TO MAKE EAST ACRES AMAZING!

LISA & SAM

07/22/2014

We are considering a 'Work Bee' from July 29-31 at East Acres. We have so many super fun projects but not quite enough manpower. We would of course feed our loyal crew of sweaty workers with delicious, nourishing meals. Any takers?

07/14/2014

Another great weekend for the eventers from EA. Lots of clean rounds and really great rides. Looking forward to Rebecca Farms and Alhambra!

07/09/2014

Thompson Country Horse Trials this weekend!

We have another big crew heading out. Here is the tentative time schedule:

Friday Saturday
Ruby 8:21 R1 8:49
Argo 8:38 R2 3:34
Ty 9:30 R1 9:40
Boh 9:31 R2 3:50
Lincoln 11:23 R2 4:10
Pedro 11:06 R3 1:54
Hudson 11:23 R1 10:25
Hanz 11:40 R2 4:34
Kim 11:46 R2 4:36
Rohan 11:49 R1 10:37
Senator 1:15 R3 2:32

Sunday will be reverse order of go.

I will also be posting course walk times shortly- stay tuned

07/05/2014

Annie's Memorial Games and BBQ is this Sunday. Looking forward to seeing everyone there. There is an open invitation to anyone wishing to attend. Please bring a salad/appy/desert and lawn chairs.

The games will start at noon and the BBQ will start at 4pm.

It is sure to be a really fun afternoon, and the weather is looking very promising!

06/28/2014

Times for Cochrane Horse Trials--
Dressage and Stadium Saturday, XC on Sunday.

Hudson: D 9:56, S 12:00, XC 10:14
Ty: D, 10:51, S 12:00, XC 10:44
Ruby: D 8:13, S 11:15, XC 9:08
Rohan: D 9:41, S 1:00, XC 11:46
Pedro: D 2:51, S 4:15, XC 1:24
Wynter: D 8:26, S 2:20, XC 1:54
Monty: D 3:17, S 5:35, XC 3:52
Lincoln: D 2:44, S 5:35, XC 3:42
Hanz: D 3:10, S 5:35, XC 3:50
Havana: D 3:23. S 5:35, XC 3:54

06/06/2014

We have a big crew headed up to Beaumont Horse Trials in Edmonton tomorrow. If anyone is in the area they should come out and cheer them on!

Good luck to all the competitors!

Address

25km NW Of
Cochrane, AB
T4C1A4

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 9pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 9pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 9pm
Thursday 8:30am - 9pm
Friday 8:30am - 9pm
Saturday 8:30am - 9pm
Sunday 8:30am - 9pm

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