MISSION STATEMENT
To help all riders to maximize their potential at natural horsemanship, dressage, jumping, and 3-Day event.
Emphasis is on safety, fun, and a “happy horse”.

COACH: EQUESTRIAN JUMPING, CANADIAN NATIONAL PENTATHLON TEAM

• OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 RIO
• OLYMPIC GAMES 2012 LONDON (Recipient Queen’s Jubilee Medal)
• PAN AM GAMES 2007, 2011, 2015
• WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ROME 2012 & GUATEMALA 2006
• WORLD CUPS – Russia, Brazil, Argentina, Taiwan, Poland, USA, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Chengdu China, Mexico, Greece
• SWITZERLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS, SPIEZ
• International Camp For North and Central American riders qualified for Olympics

COACH: JUMPING AND DRESSAGE

• World University Championships, Canadian Dressage and Jumping Team Algeria 2008
• Hawaii Riders, Vancouver 1998-2005
• Mexican Young Riders Show Jumping Team, Langley BC 1987
• Club Coach, Southlands Riding Club 1971 to present.
• Pony Club clinics given yearly to Vancouver Pony Club members.

OLYMPIC/LONG LISTED RIDERS (coached as long time students or in clinics)

• Melanie McCann Olympics 2016
• Donna Vakalis Olympics 2016 
• Leonie Bramall, Dressage Olympics 1998, 1992 (student 14 years)
• Monica Pinnette, Modern Pentathlon Olympics 2004, 2008
• Kara Grant, Modern Pentathlon Olympics 2004, 2008
• Melanie McCann, Modern Pentathlon Olympics 2012, (2nd in Jumping London )
• Donna Vakalis, Modern Pentathlon, Olympics 2012
• Josh Riker-Fox, Modern Pentathlon, Olympics 2008, Pan Am Games 2007 Bronze Medal
• Oscar Soto, Mexico, Olympics 2012, 2008(8th place), Pan Am Games 2011 Gold Medal
• Tik Maynard, Modern Pentathlon Pan Am Games 2007, Olympics 2012, 2016 long listed. Student of 20 years
• Brian Morton, Show Jumping, Olympics 2012, 2016 long listed, student of 13 years.

RICKS EXPERIENCE

• Olympic Short Listed 1976 and 1984 (3-Day event)
• Grand Prix Show Jumper since 1986
• Shown Prix St George Dressage, on Jennifer Maynard’s horse Radames
• Member of Canadian Polo-Crosse Team at World Championships Australia 2003.
• Gold Medal-World Show Jumping Championships for Equestrian Journalists. Finland 1990
• Author of Canadian Best Seller book “Horses in Focus” 1998
• Equine Canada Senior Jumper Judge
• Canadian Team Member at 1st Inter Pacific Rally Australia, 1959

FAMILY

• 3 sons: Tik and Jordan with Pony Club A, Telf B2 and Written A
• Wife Jennifer: Grand-Prix Dressage Rider and FEI-4 / PAS-Senior Para-Equestrian Judge
• Family owns Southlands Heritage Farm in Vancouver with 20 stall barn (boarders and lesson Horses) and a Heritage Orchard for Farm Camps.