Hilton Valley
15134 County Road 21, Brighton, Ontario, K0K 1H0 Brighton, ON, Canada

Perfect Adult or Junior hunter. 12 year old, 17hh, gelding. A true unicorn. Loves showing, the sweetest horse in the barn and maintenance free and sound. Low to mid 5's.

Looking forward to 2021! Our organization is looking at some major changes to maneuver the ongoing pandemic and what it means to our equestrian community. While... it likely still won’t be horse shows as usual we’ve got big plans to make it a fantastic season for our membership despite those challenges! #trilliumchamps #thja #cethja #cwthja #ethja #nethja #gbzthja #sethja #swthja #thja #membership See more

Body is an X, head is an X #balance

A BIG thank you to Ontario Equestrian with Danielle & Theresa for hosting a fantastic Competition Coach Workshop. Superb take aways and practices for myself, my students, and the horses in training. Reviewing what was learned and tactfully aligning the exercises into reality has already shown improvement and success. Riding & coaching is much more than the physical aspect. There is an abundance of techniques to learn and recognize when dealing with long-term development with ourselves and our mounts. #Goals #Develop #ChooseOntarioEquestrian

Thank you to everyone who supported us on our first year. To our students, boarders, consignment & training clients. To all who supported & boasted our Facebook page, commented reviews, and the professional advice we have had from all of our incredible equine specialists. I cannot thank ya’ll enough. Even on the tough days it’s worth it because it is truly a dream come true. It’s humbling to remember that we have all come together because of horses P.s. thanks to the girls who decorated the barn. How stunning!... & the driveway is finally complete. No more potholes!

Beautiful week at the farm. Crossing off the To-do’s one at a time

Two exceptional, well-exposed horses available. Both registered with papers in hand. 1) 12 year old 17hh Hanoverian bay mare, requires maintenance and a good program to stay fit. Currently barefoot. We are negotiable to an educated home for this mare, born with a tilted hip. 1.10m Trillium record with great results. Would best suit a solid metre jumper. Can be looky, but always jumps and has nice ride ability. Loads lovely, auto change. $12,500 2) 13 year old 16’2hh Oldenbur...g chestnut gelding. Shown to 1.15ms, dabbled in schooling hunters and would make a nice derby mount. Currently barefoot. Safe boy, easy ride ability & doesn’t get looky. No current maintenance. Loads lovely, has a change. $15,000 Please pm for videos and any questions you may have.

13 yr 16’2hh Oldenburg Gelding Shown to 1.15ms Registered, papers in hand Came off lease with a junior and for sale to find his long term partner. Easy wtc & jumps in a French link, has a change. Great demeanour, no spook. Currently barefoot, sound & no current maintenance. He can be lippy as he was a spoiled treat eater however he is getting more respectful daily. ... Located in Brighton Ontario PM for more videos & photos Low fives

Walking out of the weekend like Great weekend for the barn. Thanks to Braelie Equestrian for having us. A great birthday for one of the riders here & an awesome beginner lesson Sunday event. #TeamHilton #allthesupport #togetherisbetter

Getting spoiled by magic hand Mel Stride Performance Equine Therapy

We’ve helped hundreds of horses find new best friends over the years... But more so, we’ve answered thousands of inquiries. I’ll say it again like I say every ...year, in case someone out there needs to hear this... HOW TO FIND YOUR UNICORN 1. PARAMETERS: Sticking to your parameters is only hurting your search. This is like when you have a friend who says they’ll only date a guy over 6 feet tall. Would you turn down meeting your soul mate because he’s 5’11? I’ve learned from many good Horsemen over the years and the saying is true: God never made a good horse in a bad color. The number of times that people are looking for a precise height or a precise color and I think I have the perfect match for them to fulfill all their dreams, but they won’t budge 1 inch on height in either direction. I can tell you that my current 17 hand horse feels much smaller than my current 15.3h horse. It’s much more about their barrel and their neck set and then the height of their withers. Stop looking for the horse that is 5-7 years old 16.2-17.0h bay or grey gelding. You are only sabotaging your own search here. 2. WRONG QUESTIONS: When people call about horses, I tell them what kind of rider he needs and what the horse wants to do for a living. Why does NO ONE ever ask that?! They ask how fancy his trot is or how his dressage score was last weekend or how many ribbons he has or how tall he is. They don’t ever ask, Will he tolerate my mistakes? Will he make up where I’m lacking? Can I handle this horse? Does he have the same goals that I do? 3. WRONG PRIORITIES: I always teach my students this lesson. My keeper horse as a 4yo was the worst mover in the barn. Choppy trot, canter like a tractor trailer on ice, pads on his feet, and some seriously unimpressive knees. If I pulled him out of the stall for you at a sales appointment at 4 years old, you would tell me to put him away! Then he won 3 events at 5yo. At 6 he’s a dream to ride because we’ve put in serious sweat equity for three years. I’m going to burst your bubble here. Unless you’re trying to literally win the Olympics, you don’t need the best mover in the barn. Find the horse that makes you SMILE, that you want to ride every day, the one you can train. Beyond that, you can teach it to win the dressage if you work hard enough. Heck, the worst mover I’ve ever owned won a dozen upper level events and got our Bronze Medal in dressage, and if you saw him today you’d swear that was the best canter you’ve ever ridden. When you’re shopping, don’t buy for the fancy trot. Find the horse that makes you smile. 4. MAINTENANCE: The number of people who put in search ads, absolutely no maintenance or ask me if he has to wear shoes. So you’re telling me if I can find you your perfect unicorn that will make you happy for the rest of his life and you have to give him hock injections once a year, you wouldn’t do it? Because that’s about what you’re spending on your Starbucks this month. If you find a horse that will take care of you, you need to take care of it. Period. 5. VETTINGS: It’s been said by a million people so I’ll keep it brief. Vettings are a fact finding mission, not an attempt to rule out every horse you meet. No one can predict the future-I’ve had upper level horses that would have failed as 4yos who never missed an event in their lives. I’ve seen vets give two thumbs up to horses who dropped dead a week later from a heart problem. Vets are our greatest resource, but they aren’t fortune tellers. Any good vetting WILL find something. Have your trainer help you understand what is realistic when the vet jargon sounds scary. Here’s hoping that this list helps someone searching somewhere. Because I know over the years in my career, if I had stuck to my parameters and broken my rules, I would not have bought any of my eventual upper level horses. I would have missed out on so many special horses in my life, because I didn’t want a 3yo or I didn’t want him to be 15.3h or his ankles aren’t pretty. When you find a horse that you like to ride and it makes you happy, that’s really all that matters. Photo by Canter Clix

Great questions to ask yourself. #Balance

Fantastic guidelines for rehabbing a horse or bringing a horse back to work with the walk. https://www.fei.org//sport/20-minute-horse-rides-you-can-d