About Us
Registration is open until December 31st for the 2025 team!
2025 High Performance Guide
2025 High Performance Team Application
2025 Development Team Application
2025 U18 Team Guide
2025 U18 Team Application
Applications and any questions can be directed to High Performance Chair Kathleen Ziegler. The deadline for applications is December 31, 2024.
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Alberta Horse Trials is proud that 2025 marks the eighteenth year of the Eventing High Performance Program.
The Alberta Eventing High Performance (HP) Program is aimed at identifying and developing Alberta riders, horses and coaches. Riders, meeting the membership criteria, are invited to register in the program for the following season. Active Eventing coaches are welcome to audit all HP riding sessions at no charge.
As far as we are aware, this is the only such program for Eventers in Canada. This program does not supply full time coaching. The members are expected to be in a program with their own coaches. The members receive support from the High Performance Coach/Consultant by attending clinics and educational sessions organized through the High Performance Program. They are encouraged to bring their coaches to audit the riding sessions so that a Training Program can be developed and discussion can be had regarding what may be lacking in the rider’s individual training program as they move up the levels to start training and competing at the upper levels of Eventing.
The High Performance Coach/Consultant for 2025 is Leahona Rowland, from Kelowna, BC. See her page HERE. The High Performance Chairperson is Kathleen Ziegler. The High Performance Committee will consist of the current Coach/Consultant; the current HP Chairperson; a current Senior rider and 1 additional person involved with High Performance (could be a rider or a parent).
Our members have had many educational opportunities in that previously included attending the Alberta Sport Leadership Conference. We also had sessions with Mental Performance Consultant Kara Stelfox B.Kin.(Hon.), M.A., CSEP-CEP; Physio Therapist Sandra Sokoloski BScPT, CGIMS, FCAMPT; Social Media Behavior/Promotion with Paige Dinnie; and Coaching Certification Q and A with AEF Coaching Coordinator Erin Lundteigen. Clinicians for the riding included Canadian Eventing Team members Jessica Phoenix and Kyle Carter; US Eventing Team member Matt Brown and HP Coach/Consultant Leahona Rowland.
The High Performance Program format for 2025 will split be a 3 tier program, with a U18 Team, a Development Team and a High Performance Team. All members must agree to comply with the Equestrian Canada Code of Conduct & Ethics.