Our Family

Gary+Yaghdjian — Gary Yaghdjian

President & Head Show Team Trainer
Certified Equestrian Canada English Competition Coach & level 2 Western coach
Licensed Coach Status
Equestrian Canada Judge
Ontario Equestrian Past President
Ontario Reining Horse Association Past President
Has worked full-time in the Equine industry since 1978
AWARDS
Ontario Equestrian - Gary Convery Memorial Award of Distinction - 2009
**Ontario Equestrian - Hall of Fame Inductee - 2010**
**Province of Ontario - Syl Apps Volunteer Achievement Award - 2010**
**Ontario Reining Horse Association - Hall of Fame Inductee - 2015**
**Central East Trillium – Outstanding Contribution Award - 2018**
**Ontario Equestrian – Coach Of The Year – 2018**

Danielle Yaghdjian

Vice President & General Manager
Certified Equestrian Canada English Competition Coach
Licensed Coach Status
Equestrian Canada Master Coach Developer
Past Chair of the Equestrian Canada National Technical Coaching Committee
Equestrian Canada Rookie Riders Master Facilitator
Equestrian Canada Rider Level Program Examiner
AWARDS
Central East Trillium – Outstanding Contribution Award - 2011
**Equestrian Canada – Coaching Leadership Award – 2012**
**Equestrian Canada – Pro Chaps Coaching Excellence Award – 2012**
**Equestrian Canada – Developer for Program Delivery Award – 2014**
**National Coaching Certification Program Community Coach Developer Award - 2014**
**Equestrian Canada – National Coach Developer of the Year Award – 2018**

Emily Wulff (Yaghdjian)

Show Team Trainer & Sponsorship Coordinator
Certified Equestrian Canada English Competition Coach
Licensed Coach Status
Equestrian Canada Rider Level Program Examiner
AWARDS
Ontario Collegiate Equestrian Association – Central Zone Supporter of the Year - 2018

Our Facility

Arial Image — Family owned and operated for 30+ years by the Yaghdjian family
26 acres
6 outdoor riding rings with all-weather fibre footing in the Jumper & Main Hunter rings
2 indoor Riding Rings: 1 heated riding school arena & 1 90 x 240 arena & air conditioned/heated lounge complex
Indoor washroom facilities
All rings harrowed and watered regularly, with 1 full hunter & 1 full jumper course permanently set up throughout show season
Individual turnout paddocks for show horses
Grooming & Wash Stalls
A snack bar complex during Summer show and camp season
A heated and air conditioned camp club house with individual rider lockers
Stabling for 111 horses: 1 riding school barn for 30 riding school horses, 1 show barn for 23 show horses & 1 dome barn for horse show stabling
Open lunging pens

Click Here for the interview with Gary & Danielle at the 95th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair about the Yaghdjian family and PHC, featured by Equestrian Canada

Our Team

All of our lessons are taught by Instructors and Coaches that have been trained and certified through Equestrian Canada. This certification process provides coaches and instructors with the necessary tools to make the equestrian experience safe and enjoyable for all equine and human participants, and to develop an excellence in horsemanship. Our team of coaching staff bring to the table years of practical horse show experience as well as work with young horses, beginner kids, adults learning to ride and high performance riders. No matter what your goal is you will find knowledgeable and friendly instructors ready to help you achieve your dreams at PHC.

Pablo & Leigh — Leigh Lothian

**Contact: coachleigh@pickeringhorsecentre.ca**
Certified Equestrian Canada Instructor
Riding School Instructor

Calienté & Carolyn — Carolyn Stark

**Contact: coachcarolyn@pickeringhorsecentre.ca**
Certified Equestrian Canada Competition Coach
Riding School Instructor

Arial & Sarah — Sarah VanOnlangs

**Contact: coachsarah@pickeringhorsecentre.ca**
Equestrian Canada Instructor Candidate
Riding School Instructor

Gladiator & Kristin — Kristin McGuire

**Contact: coachkristin@pickeringhorsecentre.ca**
Equestrian Canada Certified Instructor
Riding School Instructor

Our Show Horses

PHC owns many sport horses that we lease out to Show Team clients each year. From ponies and hunters to jumpers, we have a collection of well trained and reliable show horses, each offering something different to teach their riders and all with impressive show records. We periodically add to our amazing collection of show horses, and once they are finished their competition years in the ‘A’ and Trillium show circuits, they find a great life in our Riding School.

El Rapido - Leased By Neve Zibert & Kiera Bodnarchuk

'Hip Hop B' aka Hippo - Leased By Liyu & Beichen Hou

Picasso - Leased By Bella Reed & Morgan Pickett

'Wen I'm Ten aka Wendell' - Leased By Madeleine Moyles

I'm Very Special Z

Tigre Adelheid Z - COMING SOON FOR SALE

Popeye Rouge

BSH Martini

Our School Horses

PHC offers the best group of Schoolies around. We have big ones, small ones, every color and breed you can imagine, past-hunters and past-reiners. From reliable beginner horses with years of experience and trained on a vaulting circingle to advanced jumping horses able to teach more technical aspects of equestrian sport, there is a mount for everyone at PHC.