Campbell Valley Equestrian Society

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The CVES AGM date will be held at the Metro Vancouver East Area office, south west corner of 16th Ave and 200th St,  Langley, on Tuesday, November 22nd at 7:00 pm. All members welcome.

Guest Speaker: Sandy Lang - Natural Horsemanship Instructor and CV Park user

For more info contact Carol (See Contacts)

Posted: 22-Oct-2011

Metro Vancouver advises that the Shaggy Mane Trail Bridge at 16th Avenue will remain closed until Nov 4th, 2011 due to  renovation of the bridge.

Posted: 12-Oct-2011

Posted: 2 July 2010

Posted May 1, 2010

Check back here in the spring to see when it is re-opened.

Posted Nov 16, 2009

The XC field is now mowed and that there are 5 pre entry jumps open for schooling in the main field.  

Also, the new sand dressage arena now has the fence and gates completed and is awaiting footing before it is available for use.   It is intended to be used during the annual horse trials and will house a 20/40 dressage arena with room to spare to ride around the outside.  A huge "Thank-you" to Daryl Ramsay and Russell Petrie for their hours of work in making that a reality. Click here and here to see photos of the beautiful new ring and the guys hard at work building it.

Posted June 22, 2009

CVES held it’s first TREC clinic which was well attended with a great bunch of people.  Margaret Evans did a wonderful job of explaining TREC to us all.  We started off with a short trail ride through the park to help teach us how to pace our horses.  Then we practiced riding the corridor of paces,  let me tell you it is a lot harder than you think to ride in a straight line for 75 m at a slow canter and then a fast walk!

Afterwards we all were able to practice a few of the obstacles that one might encounter at a TREC competition. We practiced going through gates, jumping small obstacles, riding through serpentines, backing,  leading and  ground tying. 

Everyone seemed to have a great time and all are looking forward to our August clinic/competition. Take a look at the fun! More photos soon in Photo Gallery.

Posted July 04, 2009

Please continue to stay off the cross country field until it has a chance to dry out. The new cross country track was seeded last fall and the grass needs a chance to grow.

The mowing equipment runs into problems when the ground is dug up due to riding while the ground is wet.  Thanks for your help!

Posted April115, 2009

A number of Metro Vancouver Regional Parks have equestrian trails, facilities and equestrian related events. Like any activity, equestrian use can cause negative impacts if not managed appropriately. Metro Vancouver Regional Parks is committed to protecting the natural environment while providing recreational opportunities.

Click here to view the complete report.

Posted February 12, 2009

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15% discount on store and orders except saddles.  Refreshments, door prize and Membership sign up draw.  

  Posted November 19, 2008

 Posted November 19, 2008

Posted November 19, 2008

Check back here in the spring to see when it is re-opened.

PLEASE STAY OFF CROSS COUNTRY FIELD FOR WINTER.

Galloping across the fields in the winter when the ground is wet creates dangerous holes when the ground hardens in the spring. Please help keep the cross country field safe and usable by staying off it in the winter months.

  Posted November 04, 2008

The CVES AGM date will be held at the George Preston Rec. Centre,  20699 42 Avenue (Corner of 42nd Avenue and 208th Street), Langley, on Tuesday, November 12th at 7:00 pm. All members welcome.

Guest Speaker: Trekking 

For more info contact Shannon (See Contacts)

  Posted September 12, 2008 revised November 4, 2008

Daryl Ramsay and helpers are hard at work discing, rotovating, harrowing, compacting and seeding the Prelim and Training tracks in the XC field to improve the footing for the future.

For your safety and for your horse's safety, please do not gallop across the plowed areas. The footing will be deep there right now.

Because of the work, not all fences will be open for the XC school on Saturday, Sep 27.

  Posted September 26, 2008

Please check important EC eventing rule changes on HTBC website. These changes are effective August 1st so will be in place for the Campbell Valley Horse Trials.

  Posted July 21, 2008

The slippery old footing in the warm-up ring has been removed, drainage has been improved and new hog fuel has been spread. Your membership fees at work :)

  Posted June 08, 2008

Work has started to improve the footing in the warm-up area of the ring.

Please continue to stay off the cross country field until it has a chance to dry out. Work is underway to try to use soil compacting equipment to improve the footing in the XC field.

The mowing equipment runs into problems when the ground is dug up due to riding while the ground is wet.  Thanks for your help!

  Posted April127, 2008

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  Posted March 1 2008

Plan your 2008 season now. Check the Calendar page for all of the dates at Campbell Valley.

Links to Entry forms and more information will be added as they become available.

  Posted January 30, 2008

Check back here in the spring to see when it is re-opened.

PLEASE STAY OFF CROSS COUNTRY FIELD FOR WINTER.

Galloping across the fields in the winter when the ground is wet creates dangerous holes when the ground hardens in the spring. Please help keep the cross country field safe and usable by staying off it in the winter months.

  Posted November 13, 2007

The CVES AGM date will be held at the George Preston Rec. Centre,  20699 42 Avenue (Corner of 42nd Avenue and 208th Street), Langley, on Tuesday, November 20th at 7:00 pm. All members welcome.

Guest Speaker: Daryl Ramsay
will speak on

"Cross Country Course Design for Riders and Builders"

For more info contact Michele (See Contacts)

  Posted October 24, 2007

CVES hosted two Jumper Day Fundraisers for Cancer, raising just over 7000 dollars for the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life campaign.'  'Thank-you very much to all the prize donors, participants for making the fundraisers wildly successful, the volunteers for their hours of labour, and the CVES for helping out with the arena rental.  Organized by Shannon Witt team captain for the Polar Opposites Langley Relay for Life team.

Picture from the jumper day (over the sponsors extremely skinny fence:) )

Posted October 24, 2007

The 2007 dressage series was a soggy enterprise this year.  All shows were well attended in spite of the rain.  Horse Council of BC presented us with a wool cooler to distribute this year and I am pleased to announce that the high percent at our Sept show took the cooler home.  Erin McRae on Alex had the high score and won the cooler, Congratulations Erin!  Thank-you to HCBC for the beautiful prize.  Next year I will look into having a series year end reward to offer to the competitors.  Also a huge thank-you goes out to my volunteers this year.  I truly appreciated the many hours of help I received from the following people:  Bonnie Hemrich, Lori Liang, Kristy Bates, Ali Stoelers, Carol McDonald, Marilyn Gregory, Edie Thompson, Russell Petrie, Michelle MacDonald, Nadine Koreman, Marlis Blackmore, Shirley Bradbury, Irene and Brad Schenk and ? 
Without the assistance of these volunteers and more that I have not mentioned, the dressage show would cease to exist in the park.  The monies raised from the show goes back into the club to help with improvement projects and we are all volunteers. 
 Thank-you again,
Shannon Witt
Posted October 24, 2007

The CVES AGM date will be held at the George Preston Rec. Centre,  20699 42 Avenue, Langley, on Tuesday, November 20th at 7:00 pm. All members welcome. Guest speaker TBA. Send in your ideas on who you'd like to hear speak to Michele (See Contacts)

  Posted September 16, 2007

CVHT Competitor Thank You Note

Just wanted to send you a note of thanks for the good times we had over the weekend.  That Canadian hospitality was heartfelt and we so enjoyed meeting new friends and sharing good times.  The games were especially fun!  Your facility is unique and has the most wonderful trails of anywhere we've competed.

 Although my horse was a bit overfaced on the training level cross-country, I appreciated that we were able to continue to school even when eliminated.  Its been 6 years since I was last at the site and my memory of the lovely hillside for spectators was confirmed.

 Thank you so much for your contribution of time and energy!  Many thanks to the unsung heroes in your circle who also created the well-organized show.  We look forward to hosting the games on our turf in 2008 and defending our golden boot once more.

 Cheers!

 -Dot Hamilton

Posted August 23, 2007

No parking in lot by red barn. Parking in designated areas only. Horse trailer day parking in cross country field. Spectator parking across from PRDA.

All dogs MUST be on a leash.

Two exciting new cross country jumps: The Road Crossing and Fort Langley. See links below for photos.

Posted August 11, 2007

Posted July 24th, 2007

The cross country schooling day on July 29th will be going ahead but, because of the weather, the hay has not been removed from the field. Paths will be cut to jumps and  not all jumps will be open. 

PARKING (and Registration) IN CROSS COUNTRY FIELD ONLY

 All riders must be accompanied by a certified coach and be HCBC members. Dogs must be kept on a leash at all times

8:00 am start  For more information go to link in Calendar

Posted July 24th, 2007

The ring is open and footing is good.