Clay Creek Equestrian

What would you be willing to do for a hundred boring days? What do you see when you look back at your progress?

Jackson Springs is a 10-year-old, 12.2hh registered Half Welsh pony offered for sale.

Jackson is an exceptionally kind and friendly pony with a personality that wins hearts wherever he goes. Handsome, athletic, and eye-catching, he loves having a job and especially thrives in the jumper ring. He is looking for a loving home with an enthusiastic young rider who will appreciate his willingness, energy, and eagerness to please.

Jackson has demonstrated talent in the hunter, jumper, and cross-country disciplines, but he truly excels as a jumper. He is currently competing successfully at the 0.85m level and is a fun, confident partner for a rider looking to develop their skills while enjoying every ride.

He has also successfully partnered a rider through Pony Club C Level, demonstrating his versatility and reliability in dressage, stadium jumping, and cross-country. He enjoys trail riding both with company and on his own.

Jackson is offered for sale only because his current family has outgrown his size. He still has so much to offer, and we would love to see him continue doing what he loves most—with a family who will cherish him and enjoy many successful years together.

Jackson is a quality pony priced in the low five figures and serious inquiries from buyers are welcome.

Sue will be here this Sunday! Since 2000, this French company has earned a reputation as one of the premier saddle makers in the industry, combining, exceptional craftsmanship with innovative design.

Huge congratulations to Mackenzie and Calamity Jane on earning second place in today’s 0.90m Mini Prix at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, out of a competitive field of 21 athletes!

This is when the trainer’s role becomes most crucial, by aligning the rider’s expectations with their actual ability.

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Opinion: Advancement Without Ability Is The Hidden Risk We’re Ignoring In Modern Jumping "If we truly care about safety and welfare, we must look beyond the things we buy—better helmets, safety vests, and breakaway cups—and ask tougher questions about long-term preparation, accountability, and education," columnist Armand Leone writes. © Kimberly Loushin Opinion: Advancement Withou...

2026 dates are here! We will update our Cody Peach clinic once we have confirmed dates and location.

We are working with Canad’s to secure a block of rooms and will post once they are secured.

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"The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. So I give you some of my favorite pearls of wisdom, in no particular order. Some of these are from trainers of mine, both past and present, some are widely recognized from BNT, some have nothing to do with horses by origin but still apply, and some are from my own head.

- If a horse says no, you either asked the wrong question or asked the question wrong.

-An average hunter course has 100 strides. Only 8 of them are jumps. Don’t sacrifice the 92 for the 8.

- On approaching a fence: good riders wait until it’s time to go. Great riders go until it’s time to wait.

- Don’t squat with your spurs on.

- It is NEVER the horse’s fault. Yes, sometimes a horse may take advantage of a situation, but there is ALWAYS something the rider could do differently to change the situation.

- Pass left hand to left hand.

- You can only lie to your horse so many times before they call your bluff.

- Horses do not know what they are worth. They do not know, or care, what they are capable of. They only care about the way you treat them.

- Injuries and colic happen almost exclusively at 10:00 pm on a Saturday.

- Shoes get lost almost exclusively when preparing to leave for a show.

- If you work hard, try your best, and never give up, your efforts will not go unnoticed.

- And you will be rewarded with opportunities when you least expect it.

- If you work hard, try your best, and never give up, you will still fail sometimes.

- Video doesn’t lie – after being told repeatedly that I was lifting my right hand before every fence, and swearing up and down that I was certainly NOT lifting my right hand before every fence… I was—in fact—lifting my right hand before every fence. Sometimes your brain lies to you. Video does not.

- On being nervous going into the show ring: you’re just not that big of a deal. No one at the show is watching you close enough to know every mistake you might make, except for the judge and your trainer, and you are paying them to watch.

- Be patient – there are no shortcuts. Any shortcut you may try, will actually be the long way.

- Check your personal issues and emotions at the door. Your horse will know. It usually does not go well.

- If your horse is in front of your leg, you have options.

- We never lose. We either win or we learn.

- Ride like a winner. You cannot act like flip flops and expect to be treated like Louboutins.

- If you have to pick only two things to think about during a course, pace and track are the two you should choose. The rest cannot happen without pace and track.

- Give yourself and your horse brain breaks. Go have fun, go hack out in the woods, go swimming ba****ck, read a book in the paddock, whatever. Just allow yourself time to have fun.

- At home there’s no reason to jump as big as you show every time. The basics are the basics regardless of the jump height. Save your horses legs.

- The horse world is very small. Remember this and don’t burn your bridges and be mindful of your words.

- Clean your tack. Groom your horse. Properly. Every day. If you can control nothing else, you can control your turn out. There is no excuse to not do the minimum effort.

- No matter what the problem is, the solution is almost always add more leg.

- Ride the horse you have today. Not the one you had yesterday. Not the one you want to have. The horse under you at this moment is the only one that matters.

- You go where you look. The human head weighs 10 pounds. Unless you would like to end up on the ground, do not look down.

- Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

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