Welcome to Happy Horse Stables!

Our equestrian centre, located in Portland, Ontario, has two specialties. We provide customized lessons, coaching and training in Classical Dressage, for riders and horses at all levels. We offer safe and supportive programs for adults and children that promote riding education as well as riding skills.

Dressage is an age-old riding tradition that is in harmony with the horse’s natural ability and willingness. The equestrian core of Happy Horse Stables is classical dressage, and is centered on Susanne Vogt’s considerable knowledge and experience in riding, teaching and training. Susanne comes to us from Switzerland where she competed and trained in classical dressage at the highest levels. In Canada she has built up an equestrian facility focusing on teaching and training in a calm and positive environment. In training horse and rider, there is no such thing as taking a short-cut. At Happy Horse Stables we do it right, we would never accept any short-cuts, not in the training of the horses nor the riders. Facilities at Happy Horse Stables include well-trained and responsive school horses and ponies, 20m x 40m indoor riding arena with heated viewing room, 20m x 60m sand ring, 20m x 40m sand ring, round pen, extensive trails, large pastures and a well-equipped, fully rubber matted barn.

Please browse our website to get more details about dressage lessons or custom dressage coaching and training that we offer. We have limited spaces set up exclusively for boarders and horses in training, and we can accommodate riders and horses from afar for coaching and/or training. For more information, give us a call at 613-802-6464. Set up a trial lesson. Or come and visit, and we'll show you around!