Manestream Vaulters - Victoria, BC
Our coach and club founder: Stella French
Stella is certified with the Equestrian Vaulting Association (EVA) and the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) to teach vaulting. She is also certified with the Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association to teach riders and vaulters with disabilities. She is in her eighth year of coaching with the Manestream vaulters.
"Stella's combination of experience, encouragement, and patience makes her an excellent coach for this sport," Jessica Church, adult vaulter.
Our Horses
Island Queen - 'Queen'
16.3hh Belgian/Clydesdale cross mare.
Queen is Manestream's primary vaulting horse. She is used for individual vaulters at all gaits as well as pairs and team work. Queen's previous job was at Camp Homewood on Quadra Island. She has been to several successful competitions and achieved the 3rd...
Our barrel
To stay safe, and keep our horses happy, all new moves are learned on the stationary barrel before they are tried on the horse.
Our longeur: Jenny Wick
Jenny is responsible for control and focusing of the horse, as well as setting the horse's pace and maintaining that pace evenly throughout each routine.
We would like to send out a special thank you to all of Manestream's supporters. Please click here to visit the Thank You page and learn more about our sponsors!
