We bring the horses, the tack, the coaching and the places to ride — heated indoors through the winter, out on the sand or in the grass ring all summer, and beautiful trails when you want a break from the ring. You bring yourself. From a first walk and trot to your first show ribbon, M.C. Equestrian is a real hunter/jumper barn near Calgary where riders start out, move up, and keep going. There's a horse here with your name on it.
Never held a lead rope? We supply the horse, the tack, the coach and the arenas — indoor and out. All we need is you.
Learn to ride →Already have a horse? Board at a full-service show barn in Cochrane with a coach who'll get you to your goals — any budget, any show schedule.
See boarding →Ready for your own horse? We've already paid for the knowledge — we'll guide you through a half-lease, full lease or the right purchase.
Leasing & buying →Around sixteen lesson horses — big and small, steady and seasoned — give you the variety to learn on safely. You'll start from the ground up: how to catch, lead, tie and groom, how to tack up, and how to read what your horse is telling you. These are patient, well-schooled horses, matched to your level by your coach.
From your first walk, to trot, to canter — then flatwork, steering and your very first cross-rail — how fast you progress is up to how often you ride. We teach English Hunter/Jumper riding the safe, proper way, one rung at a time — in the heated indoor arena when winter closes in, and out on the sand or in the grass ring all summer. Minimum one group lesson a week.
A full-service hunter/jumper boarding barn near Calgary, where you train with an Equestrian Canada certified coach who'll guide you to your goals. Three places to ride — a heated 80×180 indoor arena, a full outdoor sand arena, and a grass jumper ring with banks, water and ditches — plus a heated barn aisle, daily turnout and trails on the doorstep. Different board options to fit different budgets, and coaching that flexes to any show schedule. All we need is you and your horse.
Every horse at MC carries a barn name and a stage name — because at the Motley Crew, the lineup reads like a festival poster. Steady, well-schooled and matched to every level.
A friendly, low-pressure show circuit built for lesson riders taking their first step into the ring — no horse of your own needed, any age welcome. We run it with our partner barns, Paramount and Teesdale, with classes grouped by age and height so everyone competes at their own level. It's one of the few entry-level horse shows for beginners in the Calgary area — and where first-show nerves turn into ribbons.
2027 dates coming soon. That’s how the 2026 season ran — next year’s schedule isn’t set yet. Ask us and we’ll make sure you hear the dates as soon as it is.
Buying, leasing and showing horses is hard — and we've already paid for the knowledge and built the connections. So when you're ready to half-lease, full-lease or buy, you're doing it with a coach who's been up every rung of the ladder and can guide you there.
We get you comfortable around horses, help you understand why they do what they do (or don't!), and when you're ready, we bring you to your first show — the part everyone loves and aims for. Start as a beginner; stay as long as you want to climb.
Arrange a tour of the barn, watch a few lessons, or jump straight on. Tell us a little about who's riding — beginner or experienced, ages 8 and up — and we'll be in touch.