Stone-Hedge Equine

John Phillips is a rider and trainer whose experience in the Ottawa local and "A" hunter-jumper circuits, as well as on the "line" circuit, in both Québec and Ontario has earned him a reputation of real honest horseman. His clients consistently qualify for the Trillium Finals and the Royal Winter Fair, in the hunter, jumper, or line classes.

Since 2001 John is the Manager of the RCMP Breeding Farm in Pakenham, Ontario which entails being responsible of the breeding and up-bringing of these horses. Over the years, he has brought the quality of the RCMP horses to a new level by keeping exclusively approved Warmblood stallions and mares of the highest quality. With his work at the RMCP, John has developed a keen eye for conformation, movement and "brain" in finding a good horse and is highly regarded by the Hanoverian Verband.

John travels the Ottawa area to teach, train and is being sought after for clinics in Québec and other provinces.

He trains with Jill Henselwood (Juniper Farm) and goes to California with her every winter to attend the HITS circuit in Indio, where he rides and teaches. John also joins Jill for some shows in the summer circuit in Québec and Ontario.

Stone-Hedge welcome’s your horse in training for the hunter-jumper circuit or the line shows. We also accept horses for sale.

If you need to have your stallion approved, John is the person to talk to. With his experience in training, the well-known stallions "Sir Wanabi" owned by Laprise Stable, as well as "Eclipse by Color" or "Color Guard", owned by Northern Legacy Horse Farm, the American Hanoverian Society approved both stallions. Eclipse by Color was the overall Reserve Champion in his 2010, 70 day Stallion Test at Silver Creek Farm in Oklahoma, winning the jumping portion of the test. Both stallions are from the RCMP Breeding Program that John developed over his years working as Manager of the RMCP Breeding Farm.

Canada and the States are regular destination for John as well as a yearly trip to Germany look for horses for clients and friends.

By coming on this page regularly you will be able to see the horses in training with Stone-Hedge as well as their progress through their time with John. Typically only a few horses are in training to ensure they are given the right amount of time and care. We usually look for horses with good attitude, conformation, movement, form over fence and heart. We mainly focus in finding horses for amateur and junior riders but occasionally will offer horses for the "big league" as well.

Do not hesitate to contact John at 613.623.5217 (home), by email at jrupertphillips@gmail.com or by private message if you are interested by any of the services offered or have any questions.