Oakhurst Farm is making headlines all over these days. Below are some of the recent articles posted about Oakhurst, Ruth and Mark and the Oakhurst Show Team. If you find any other news that we have missed, please let us know and we’ll be sure to add it!
Feb 01, 2021 oakhurstevents.ca website launch
Oakhurst launches a new website for Sponsors, Volunteers and Competitors: www.oakhurstevents.ca
Oct 06, 2020 Oakhurst Farm to host FEI in 2021
Oakhurst Farm has announced plans to host an FEI 1* and 2** July 24/25, 2021 in Ashton, ON – Read More
July 29, 2020 – Compete Easy
Oakhurst Farm completes first paperless scoring Horse Trials in North America using Compete Easy scoring! Read all about it here
April 06, 2020 Canada’s Top 50 Equestrian Influencers – Horse Sport magazine
Ruth Allum has been named as one of Horse Sport Magazine’s top 50 Equestrian Influencers in Canada. Read the article here.
June 6, 2018 Equestrian Canada
Coach Ruth’s blog about her 2018 XC XC Tour continues in the Maritimes with stops in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Read the entry here.
May 4, 2018 Equestrian Canada
Coach Ruth has embarked on a Cross Country XC tour to explore the Eventing experience across Canada. Her blog documenting her findings and journey are being posted monthly on the EC site. Read the first entry from her first stop in British Columbia here.
December print issue, 2017 Horse-Canada.com
In the News: Oakhurst hosts Long Format Clinic. Reprinted with permission from: Horse-Sport Magazine
Click here to read the Horse-Sport article
Nov 23, 2017 Equestrian Canada
Ruth Allum is elected as the new Chair of Canadian Eventing. Read the press release from Equestrian Canada here.
Aug 29, 2017 Liberty Shots
Oakhurst Farm is the host of the only 3 Day Long Format Event in Eastern Canada. Read the review by Official Photographer Liberty Shots.
July 19, 2017 Horse-Canada.com
New National Coaching Committee Members – Ruth Allum named to the National Coaching Committee for Equestrian Canada.
Click here to read the Horse-Canada article
March 30, 2017 Horse-Canada.com
Oakhurst Farm announces they will host Eastern Canada’s only Long Format 3 Day Event Clinic and Competition
Click here to read the Horse-Canada article
Feb 25, 2016 – EquineCanada.ca
Eventing & Dressage Lead Progressive Sport Governance Change within Equine Canada
Ruth Allum is re-elected to the Canadian Eventing Committee as Canadian Eventing and Dressage Canada elect new boards. These two groups are leading the way when it comes to progressive sport governance change within Equine Canada (EC). Click here to read about it.
Nov 21, 2015 – Oakhurst Farm & Ontario Horse Trials Association
Oakhurst Farm is named as Site of the 2016 OHTA provincial Horse Trials Championships. Find out more here.
Oct 2015 – Horse.On.Ca
Mark Nelson is named the President of the Ontario Equestrian Federation’s Board of Directors.
Read his first letter to the OEF Membership in the Fall edition of Whoa!
Sept 2015 – Add this event to your calendar now – Oakhurst Horse Trials
This past weekend, for the first time, I competed at one of my new favourite events, Oakhurst Horse Trials. The event is organized by the owners of Oakhurst Farm, Mark Nelson and Ruth Allum, and is located in Ashton, Ontario, which is only 30 minutes from Ottawa. The event runs divisions from Pre-entry to Preliminary. Click here to see the whole article.
Oct 16, 2014 – Horse-Canada.com
Canadian Eventing Committee Announces 2014 Election Results
The Canadian Eventing Committee (CEC) is pleased to announce the results of the 2014 elections for committee members. Ruth Allum is elected as Chair of Coaching on the Canadian Eventing Committee. Read more here.
June 24, 2014 – Horse Junkies United
Eventing at the 2015 Pan Am Games
Mark Nelson – the Eventing Director for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games, is interviewed about progress at the event site. Read more here.
May 30, 2013 – CTV News @ 6 – Ottawa
Terry Marcotte (CTV News Ottawa, Sports) works with Ruth Allum to show the new Equine Canada horse and riding introduction program – Fundamentals. You can see the newscast here
April 2012 – Equine Canada’s Coaching Update 2012
Plan to Succeed: Interviews with Coaches
Eventing Athlete Clinic: Interview with Eventing Coach Ruth Allum
June 26, 2011 – Horse Junkies United’s website:
My OTTB’s First Clinic – With Jessica Phoenix!
An interview with a student who rides in a Jessica Phoenix Clinic at Oakhurst Farm. Read more here.
If you find any other news that we have missed, please let us know and we’ll be sure to add it!