Kristy Reiber has completed in
equestrian competitions since she was eight years old. The Lloydminster 4H
Light Horse Club was her first introduction to her future passion. Lynda
Ramsey of the Hill Equestrian Center coached Kristy in her initial years in the
sport of Three-Day Evening. Kristy and her family traveled across Canada
and the United States to various competitions. Highlights include earning
a silver medal at the 1990 Western Canada Games in Winnipeg, being leading rider
of the year for Saskatchewan in five different years winning two Western
Canadian Championships, receiving the Cutter Youth scholarship, and belonging to
the Canadian National championship three day event team in 1986. Her
greatest achievement was representing Canada at the North American Young Rider's
Championships in Chicago in 1991. She placed 12th individually and was the
second highest placed Canadian at this competition.
Throughout her riding career
she had the opportunity to work with many great coaches and international competitors
including Captain Mark Phillips, Lucinda Green, Neil Ishoy, Robin Hahn and
Bonnie Bonello. While earning her Bachelor of Commerce degree at the
University of Saskatchewan, she trained with Dayton Gorslme who is now the head
coach at Spruce Meadows.
During her University years, Kristy
coached the Saskatoon Pony Club and travelled with them to Toronto to compete in
the National Rally. Following University, she combined her horse interest and
education and worked for Lakeland College as an equine extension facilitator.
She represented the college at Equitana in Louisville, Kentucky and the
international Equi-Trends Congress held at Spruce Meadows in 1996. Kristy
continues to compete in hunter and jumper competitions and has a keen interest
sin the coaching aspect of the sport.
In October of 1997, Kristy and
her husband Darrik purchased and are now operating the Hill Equestrian Centre,
where she did most of her training. The centre is located just ½ mile
from the original Foote farm where her great grandfather, W. G. Foote, a Barr
Colonist, settled his homestead in 1903.