KRISTY (FOOTE) REIBER

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.