Old Orchard Farm

Located between Milton and Guelph on the First Line of Nassagaweya, Old Orchard Farm is a hunter-jumper & equitation teaching and boarding facility operated by the family of Linda Hale and George Daunt since 1987. Come visit us . Wed love to show you around! We are an active, family-oriented barn priding ourselves on the development of our riders a... s competent horsemen and women, both in the saddle and in the stable. Our goal is to assist each of our students to attain their equestrian dreams and aspirations, guiding them to be the best they can be while emphasizing fun, friends and sportsmanship. Old Orchard Farm provides a range of opportunities to riders of all ages. Some enjoy lessons with friends and a quiet hack around the surrounding farm fields or along the nearby forest trails. Others are focused on serious competition on the Central West Trillium and Silver Hunter-Jumper Circuits. For those seeking experience in horsemanship, OOF offers a working student program to eligible riders. This provides the opportunity to learn stable management and horse care in a supervised setting. Old Orchard Farm is an OE Approved Facility Member. Linda Hale, owner of Old Orchard Farm with her husband George Daunt, has been a full time trainer for more than 30 years bringing numerous students and horses through the ranks of competition and to many championships including top honours at the Royal Winter Fair. Linda began her own riding career as a child taking every opportunity to work with horses; going through the Canadian Pony Club and competing in both the Hunter-Jumper and Eventing rings. Her first industry jobs were with thoroughbred trainers at Woodbine Racetrack and The Central Ontario Developmental Riding Program where she worked as Head Instructor and Executive Director. Old Orchard Farm was purchased in 1987 and Linda returned to training full time in 1989. Since then Linda has grown Old Orchard Farm into a cornerstone of the equine industry in the Halton and Wellington Regions, supporting the Ontario ...Read More