Westside Stables Equestrian Centre | Coach/Barn Manager Profiles



	Head Coach/Trainer Leanne Creed CEF Level I - EC 'r' Recorded Course Designer for Hunters & Jumpers. Leanne started riding at a young age and has had many highlights in her career. She has shown internationally, in such venues as Indio (Thermal) HITS circuit and Spruce Meadows, as well as all over British Columbia, including the 1995 BC Summer Games. She has since coached three of her students to the BC Summer Games. Over the years Leanne has has numerous championships with many different mounts, many of which she brought along herself, straight from the racetrack and eventually up to competetive 4'0"/4'3" jumpers. In her lessons she provides a safe and educational environment. Leanne coaches all levels of riders at the 'A' rated shows. An active participant in the Vancouver Island Hunter/Jumper Association, she remains an important part of the community. In addition to coaching, Leanne also runs an 'A' rated show on the VIHJA circuit, as well as a 'B' series program, called the Westcoast Series.
	Assistant Coach - Megan Soellner CHA Level 3 English Coach CHA Level 3 Western Coach “LOVE, NOT FORCE, RIDES THE HORSE’ Salom Shriver Agricultural Science and Resource Program, Olds College Major: Equine Management and Equine Studies “B” Level Canadian Pony Club Former Member of B.C. Modern Pentathlon Team Winning Member, Team Thoroughbred BATTLE OF THE BREEDS, Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament Equestrian Coach, Team Calgary, World Police and Fire Games, Melbourne, Australia Megan grew up riding on her family’s North Saanich acreage, starting at age four on her own pony, competing in English, Western, Jumping & Horse Trials. After graduating from Olds College, Megan worked in Alberta, at large breeding farms, training horses. She started my own business training horses and students in hunter/jumper, horse trials, dressage, and western events and competed successfully at provincial, national and international levels. Upon returning to B.C., She now instructs and train at the first class facility Westside Stables. Her hours are Monday – Friday 9:30 – 2:30 and Thursday evenings. She enjoys training young horses, and adults and children with a passion for horses.
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Head Coach/Trainer
Leanne Creed

CEF Level I - EC 'r' Recorded Course Designer for Hunters & Jumpers.

Leanne started riding at a young age and has had many highlights in her career. She has shown internationally, in such venues as Indio (Thermal) HITS circuit and Spruce Meadows, as well as all over British Columbia, including the 1995 BC Summer Games. She has since coached three of her students to the BC Summer Games. Over the years Leanne has has numerous championships with many different mounts, many of which she brought along herself, straight from the racetrack and eventually up to competetive 4'0"/4'3" jumpers. In her lessons she provides a safe and educational environment.

Leanne coaches all levels of riders at the 'A' rated shows. An active participant in the Vancouver Island Hunter/Jumper Association, she remains an important part of the community. In addition to coaching, Leanne also runs an 'A' rated show on the VIHJA circuit, as well as a 'B' series program, called the Westcoast Series.

Assistant Coach - Megan Soellner
CHA Level 3 English Coach
CHA Level 3 Western Coach

“LOVE, NOT FORCE, RIDES THE HORSE’
Salom Shriver

Agricultural Science and Resource Program, Olds College
Major: Equine Management and Equine Studies
“B” Level Canadian Pony Club
Former Member of B.C. Modern Pentathlon Team Winning Member, Team Thoroughbred BATTLE OF THE BREEDS, Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament
Equestrian Coach, Team Calgary, World Police and Fire Games, Melbourne, Australia

Megan grew up riding on her family’s North Saanich acreage, starting at age four on her own pony, competing in English, Western, Jumping & Horse Trials.

After graduating from Olds College, Megan worked in Alberta, at large breeding farms, training horses. She started my own business training horses and students in hunter/jumper, horse trials, dressage, and western events and competed successfully at provincial, national and international levels.

Upon returning to B.C., She now instructs and train at the first class facility Westside Stables.

Her hours are Monday – Friday 9:30 – 2:30 and Thursday evenings. She enjoys training young horses, and adults and children with a passion for horses.

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