Training for horse and rider

At Tolt Away Farm we offer full service for horse and rider. Please scroll down to meet our trainers.

  • Starting your young Icelandic Horses
  • Training for your Icelandic Horse to improve the gaits and performance.
  • Training your horse for an evaluation
  • Riding lessons for kids, youth and adults - all levels including beginners.
  • Riding lessons for those young at heart, who have been riding as a kid and want to get back into the saddle.
  • We also work with riders, who lost their confidence to get back on track and have fun riding again.
  • Clinics on request: For small groups, who would like to spend some time learning during a holiday. Please contact us with the time in question and some information on what you would like to work on during this time.
  • Clinics, which you can find on our events page.

    • Please contact us on pricing and availability with your full address and phone number and a good time to reach you.

    Trainers

    Erhard Marenbach

    Erhard in the round pen with a younger horseErhard in the round pen with a younger horse

    Erhard Marenbach is the head trainer at Tolt Away Icelandic Horse Farm. He is a National Sport Judge and National Breed Judge for Icelandic Horses.

    Erhard's specialty is getting young horses started, going through the paces. He combines Natural Horsemanship with modern Icelandic Horse Training methods. Erhard also does the training for driving and riding of our horses.

    Erhard shoeing a horseErhard shoeing a horse

    At the last breed show, the first time ever in Canada, our mares took home a first prize total for a Canadian bred mare and three second place prize mares. The three other horses from our farm, who were shown at the event, just missed second prize placement by 0.1 points.

    Erhard is an "autodidact per excellence" and is intuitively able to understand and communicate in the language of the animal in training. For many years, he was working with and correcting German Shepherds with training issues in Schutzhund and obedience. This knowledge and his personal enthusiasm towards animals make it easy to diagnose the cause of a problem and then introduce the right level of correction.

    Erhard works with reassurance for the young horse, but is very strict in his education as well. He is always fair to the horse, but demands respect. His persistence in quality training was now rewarded with 1st Place of Jodis and the 2nd Prices from the other mares and were proof of the validation of his training techniques and ethics.

    Please watch our events page for upcoming events.

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