FF Team

Langley, BC Canada

Barn phone (604)534-3276 Farm cell (778)822-3276

Open 7 days a week - lesson program - boarding - events

Instructor Biographies

Jenny Barnes - Owner/EC Comp Coach/MA Psych

Jenny Barnes owns and operates Footnote Farm and has been an Equine Canada Level 1/Competition Coach since 1994. She has taught in several disciplines over the years and has competed in upper level jumpers, hunters, equitation, medals, dressage, and more recently mountain trail, long distance riding, cowboy challenges, and thoroughly enjoys creating behavioural modification protocols.

Amanda Wood

Jenny Barnes - Owner/EC Comp Coach/MA Psych

Amanda Wood is our grass roots instructor. She has taught for years at her home lesson barn and really enjoys working with the youngest students. She has her Standard First Aid certificate and has a CRC on file with us as all other certified instructors do who teach here at Footnote Farm and one day, when she isn't as busy with her day job in the medical field, may pursue full licensure. But until then rest assured, Amanda has taught hundreds of young children and has introduced many a new rider to the equestrian world.

Analise O’Brien - EC Comp Coach Candidate

Jenny Barnes - Owner/EC Comp Coach/MA Psych

Analise O’Brien - EC Comp Coach Candidate

Analise is a Pony Club “A” level graduate. Her equestrian discipline of choice is 3 Day Eventing. With 20 years between us, our early instructor experience is parallel. I personally love watching Analise’s lessons she has a knack of balancing fun, education, and embraces the simple enjoyment of riding. She will go far as an instructor and I’m thrilled to have her on our instructor roster.

Cassandra Tattrie - EC Candidate

Donna Pellerin - PATH & CanTRA certified Instructor

Analise O’Brien - EC Comp Coach Candidate

Cassandra Tattrie has taught riders from the leadline to cantering their first jump for several years. She is an empathic teacher who loves getting into the details with her students. She enjoys teaching adults and children equally well and is excited still very excited by each new day and each new insight that she gains as a horseperson. We are excited to have Cassandra to join and grow with our team.

Chris Chan - BHS

Donna Pellerin - PATH & CanTRA certified Instructor

Chris has been an instructor for over 10 years and has taught all ages and levels of rider. She enjoys riding herself but has developed a desire to develop her students to find their own path and direction in the horse world. She strives to meet all safety standards while keeping lessons fun and progressive.

Donna Pellerin - PATH & CanTRA certified Instructor

Donna is excited to join our team here at Footnote and brings a huge scope of experience with her. Working towards her EC Competition Coach and while raising her young children she managed an equestrian facility in Ontario and grew inspired to pursue training in the therapeutic side of riding. She is a PATH and CanTRA instructor but has a breadth of knowledge from her training her own horses from green TB to showing 4th level dressage. She has a smile that lights up the arena and a supportive and encouraging manner. For adult students and children alike Donna will be bring out their best all while supporting their goals."I’m excited to join the team at Footnote and looking forward to meeting you all!"

Jenny McGruer - EC Competition Coach Specialist + Licensed

An Equine Canada Level 2/Competition Coach Specialist Jenny has a depth of experience as an instructor rarely paralleled in the industry today. She has competed in dressage, eventing, and jumpers. She has an amazing ability to both focus on creating fun and safe ways to teach a great foundation in her students and at the same time is able to push her advanced students to achieve what they didn’t think possible.

Karly MacRae - EC Comp Coach Candidate

Jenny McGruer - EC Competition Coach Specialist + Licensed

Karly has soent years homing her craft as an instructor by mentoring with a variety of upper level hunter/jumper trainers. She is a talented instructor and blends contemporary behavioural techniques with traditional horsemanship to develop skilled riders of all ages. She offers a fun experience and will meet her students at their level whether they ride for fun or dream of showing.

Michaela Wood - Beginner Youth Instructor

Jenny McGruer - EC Competition Coach Specialist + Licensed

Michaela Wood - Beginner Youth Instructor

Michaela has a varied riding background from hunter, to jumpers, with some dressage thrown in. She has grown up 4-H but has worked hard on her equestrian skills as well as her animal husbandry. She is currently in her last year in 4-H on the Youth Leadership track and is also a lead hand her several days a week and trusted with some of Jenny's own horses to ride when she can't get to them herself. He is kind, gentle, and enjoys teaching children.

Tessa Silfver - returns!

Wanda Gust - Weekend Manager & Instructor - CHA L4/ PC-B

Michaela Wood - Beginner Youth Instructor

Tessa is an accomplished rider and instructor of both ridden and in hand dressage in Finland and has studied in the US as well. She has an excellent eye for balance of the rider and is wonderful for working through challenges of confidence in her kind and gentle approach. Tessa is very capable and enjoys teaching both adults and children. Her specialty is on the flat, dressage, recreational, and ground work.

Val McKay - EC Comp Coach

Wanda Gust - Weekend Manager & Instructor - CHA L4/ PC-B

Val is an Equine Canada Competition Coach. Val comes to BC from Alberta where she coached for over 15 years at a large and well known equestrian facility. Val has a passion for dressage and being a very independent rider herself she really fosters independence in all of her students. She has a real eye for safety and is very detail oriented in her instruction. She always considers the Equine Canada Rider Level progrm in her lessons and has a methodical step by step outline always at the forefront of her lesson’s structure. She has spent more of her instructional career teaching larger groups so she is very excited to be able to get to know her riders on a more personal level and help them along on their equestrian journey in our private lesson format.

Wanda Gust - Weekend Manager & Instructor - CHA L4/ PC-B

Wanda is a Pony Club B Alumi, is a Certified Horsemanship Level 4 instructor, and is working on towards her EC Competition Coach status. She has a great deal of experience showing in the hunter/jumper arena, working as a groom in in an international show barn, teaching beginner riders up to show ring ready, and managing equestrian facilities. Her focus is in the hunter/jumper ring but she is able to mentor riders on any equestrian path. Wanda has taught in the therapeutic realm as well as has had extensive experience working in sport and with athletes at an international level. She is a very capable manager but is ready to get her hands dirty - just the right addition to our team!

Staff

Morgan Alexander - Assistant Manager

Morgan is passionate animal lover having an innately passionate work ethic Morgan has worked in several industries from her family's restaurant to pet supply stores. She really understands customer service and is enjoying learning the finer points of English riding having come from a ranching background. She thinks ahead of me and we are always on the same page. When she's away from the farm Morgan is a busy mom to a little boy.

Jennifer Laven

Morgan Alexander - Assistant Manager

Nemo's mom! Jenn is a registered RT by trade but is going back to school and so is happy to get her hands dirty in the mean time plus she gets to see Nemo whenever she wants during the day. Jenn will be away for the summer but will be back in the fall.

Jordan Hanson

Morgan Alexander - Assistant Manager

Jordan Hanson

Jordan has had a lifelong love of horses and has had his own horse in years past. He has spent time working with youth but has decided to take a break and get back to the great outodoors here at Footnote.

Morgan Parker

Jordan Hanson

Morgan has recently joined the FF team and brings alot of horsey experience with him. He is a full time student who dreams of a future in veterinary medicine.

Michaela Wood

Morgan Parker

Michaela Wood

Michaela is another 4H alum - can you see a trend?! She also rides and has experience working at other equestrian facilities. She has a great variety of knowledge for her years and we really look forward to having her grow with our team.

Riding Lesson Horses and Ponies

Beaner

This little sweetie is not spring chicken but she is a blast to ride on the longe line or on her own to walk, trot, canter, and hop a few sticks. She is very nice to cuddle too.

Classy

Beaner

Classy was a lesson horse for Semiahmoo Stables for many years and even taught our own Morgan in her teens. Now Classy has joined us at Footnote Farm. She is 16 hh, and slender with a solid walk, trot, canter. She is 1/2 Arab and 1/2 a saddle horse of some type. She settled right in here and we are looking forward to watching her teach more students here.

Clifford the Big Red Horse

New to us and still under assessment Cliff (aka Duke but we have another Duke!) was purchased with several horses from a lesson program on Vancouver Island who's owner was retiring. He is 20 and a draft cross gelding about 15.2 hh. He is quiet with a sense of fun. He is bouncy but can canter and jump.

J.J.

Clifford the Big Red Horse

Mr JJ (Jinx) is a senior pony who, at 20+ has seen a few thing sin his life - he is a wise old soul. He has taught his own 2 kids how to ride and took them through the pony club levels. He joins us now as Jenny's son Spencer's first Pony Club pony and will do light lesson duty.

Riding Lesson Horses and Ponies

Kjanu

Laurel

Kjanu

Born in 1997 Jenny has owned Kjanu since 2004. He has successfully competed in every riding discipline including hunters and jumpers in California He has also taught many children and adults how to ride. He’s kind and gentle with a sense of humour. (Kjanu is semi retired and only works lightly in the summer months. His other retirement job is a very valuable one of teaching weanlings to 4 year olds how to behave properly in the horse world).

Kona

Laurel

Kjanu

Kona is another Semiahmoo transplant and is softly for sale to the right family. Until he finds his person he will do lesson duty here with us he is a bit of a jack of all trades and has English and Western in his background. He has a good "stop" so he teaches his riders to stay with the motion and not get ahead.

Laurel

Leia (aka Princess Leia)

Laurel is a 15.2 hh, 9 year old Connemara x Paint, mare who spent several years as a fox hunter. She has been a lesson horse off and on for a few years too. She is great for our advanced students who are starting to jump courses.

Leia (aka Princess Leia)

Jenny’s daughter Kylie’s 11.2 hh Welsh pony. Leia has been a special pony of our family for 7 years and is a trusted friend. She helps out with lead line lessons and is perfectly smooth for the tiniest and most timid little ones.

Lloyd

Leia (aka Princess Leia)

London

A career lesson mount: Lloyd is a handsome 19 year old, 16.2+ hh, Percheron x TB. He is getting into condition now and he'll be on the roster by late summer.

London

Leia (aka Princess Leia)

London

London is a draft cross who joined us after being a horse used for hunting trips. He is a mellow dude (the night I picked him up he was entertaining a wedding party ... on the basketball court!). He is a wonderfully safe horse for the timid on and off the longe line.

Maizie

Maizie just HAD to come to Footnote! I nearly missed buying her but I made a great deal and here she is! She is just amazing for our older small children as she is a babysitter on 4 legs. She is great to longe and ride independently and she is a pretty blonde too! My first palomino.

Perry

Maizie

Periwinkle is Jenny's son's pony and best buddy but he's such a good guy he has to spend a little time sharing the love with the lesson program. He is a small gelding with a big heart and is quiet but a good mover and teacher. Periwinkle got his name due to his unusual eye colouring.

Saida

Maizie

Saida

Saida is a 15hh, sorrel or chestnut, 18 year old, QH mare that is a leased horse to our program and we feel very privileged. Saida has a loving owner who has shown her in every English and Western discipline. Her daughter even learned to jump on Saida although that wasn't Saida's first calling and now this same daughter jumps Grand Prix and has two enormous lovely Warmbloods also boarding right here at Footnote. You will enjoy riding a horse with this level of training and compliance