Manitoba Horse Council’s Equestrian Centre is located in beautiful Birds Hill Provincial Park, Manitoba. The Centre, used as host for the dressage and eventing competitions in the 1999 Pan American Games, includes: 

6 ample sand rings

• 2  35m x 74m rings
• 3 fenced rings of various sizes
• 1 partially fenced longing ring

Grand Prix Jumping ring (grass)

• 100m x 160m
• Fenced
• Features newly added bank and ditch

• 1 small grass ring

The Manitoba Horse Council (MHC) Equestrian Centre is accessible to a variety of disciplines for use in hosting competitions, clinics, and camps. The Centre can accommodate such disciplines as dressage, driving, endurance / competitive trail riding, eventing, hunter/jumper, barrel racing, etc. Polo tournaments frequently take place on the field adjacent to the Centre. Eventing / horse trial competitors have easy access to cross-country courses of all levels located nearby in the park, including obstacles built for the 1967 and 1999 Pan American Games. Driving competitors have access to the same area for Combined Driving Events, and Endurance, competitive, and recreational trail riders have admittance to miles of wonderful trails throughout the Park.  

The Birds Hill Park Ranch and restaurant are located immediately beside the MHC Equestrian Centre. Birds Hill Park is also in close proximity to the town of Oakbank. Other activities available in the park include camping, biking, hiking, running, swimming, rollerblading, picnicking and more, as well as various winter activities. See http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/popular_parks/birds_hill/  

Bookings and spectators at all equestrian events are welcome and encouraged. For a list of events taking place at the Equestrian Centre, click here.  

To book an event or competition at the MHC Equestrian Centre, please complete the Date Request Form pdf version or Word version and fax it to the MHC office at (204) 925-5792 or email it to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it