Aragon Equestrian Center is located just minutes from Kingston, Ontario. We offer Boarding, Lessons, Horse Training, an Andalusian Stallion at Stud and Purebred and Partbred Andalusians for Sale. Our goal is to provide the highest quality instruction and horse care for all your equestrian needs.
Our lesson program is aimed at developing riders of all ages, levels and ambitions on your horse or ours. We are dedicated to assisting each of our students to attain their equine dreams and aspirations, guiding them to be the best they can be while emphasizing fun, friends and sportsmanship.
We offer over 30 years experience with horses and are on site 24/7 to provide the best in care for your horse.
The property is owned by Bill and Faith Berghuis and has a long and rich history of supporting equestrian sport in Canada.Dutch Treat, which Gina Smith (Olympic Bronze Medallist) rode on Canada's gold medal-winning Dressage Team at the Pan American Games in 1992 was owned by Franklands Farm. Future Vision, ridden by Ian Miller at the same Pan American Games, was a member of Canada's silver medal winning jumping team and was part-owned by Franklands Farm.The historic property is now to dressage rider Gina Smith and her business, Franklands Equine Services. Gina accepts a limited number of quality horses for training each year and teaches clinics throughout North America.Franklands Farm continues to support equestrian sport in Canada and hopes to be involved in promoting Canadian horses and riders long into the future.
Performance horse training in reining, western pleasure, trouble horses, colt starting, natural horsemanship, imprint training, exercising, showing.
I started my riding career way back in 1998 when I was a young child as a recreational rider. I got into Natural Horsemanship and Reining when I purchased my first own horse in 2003. It was a 16 month old Warmblood mare Mi-Lady. I did a lot of groundwork on her and when she turned 3 "broke" her for riding and started training her for a trail horse and reiner. Around that time natural horse training was just spreading out and educational materials were limited. In 2006 I purchased my second horse which was a 10 year old Polish Arabian Shamira and retrained her from a mounted archery horse to a reiner and parade horse. In 2015 I've got my third horse from a dear friend. She was a 13 year old QH mare Nikirullah and I've been working with her since 2012.