Fort McMurray Sleigh Rides
Tower Road Fort McMurray, AB, Canada

While we are still closed to the public due to the lockdown, we have been putting our time and effort to good use, training up the boys. Avedis (left) and Avatar (right) will not be ready for this season as they are still too young and have a bunch more growing to do. But we figured you might like a sneak peak of them anyways. Plus, who doesn’t love the sweet sound of sleigh bells in the snow? Ps can you tell who the younger naughtier brother is?

Wow Fort Mcmurray! The love we have been getting from you guys is simply incredible! While checking trail today I took a short clip for you all, so you can understand what we are dealing with. This melt has made things very slippery. We have areas that are slush, and those areas turn to solid ice as soon as it cools off overnight. We have many many areas melted all the way through to bare dirt and gravel. Horses cannot walk effectively on ice, and it’s a very large chance s...he could fall and hurt herself. That chance only increases when she has a load she needs to pull. The sleigh itself has Teflon runners for ease of movement over properly packed snow. This is so she can better pull the heavy load without too much additional strain to her body. The downside is Teflon is very soft and galls easily, so running it over dirt, gravel, or ice chews it up and ruins the surface making it more difficult to pull instead of easier. Thirdly, we are The Only Commercially insured equine business in Fort Mcmurray, and in order to maintain that, we must comply with all provincial and city restrictions, including those about COVID. We can hardly wait to meet you all, and share this seasonal treat with you

Hello Fort Mcmurray!! Just wanted to update and say that while we have got a bit more snow there still isn’t enough to run the sleigh just yet, I know I know so close...please be patient with us and know that as soon as we can safely run the sleigh we will open bookings!

Hey Everyone! We are as excited as everyone to get the sleigh out and start doing tours, we are just waiting on snow!! ...the one thing we all complain about all winter is what we are eagerly awaiting!! We are trying our best to respond to all messages as quickly and efficiently as possible, so your patience is appreciated. We look forward to enjoying this winter season with you all and can’t wait for snow!!

Hey Folks! Just an update for you all,as I’m sure you noticed Mother Nature gave us a little taste of snow this past weekend, unfortunately it’s not enough to begin running the sleigh yet. As soon as the trail is ready the page will be updated with available bookings. We appreciate your patience and look forward to seeing you once we get enough snow to get things rolling! Until then I’ve attached a video of the boys progress with their training,hope you enjoy!

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Hello Fort Mcmurray! We have been very busy these last few months with lots of ground driving and desensitizing. Just a reminder, we do not open up booking for sleigh rides until the snow conditions are met. When we do open them up, we will post the dates here for you to choose from, as that’s when our drivers are available. ... As always, we book in one hour time slots and the sleigh holds either 4 adults or 6 kids in the back plus one up front with the driver at a time. If you have a larger group, we do multiple shorter runs within that hour so everyone gets a turn. We have a fire going for those not on the sleigh to keep warm. The cost is 250$/hour. Hope to see all your smiling faces soon!

Hello Fort Mcmurray! We have been very busy these last few months with lots of ground driving and desensitizing. Just a reminder, we do not open up booking for sleigh rides until the snow conditions are met. When we do open them up, we will post the dates here for you to choose from, as that’s when our drivers are available. ... As always, we book in one hour time slots and the sleigh holds either 4 adults or 6 kids in the back plus one up front with the driver at a time. If you have a larger group, we do multiple shorter runs within that hour so everyone gets a turn. We have a fire going for those not on the sleigh to keep warm. The cost is 250$/hour. Hope to see all your smiling faces soon!

I’d like to send a huge thank you out to Greg Mersereau, he’s been giving me a hand with the boys the last couple months. He’s a fellow draft horse and driving trainer/enthusiast who is eagerly anticipating their public debut. With his help, we will also be able to post more (hopefully better quality) videos for you all to follow along on the boy’s journey with us. These two are currently on track to bring joy to you folks for winter 2021/2022!

It’s with a mixed bag of emotions we say goodbye to the fiery red head, Lil Miss. This blue eyed beauty is headed to her new home, in the mountains of BC, for more adventures than she could possibly have here. We thank her for her two wonderful years of service to the Fort Mcmurray community. Happy trails sweet girl, we will always love you!

So we did a thing... We started ground driving the boys They were both driven single then put together. This video is about an hour and a half into their very first day of ground driving. We went up and down the back road, the main road and all over the yard. Absolutely nothing seemed to phase them! We will continue to ground drive, install voice commands and manners to stand rock still when asked for as long as asked. When they have these down pat, we will move on to add th...e double tree and start pulling the tire around. They are still too young for weight or real work but this is the perfect time to instil good habits but by bit over the next 6-9 months. Oh ya, and all done in just a halter! No bridle with blinders or bits yet either, their heads still have growing to do too . We can hardly wait till these gentle giants hit full size!

Hi everyone, Due to social distancing, we have been closed since early March and will remain closed to the public until all this is resolved. The babies are busy growing like weeds and shedding everywhere! They will start into training as soon as the ice is gone and are loving more individual attention. Thanks for looking in on us in the meantime, we hope to be able to reconnect with you all soon.

Terry has some openings between January 9-14th! Please call him directly to book with him. 1 (780) 838-2161.

Avatar says Merry Christmas everyone!

Thank you for your patience and all the wonderful messages! We are opening booking for January 22-26th with time slots 12-1pm,1-2pm, 2-3pm As always it’s 250$/hour and the sleigh holds 4 adults in the back or 6 kids, and one adult up front. ... credit to Amanda Horning

Thank you fort Mcmurray, we are fully booked for December with a cancellation list to boot! We are feeling the love Please stay tuned for January booking availability.

We are very excited to be providing the horse drawn activities! If you have been on the fence about booking a full private ride, come on down and see what it’s all about :)

At 49 seconds to 54 seconds you get to see us with Santa and all his Glory! Such a fun event to be part of :)

Thanks to Sherri Gessner for this video of us on our way home from dropping off our special guests, Santa and Mrs.Clause at lights on royal garden

As some of you may know, we had some very special guests with us last night. SANTA and MRS.CLAUSE Id like to say a special thank you to discover Fort Mcmurray and Light’s at Royal Garden for thinking of us! Also a big shout out to Greg Mersereau for being an amazing ground crew keeping us all safe from traffic.

Finally we have snow!!! (The boys are mighty glad to be done with mud) We are now opening up booking for sleigh for December 4/5/6/13/14/17/18/28/29/30... Sleigh is 250$/hour and booking is first come first served. A maximum of 3, one hour time slots will be offered each day, or book multiple hours for larger parties. Sleigh rides are still weather dependant and the cold air cut off is -20 Celsius core temp to protect the horses lungs. Should the weather not co-operate on your scheduled event, rebooking will be available. To book please message us using the button on our main page.

The girls have a new toy, just in time to start getting back into sleigh shape. Unsure of how many people we will be able to hold as it’s going to be a weight limit for the time being. Stay tuned for more updates

The future is looking bright! Our new team got home at the end of May and have settled in well. They did amazing in the Canada day parade, nothing seemed to phase them. It’ll be a couple of years of training before they will be ready to go to work, so until then these babies will be getting tons of attention, and grow like weeds. ... Everybody please welcome Chestnut Oaks Avatar (left) and Chestnut Oaks Avedis (right)

As some of you may know, we had some very special guests with us last night. SANTA and MRS.CLAUSE Id like to say a special thank you to discover Fort Mcmurray and Light’s at Royal Garden for thinking of us! Also a big shout out to Greg Mersereau for being an amazing ground crew keeping us all safe from traffic.

Finally we have snow!!! (The boys are mighty glad to be done with mud) We are now opening up booking for sleigh for December 4/5/6/13/14/17/18/28/29/30... Sleigh is 250$/hour and booking is first come first served. A maximum of 3, one hour time slots will be offered each day, or book multiple hours for larger parties. Sleigh rides are still weather dependant and the cold air cut off is -20 Celsius core temp to protect the horses lungs. Should the weather not co-operate on your scheduled event, rebooking will be available. To book please message us using the button on our main page.