ALINGSVIEW STABLES

ALINGSVIEW STABLES IS A FAMILY AFFAIR. WE ARE OPERATED BY NICOLE ALLEN-DINGS, HER HUSBAND PETER AND DAUGHTER JULIA. NICOLE BEGAN RIDING AT THE AGE OF TEN IN THE OTTAWA VALLEY. A YEAR LATER NICOLE'S FAMILY PURCHASED HER FIRST HORSE AND SHE HAS BEEN A HORSE OWNER EVER SINCE. NICOLE COMPETED IN HUNTER CLASSES BEFORE SWITCHING OVER TO THE JUMPER RING. NICOLE AND HER NEW PARTNER ASPEN ENJOYED SUCESSES IN THE JUMPER RING BEFORE ATTENDING COLLEGE. OVER THE YEARS NICOLE HAS TRAINED WITH MANY JUMPER, DRESSAGE AND EVENT COACHES SUCH AS JOHN KERSLEY, CASEY GILLIS, PAUL POPIEL AND KERSTIN BLAESKIE. IN 2002 NICOLE ACHIEVED HER EQUINE CANADA COACHING CERTIFICATION AND HAS BEEN COACHING RIDERS EVER SINCE! NICOLE TAUGHT LESSONS AT THE NNEP, FIDDLERS GREEN, AND FREELANCING AROUND THE CHESTERVILLE AREA. NICOLE WAS ALSO GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AT QUEENSWOOD STABLES IN NAVAN WHERE SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TEACHING RIDERS AS WELL AS RIDE A VARIETY OF TOP QUALITY IMPORTED HUNTER AND DRESSAGE HORSES. NOW, NICOLE IS WORKING ON DEVELOPING ALINGSVIEW STABLES AS WELL AS EXPANDING HER OWN KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE OUR CLIENTS. NICOLE IS WORKING TOWARDS HER LEVEL 2 COACHING CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUES TO STAY CURRENT BY TRAVELING WITH MODEST STAR FOR LESSONS WITH LEVEL THREE COACH SIMONE WILLIAMS. NICOLE COMPETES WITH MODEST STAR AS WELL AS WITH THE YOUNG SALES HORSES WE OFFER HERE AT ALINGSVIEW. PETER GRADUATED FROM U OF G - KEMPTVILLE WITH A DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE. PETER CURRENTLY DOES DOUBLE DUTY BETWEEN THE DAIRY OPERATION CANDU FARM AND ALINGSVIEW. HE IS OUR RESIDENT CONSTURUCION WORKER AND OUR EXPERT TRACTOR DRIVER . JULIA WAS BORN IN JULY 2005. A FARM GIRL AT HEART, SHE ATTENDED HER FIRST HORSE SHOW AT ONLY 2 MONTHS OLD! SHE CAN BE SEEN AROUND THE FARM FEEDING HAY AND GOING FOR RIDES ON THE HORSES. SHE HAS ALSO BEGUN HER COMPETITIVE CAREER AT THE AGE OF 3 BY SHOWING AT 2 SHOWS THIS SUMMER WITH THE PONY "SCOOTIE".