Sagehill Stables Coaches

Bennett Murphy
Bennett Murphy is an Equine Canada Certificed Instructor of Beginner with Jump, specializing in the dressage and hunter/jumper disciplines. She has over 10 years of experience in the equine industry and has had the opportunity to work as a trainer, lesson coach, catch rider, stable hand, braider, groom and competitor with various different coaches and horses over the years.  She is also an online student with the University of Guelph currently working on completing the Equine Studies Diploma and Equine Business Management Certificate programs. She is certified in Equine Health and Emergency First Aid through Equi-Health Canada.
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 As a coach at Sagehill Stables, Bennett’s objective is to teach and support riders in developing their riding abilities and to help each rider achieve their personal goals, whatever they may be.
Kari Hasselriis
Kari Hasselriis is a certified Equine Canada coach. She is also certified with the B.C. College of Equine Therapy, and she is a senior instructor with Equi-Health Canada. Kari loves the technical side to riding and training; she is motivated by classical horsemanship and modern-day equitation science. Read more about Kari at http://eighthorses.ca
Tessa Wilderman
Tessa has 20 years of experience riding and working with horses. Over the years, she has participated in many different equine disciplines, riding both English & Western. She has trained several horses using a foundation of natural horsemanship. She has her Adv. B.A. majoring in psychology and she has a particular interest in the therapeutic qualities that horses possess. With this background, Tessa is looking forward to becoming certified with both EAL & EAGALA programs in the near future.

Tessa focuses on teaching her students how to be safe and have fun with horses while obtaining their personal goals as equestrians. She believes that creating a solid foundation of riding technique and ability to read a horse can allow students to succeed.
Brittany Siemens
Brittany has over 13 years of experience working with horses starting with retired camp horses. At the age of 10, Brittany learned how to ride thanks to a horse named Annie (now a Sagehill Stables foundation horse). Brittany quickly became will known in the 4H circuit taking home many high ranking placements. Since then, Brittany has completed her level 2 Western & level 1 English CHA certifications in 2014 and has begun starting and training horses.

​Brittany has a particular interest in reining and plans to show 2 of her horses in the summer of 2018. She is also working with a 50/50 Futurity filly to show in Saskatchewan in August.

​In coaching, Brittany aims to teach her students in a fun, safe & effective manner all while working towards their goals as a rider.
Tressa Beaulieu
 
​Tressa Beaulieu is a proud Métis woman, Equestrian Coach and Registered Dietitian. She has been exploring her Indigenous heritage since her family first discovered their Métis lineage in 2007. She focussed her studies and dietetic internship on learning more about Indigenous communities, and is continuously working towards bringing traditional teachings into her work.
After taking time away from horses to complete her post-secondary education, life has guided her right back into her position as an Equestrian Coach at Sagehill Stables. She realized how important building trusting and compassionate relationships with horses has been in her everyday life and wants to share this beautiful experience with people of all ages.

​Tressa has over 10 years of experience in the equine industry where she has successfully shown horses under Della Cryderman on the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) youth circuit in several different classes including, western pleasure, western horsemanship, english equation, hunter under saddler, showmanship and halter. She is certified through the Sport Manitoba NCCP program and working towards certification as an Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) facilitator.

Her passions include coaching the Sagehill Stables Drill Team, training lesson horses and facilitating EAL programs. She is especially interested in incorporating Indigenous traditional teachings into EAL through her specially designed programs, Fuel Your Spirit and the Indigenous Cultural Awareness Workshop. Tressa was awarded a travel grant funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) to attend the Indigenous Idea Fair and Learning Circle to present her ‘Fuel Your Spirit’ program as a means of promoting health and wellness among Indigenous peoples. Tressa Beaulieu lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Samantha Turple
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Based in Winnipeg, MB Canada, Samantha Turple is an Equine Canada Certified Coach with over 20 years competitive equestrian experience across North America, as well as being a registered Iyengar Yoga Teacher.
Samantha is classically trained in dressage, equitation and hunter/jumper and has a strong focus to providing a solid education based around rider equitation. Samantha has consistently developed riders from beginners to high level competition champions. She has mentored horses and riders of all ages through her program that focuses on horse and rider connection, proper horsemanship, and strong work ethics.
Samantha continues to hold a strong belief that function comes from proper equitation, and good equitation will always see you through to success, regardless of where your riding takes you. Whether your goals are simply to learn how to ride and have fun, or you have the desire to move up the ranks in the competitive arena, Samantha is confident she can help you achieve all of your dreams. ​