Holiday on Horseback | Banff Horseback Riding

Wow, Summer is here! With up to 70 staff, unfortunately we cannot fit everyone on this page. Be sure to check them out on our Facebook page!

Name: Ron Arnett
How long have you worked here? A few days…
Position(s): Head Farrier

Name: Amanda Markey

Origin: Woodstock, NB
How long have you worked here? Since April 08
Position(s): Office Manager/Store Manager
Favorite location on the trail? 40 Mile Summit
Favorite 4-legged employees? Tucker

Standout moment you will never forget? Riding in the Cascade Valley in the most spectacular thunderstorm

Name: Cindy Obrigewitsch

Origin: Saskatchewan
How long have you worked here? A few days...
Position(s): Barn Foreman

Name: Karen Thompson
Origin: New Market, Ontario
How long have you worked here? Since 2011
Position(s): Office/Store Assistant Manager
Favorite location on the trail? Sundance Lodge
Favorite 4-legged employee? Dally and Boon
Standout moment you will never forget? Seeing Sundance Lodge for the first time.

Name: Nicole LaSalle

Origin: Brockville, Ontario

How long have you worked here? Since Spring 2011
Position(s): Retail/Reservations

Favorite location on the trail? Between Sundance and Halfway Lodge

Favorite 4-legged employees? Shorty, Boone, and Peyto

Standout moment you will never forget? Seeing Halfway Lodge for the first time.

Name: Catie Maclennan
Origin: Reading, Berkshire UK
How long have you worked here? Since Spring 2011
Position(s): Summer- Back Country Guide, Winter- Retail/Reservations
Favorite location on the trail? Top of Allenby Pass
Favorite 4-legged employee? Max, Bounty, and Saddam

Standout moment you will never forget? Seeing Bear 64 and her cubs while riding in the back country.

Name: Oliver Dobson
Origin: Watford, Hertfordshire UK
How long have you worked here? Since Spring 2011
Position(s): Carriage/Sleigh Driver
Favorite 4-legged employee? Dave
Standout moment you will never forget? Seeing 2 grizzly cubs chasing a coyote.

Name: Sarah Stuart
Origin: New South Wales, Australia
How long have you worked here? Since Spring 2012
Position(s): Summer - Trail guide/Packer. Winter - Retail/Reservations.
Favorite location on the trail? Between Sundance and Halfway Lodge
Favorite 4-legged employee? Connor and Kiwi
Standout moment you will never forget? Seeing sunset from the Stoney Creek warden cabin.

Name: Aidan Blakely

Origin: Coldwater, Ontario
How long have you worked here? Spring Spring 2012
Position(s): Trail Guide
Favorite location on the trail? Rainbow Lake
Favorite 4-legged employee? Magnum
Standout moment you will never forget? Joining the Warner's team!

Name: Michael Christensen

Origin: Koge, Denmark
How long have you worked here? Since Spring 2011
Position(s): Summer - Back Country Guide. Winter - Sleigh Driver.
Favorite location on the trail? Trail leading to Rainbow lake over looking 40 mile.
Favorite 4-legged employee? Panda
Standout moment you will never forget? Too many to mention!

Name: Nolan Neufeld
Origin: Grand Pairie, Alberta
How long have you worked here? Since Spring 2012
Position(s): Back Country Packer
Favorite location on the trail? The elk trap between Stoney and Flints camp.
Favorite 4-legged employee? Daisy (mule), and Roy.
Standout moment you will never forget? Being watched by a grizzly bear completely unaware, and later finding out from a Parks Canada trail camera.

Name: Greg Olesky
Origin: Banff, Alberta
How long have you worked here? A few days…
Position(s): Back Country Guide
Favorite 4-legged employee? Panther

Name: Lindsay Ohara

Origin: Alberta
Position(s): Back Country Packer/Guide

Name: Tyler Ritchie
Origin: Turner Valley, Alberta
How long have you worked here? Since Spring 2012
Position(s): Trail Guide

Name: Dustin Johnson
Origin: Regina, Saskatchewan
How long have you worked here? Since Spring 2012
Position(s): Back Country packer
Favorite location on the trail? Top of windy knoll
Favorite 4-legged employee? Gypsy, Sara and Yak (mules)
Standout moment you will never forget? Making memorable moments for a return guest and his family. And seeing the young boy's excitement after giving him an old horseshoe for good luck.

Name: Lachlan Smith
Origin: Mendooran, NSW Australia
How long have you worked here? Since Spring 2012
Position(s): Back Country Packer

Name: Linda Johnson
Origin: Banff, Alberta
How long have you worked here? Since Spring 2012
Position(s): Sundance Lodge cook
Favorite location on the trail? The trail leading into Sundance Lodge
Favorite 4-legged employee? Spyder and Ellewood
Standout moment you will never forget? Chasing grizzlies out of duffel at Sundance Lodge.

Name: Marita Krejci

Origin: Camrose, Alberta
How long have you worked here? Since 2010
Position(s): Spray River Corrals Forman/Trail Guide

Name: Mark Quiring
Origin: Dalmeny, Saskatchewan
How long have you worked here? A few days...
Position(s): Back Country guide
Favorite location on the trail? Between Elk Lake summit lunch site and Stoney Creek camp
Favorite 4-legged employee? Ruth, Coulee, Tex, Chance, and Critter
Standout moment you will never forget? Seeing John Pattinson almost run straight into a grizzly and her cub at Rainbow Lake.

Name: Dennis Orr
How long have you worked here? A few days…
Position(s): Back Country guide