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About Us Read Our Mission Statement Wachter Horses is owned and operated by Kurt and Irene Wachter and their son, Beda, his wife, Jenny and their two children. It is situated in Central Alberta, Canada on the farm site of Joyhill Ranch Inc. Beda and his family relocated to Canada in 1997 to run a large dairy farm in Central Alberta but the love of the horse and the thrill of competing again started to take hold and the Wachters sold the dairy and decided to once again dive into the world of show jumping in the fall of 2000. Since then, the family farm has started to take shape with new barns, pastures, a grass ring, a sand ring, stallion station, youngstock facility, quarantine facilities, and numerous riding trails surrounding the 900 + acre farm. A fully heated indoor riding hall was completed in 2002 and sports 25 large stalls and a 75' x 180' arena, indoor hotwalker, motorized manure removal system, and many more state of the art features. A new barn was added in the fall of 2003 that will serve as a foal-out and youngstock barn. The facilities are fashioned after the European style and the majority of the systems has been imported from Europe. Beda started his career in Switzerland more than 16 years ago, switching from pleasure riding to show jumping. His ability quickly excelled him to the 1.4 meter division and he was soon showing and training in Germany, Ireland, Italy and numerous other locations in Switzerland. His family supported his career choice and the family farm soon sported some of the finest show jumping horses in the area. His desire for the sport soon had him competing and winning in the more than forty shows he participated in yearly. His ability in training show jumpers and his quest for learning brought him to the top in his division and he was soon requested for training other rider's horses. Jenny is also an equestrian rider who has many accomplishments in the show ring herself. Competing in Switzerland, on her Stallion mount, her outstanding technical skills with groundwork and dressage have carried her far and are evident when she is working with the numerous horses stabled here in Canada. Beda has taken numerous trips to Switzerland and Germany to research various training techniques and equipment to implement at his training and breeding facility. These trips also include purchasing horses to bring to Canada for resale. With his European and North American connections, Beda's goal is to continue and grow his top breeding and training facility of Holsteiners, Canadian Warmbloods and Sporthorses.