Who We Are

What We Do

Since 1936, Lancers has made horses and riding accessible to children in Halifax. As Canada's only urban non-profit riding school and equine therapy centre, our mission is to build better lives through horses.  Lancers owns and cares for all 27 of the Horses of Halifax who have, for over eight decades, become integral to the athletic, cultural, and historic fabric of Halifax. 

Our Mission and Purpose

To continue to build better lives through horses for individuals with varying abilities and ages in the heart of Halifax. 

Like so many Nova Scotian equestrians Kevin began his riding career at Lancers in the 1960’s. He went on to do more with horses than many Lancers ever dream of, but never forgot where it all started. For most of the past six decades Kevin continued to leave his mark at Lancers through all of the horses he helped land at Lancers.

While Kevin’s reach in the Equestrian world went far beyond Lancers’ walls, he coined the phrase we repeat often “once a Lancer, always a Lancer!” Kevin was a force of nature who will be greatly missed, but his legacy will live on. At the request of his family, donations can be made to Lancers in Kevin’s memory via e-transfer to accounting@halifaxlancers.com Funds will go to the Horses of Halifax and supporting young riders at Lancers, just as Kevin once was.

Halifax Lancers staff, members, volunteers, program participants, and community are treated equitably, and members of diverse groups are included, recognized, welcomed, and valued. 

Halifax Lancers is committed to being an organization that values and promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion. It is important that our staff, members, volunteers, program participants, and community are valued and respected regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or physical ability. 

Calling all Alumni

We are proud to have a strong alumni community of individuals who rode at Lancers as either children or adults. Our alumni community extends back over our eighty+ year history and is characterised by the ethos “once a Lancer, always a Lancer”. Whether you rode at Lancers for two years or 20 years, we welcome former Lancers to contact us and become part of our Lancer Alumni Community.