RIDER PROFILES
     Pole Performance Horses is owned and operated by Kevin and Dallas Pole and is located just south of Lethbridge off the #4 (Coutts) highway – approximately 45 minutes from the U.S. border. Our facility is privately run, however we host various public events and encounter high walk-through traffic on a daily basis. We host numerous monthly and annual public events. These range from reining and cowhorse clinics, youth clinics and schooling shows approved by Provincial organizations, an annual ranch roping (over 200 people in attendance), equine seminars with industry professionals etc. Throughout the year we travel across western Canada with our Non Pros and 15-25 head of horses to each show. Kevin along with our assistant trainer Kyle Weston; also travel extensively throughout the year teaching horsemanship, reining and cowhorse clinics throughout the western Regions. Judging is also a large part of Kevin’s travels, including places like Agribition in Regina (the largest indoor stock show under one roof in North America) and the Manitoba 50/50 futurity. We are also subject to visits from our European clients (mostly Austria and Sweden).

      We are proud to stand “Doc Bommernic” a son of the great electrifying reining sire “Boomernic”. Along with our quality horse breeding program we also raise purebred border collie and Australian Kelpie stockdogs.
KEVIN POLE
     Kevin enters his 25th year as a professional trainer this year. He is well known for his successful Non Pro program as well as for his accomplishments as an Open rider. Our motto here is “COMMITMENT THROUGH TRUST – FEEL the difference! SEE the results!” As a 21 time Canadian Champion in 7 different events (reining, cowhorse, cutting, western pleasure, halter, western riding and English pleasure), he is a well rounded and diverse trainer.

      His vast accomplishments have been world wide, including the title of European Super Horse in Austria. More recent accomplishments include:
        • 2001 NRHA Open/Int Open Futurity Champion Okanagan Summer Slide
        • SRHA Stakes & Futurity Open Futurity Champion
        • 2002 Open Derby Champion at Blacklandslide
        • Novice Horse Open Champion South Country Slide-In
        • Reserve Champion Novice Horse Canadian Supreme
        • Reserve Champion Open Derby Okanagan Summer Slide
        • Reserve Champion Open Derby Reining AB Spring Classic
        • 2003 NRHA Open Champion Prince George Ride N Slide and many other top 3 placings.

    He is a multiple NRHA bronze (Morrison & Lawson) and pewter champion. The 2003 season was a great one – with Kevin aboard Merits Lil Pearl (an Alberta bred horse) finishing the year as Provincial Reserve Champions and fourth in the entire Country by Reining Canada stats.

DALLAS POLE

     An Oil & Gas Production Accountant by trade, Dallas has recently left the outside workforce to manage the facility as well as to show in the reining pen after spending the past 3 years travelling on the road to prepare farm taxes. She has been successful at the Non Pro level including the accomplishment of Reining Canada Intermediate Non Pro provincial champion for Alberta in the year 2000. Her background includes many years of Pony Club and Three Day Eventing.


     Pole Performance Horses currently endorse a line of quality custom handmade training and reining bits with master silversmith Dave Elliott – Elliott Bit’ N Spur, a high end, versatile reining saddle marketed exclusively through Western Stockman in Lethbridge (custom built by Bob’s Saddlery), as well as an all-around cowhorse/roping wade tree slickfork saddle handcrafted and marketed by Andy Knight of Knight’s Saddlery (Meritt, BC). One of the main reasons we have been so successful in promoting these products is because we use them with such favorable results ourselves. While travelling or while folks are visiting our facility they are free to try out the bits or a saddle on their own horse and see the results.
We truly enjoy our ranch lifestyle and as a team we look forward to entertaining and visiting with our customers and friends.

Stop in and visit our facility – we welcome the company anytime!