Becky Marland was born in England and came to Canada in 1971. She and her husband have 6 children. They breed Haflinger Horses and have lived in Chilliwack, B.C. until July, 2003 when the family moved to Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. All the children have been vaulters at one time or another; therefore it seemed logical for her to become a vaulting coach. Her youngest daughter, Hannah, has been vaulting for nine years and is the only one to continue in a seriously motivated and competitive manner.
Becky took the Vaulting Coaches Accreditation Course in 1998, a course designed and taught by the Equestrian Vaulting Association of B.C. which is now administered by Horse Council B.C. While working with the Cheam Vaulters, of Chilliwack, Becky also served on the board of Directors of the Equestrian Vaulting Association of B.C. She has been a founding member and current President of the Alberta Equestrian Vaulting Association (A.E.V.A.), and also acts as vaulting representative to the A.E.F. Her work continues to promote the sport throughout the province and she hopes to help organize inter-club competitions and clinics for Coaches and Vaulters.

NEWS: We were at the Rocky Rodeo over the weekend - a brand new facility, which is huge and very nice, but out door only. Unfortunately, as everyone but us knows, it always rains for the Rocky Rodeo! We went out to practise our routine on the Monday prior to the big day - it was sunny, warm and dry, but as soon as we arrived the wind got up. It was like practising in the desert in a sand storm - just awful, and Diego had a few fits of his own about it. All week it rained and blew, by Saturday the rain had stopped, but the footing in the arena was quite heavy. We didn't know how heavy until we started our run-in; it was quite a feat running through the sheer density of the sand but we managed and did a fantastic performance. The crowd loved it and clapped individually for all nine vaulters who participated. It was an informative demo as well as fun to watch and the feedback has been very positive, in spite of the fact that most people didn't know we existed. So much for all the newspaper articles I wrote for the local sports news. Sunday we didn't get to perform at all. It had rained all night and the footing was like thick soup - definitely not good or safe for vaulting.

As a coach, I was so proud of my vaulters for the way they handled the whole weekend. They worked hard and it all came together on Saturday, they were fantastic throughout all the set backs and wetness and put on a very professional performance for the local crowd. I would also like to extend heartfelt thanks to the parents ho so faithfully brought their children out,in such variable weather, to practise and perform. The Rodeo organizers were also very helpful and understanding, especially when we had to bow out on the final day, for that we are deeply sorry, but safety comes first. We will be continuing to practise our demonstration routine and look forward to doing more performances througout the summer, hopefully in better weather conditions or, best of all, indoors!