About

About Sprucehaven Farm

Established in 1991, Linda and Grant Plank set to revamping the older cattle barn into a cozy 9 stall barn for horses and over the next 17 years continued to improve as a boarding and training facility with a major expansion of the additional 15 stalls and indoor arena in 2008. With the exception of the shell of the new barn and arena, Grant and Linda have passionately built the rest by hand and created an enjoyable place for both horse and humans... and of course dogs too!

The trees that were planted by the boy scouts in 1995, now tower over the property and have created a park like setting to ride in.

Since the addition was built, Sprucehaven has hosted numerous top clinicians covering many disciplines. In 2021, Sprucehaven Farm celebrated their 30th anniversary in the equestrian community!!

Linda Plank has been involved in horses all her life. Starting out riding a Shetland pony of her friends', she graduated to horses until eventually she could buy her own. The Eventing bug hit when she was introduced as a groom to the Radnor 3 Day Event in Malvern, Pennsylvania, while on a working student program. She has competed up to the Preliminary level, placing 10th at CCI** in 2000 at the Kentucky Horse park. Linda has owned numerous horses, retired thoroughbred race horses and warmbloods.

Linda has also spent some time in the show ring with youngsters that she has bred through her successful registered Canadian Sport Horse breeding program. Merci Beauqueue, a 2021 filly out of On Queue by Beau Balou won the 2021 CWBHA Foal Futurity. In 2022 she was Reserve Champion CSH Yearling Filly. Plans for Macy in 2024 is to do the 2024 Governors Cup classes at the Royal Winter Fair.

Not only is she an active competitor, Linda is very involved in the organizational aspect of her sport. Her past volunteer duties have included acting as Chair of the National Athlete Development Program for Equine Canada. She also was the National Young Riders Coordinator and the Coordinator of the Ontario Young Rider Program for over 10 years.

Linda has achieved her Level 3 Technical Delegate designation for Eventing for Equestrian Canada and is available for the 2024 season to officiate! She is also in the Licensed Officials Program with WECan (Working Equitation Canada) as a Technical Delegate soon will be the only Technical Delegate in eastern Canada. Linda brings years of experience into the fastest growing Equestrian sport in Ontario,

Linda has combined her joy of sewing to manage her own blanket cleaning and repair business and also her own line of SpruceWares equine clothing and custom horse wares. Visit this page for more details on custom products available and Blanket Cleaning and repair prices.

Grant and Linda at Lake Louise

Linda's memorial crimson maple tree for Grant, with Bonnie on watch.

Grant Plank
In Memorium 1957-2020

Very sadly in 2020, Grant succumbed to cancer. His legacy will live on in all the things he created at the farm. His vision was to create an equestrian centre, that was his wife’s passion. He brought his professionalism and integrity into every aspect of the business. He added his own charming character to the ambiance of the farm and his stamp is everywhere.

He was the key to the way the Sprucehaven Farm was developed, cultured and maintained. He always had a project or five on the go. He had an amazing ability to take an idea presented to him and make it real. Be it building the water park, fixing up the old barn, fixing and repairing the farming equipment to problem solving the many tasks he encountered. He really enjoyed tinkering at the farm, spending time on his tractors or mowers and was an immaculate grounds keeper, making the farm feel like a park. In the evenings he would often sit relaxing by the fire with his tunes playing across the farm. He will be greatly missed.

'Stairway to Heaven' sunrise the morning he passed.