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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
So much has happened in 2011! We are selling more and more horses to a lot of new countries in the world, we added Zimbabwe and Chili to the list and are happy to be part of the growing horse community in these countries! We have added a sales rep for the Middle East recently! [...]
Tags: dressage, horses, hunters KWPN, show jumping, warmbloods
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Friday, July 22nd, 2011
It is good to be back in Holland! After spending a few days with Miranda looking for horses I am happy that I got a reality check: it is not easy finding good horses! We have been searching for the following: 1) a talented 7 or 8 yr old dressage horses with plenty of talent [...]
Tags: dressage, horses, hunters
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Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
This week it happened again. A dressage lady calls with the following question: “Can we find her a nice 4th level or higher dressage horse, suitable for a 1st level amateur lady rider, with a budget of $60K.” Of course we can! We watch the video she sent us of herself riding, remember the extra [...]
Tags: amateur, dressage, dressage horse, quality, riding
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Monday, June 13th, 2011
What I do not get is: “why riders do not wear helmets?” I honestly do not get it. I read through the websites that list all the lame excuses, like http://horses.about.com/od/choosingandusingtack/tp/Why-People-Don-t-Wear-Hemets.htm and I still cannot understand why someone would choose looks (helmet hair) over safety and reducing the risk for brain injury or death. Last [...]
Tags: helmets, horses, injury, kids, riding
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Sunday, June 5th, 2011
So here I am, mom of three with two beautiful young daughters and a toddler boy. It had never crossed my mind that my girls would not be as totally horse minded as I am. Growing up in New England I took them to the barn on a daily basis, they’d help me muck and [...]
Tags: horse, horse riding, horses, ponies, riding
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
I never end up with the kind of horses I really like – conformation or quality wise. I have however always been lucky with the character of my projects: happy go lucky, no intention to buck anyone off, cool on the trails – non spookers- and with the right amount of silliness. (and cheap!) Every [...]
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Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
To ride or not to ride Ever since I started making money in my first job, I have owned my own horse. Now, for the first time in 12 years, I am horseless and find myself trying to justify it over and over again. Dubai is too hot to ride during the day in the [...]
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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
I have seen a lot of articles and posts in blogs lately about horse slaughter in the USA. A large group within the equestrian community is against it (horse slaughter in the USA) but in my opinion there are a lot of aspects to consider. The unwanted horses are still going to the kill pens [...]
Tags: breeding, horse slaughter
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