Have been to the stud presentation with Almut in the Main and County Stud Neustadt/ Dosse on saturday. Never been there before but always have been curious as I am interested in horses and always saw the signage at the autobahn.
We were late, yes, Almut’s fault, as she did not listen to her navigation system respectively did not follow her nose nore my barking… But, nevertheless, we got a good impression and feeling for the horses presented. In the saddle about 1/3 women, 2/3 men, and we could see the differences between the horses. Appreciated that they were not bound to the edge the animals, from ‚calm‘ to ‚pepper‘ (like Quaterback’s Junior) – different temperaments and characters, colors … ah, like us.
And the promising newcomers – very impressive: dancers, curious ones, a little bit wild ones … oh, I really would have loved to jump into the arena and play with them right away! Almut just was able to prevent me from doing so …
The hall and presentation style – room for improvement. But you have to keep in mind that this stud is really a historic place (although the hall is newer).
I made some notes regarding some of the horses – they impressed me right away because of a specific attitude they had (I would say they showed their character in front of the public). Would be interesting to follow up and see how they develop …
And if a classic development in dressage or jumping is really their thing.
(And some or one of them – wow, (they) could really be MY horse …)