Ebony Park Friesian Magazine September 2011

SEPTEMBER 2011

Kate’s Knowledge - Hendra Virus Tash’s Training Tip - Perfection Lovely Loes’ Learnings Chestnut Friesians!?

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Results: -Zeus’ first comp -Tash and Abe’s best GP score yet!

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From the Editor Hi Fabulous Friesian Lovers!! :)

IN THIS ISSUE

Wow - what a busy month we have had!! :) The breeding season is in full swing as of the first of this month, so it has been quite hectic organising breedings, getting empty mares ready to be bred, and making sure the stallions know what they are doing (especially the young ones!!)

• PAGE 4: WHAT - A CHESTNUT FRIESIAN?!

• PAGE 5: NOTE FROM TASH AND 2011 DATES

We have also been busy training young horses, and we will have a couple of new ones for Loes to start working on in the next month or so, with Danielle starting her training this month! Loes talks about training Bastian on page 11, with photos and footage taken in late August so that you can see how they are going!

• PAGE 6-9: KIND KATE’S KNOWLEDGE - HENDRA VIRUS

• PAGE 10: TASH’S TRAINING TIP PERFECTION

Zeus went out to his first competition in August and behaved like a pro! We are so proud of both him and Loes - it was both of their first times competing! :)

• PAGE 11: LOVELY LOES’ LEARNINGS and COMPETITION RESULTS

• PAGE 12: PHOTO GALLERY

Another congratulations needs to go to Natasha and Abe, as they achieved a personal best score of 60.426% and 3rd place at Boneo Park in August!! Every time they go out together they get better and better!! :) In this month’s issue, the questions have been raised - are there such horses as chestnut purebred Friesians? What exactly is Hendra Virus? Read through this edition of the magazine to find out more!! :)

• PAGE 13-18: STALLION LIFTOUT

I would like to say a huge congratulations to Leonie on her purchase of Hanibal - we look forward to seeing him around in the future!

• PAGE 19: 5 MINUTES WITH ARJEN TEEUWISSEN

• PAGE 20: TOP QUALITY SUPREME AGISTMENT

To Your Dreams Becoming Reality,

• PAGE 21: CONTACT INFORMATION

Kate Langdon

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WHAT - A CHESTNUT FRIESIAN?!

Are Friesians always black?

The are now, but up until a 100 hundred years ago, there were grey, roan and chestnut Friesians horses. However, white is now not acceptable at all on a Friesian, except for a small thumb-sized star on the forehead. The ideal colour for a Friesian horse is jet black, but very dark black and rusty black are also acceptable (and in fact it is sometimes hard to tell them apart!). A Friesian can become brown if they are sun or sweat bleached, but are not a true brown colouring. Surprisingly, on very rare occasions, a chestnut foal is born!

So how does this actually happen?

The chestnut factor refers to the occasional birth of chestnut Friesian foals (also referred to in recent years as Fox Friesians).

When you breed two horses that have a recessive chestnut gene, you have a chance of getting a "red" Friesian...which is why all FPS-approved stallions are tested for the gene nowadays.

While a chestnut out of two registered horses can be registered, any future offspring of that horse cannot.

The Friesian breed has traditionally been black in colouration, which has become the breed standard, so deviations from the standard, such as chestnut coloration are no longer desirable among breeders for the most part, as it means that their horse is not considered a good example of the Friesian breed, and therefore cannot be bred from itself. The early Friesian

horses had coat colors of all varieties, but since then these variations have been selectively bred out in favor of black.

However, the chestnut gene is what is called 'recessive' meaning that it tags along with the black color gene, but doesn't show itself.

To make things easier, we will call the chestnut gene (c), using a small letter because it is recessive (meaning that you have to have two copies of this gene in order for you to actually see it in the coat colour), and the black gene (B), with a capital letter because it it dominant (meaning that you only need one copy of it in order to see the black coat colour). So black horses who have a dominant colour gene of black, but who carry the recessive chestnut gene (Bc) may, when bred to another black horse who carries a recessive chestnut gene (Bc), produce a chestnut foal (cc). In order for a chestnut foal to be produced, both parents have to be Bc, which is rare in itself, but made even rarer because even in this situation, the black gene is still dominant, allowing only a 25% chance of producing a pure chestnut foal (cc). If a horse carrying a chestnut gene (Bc) is bred to another who does not carry it (BB), the resulting foal has no chance of being chestnut.

Obviously the same is true if both parents are (BB), in which case they really will be a true black.

SOURCE: http://waltz.net/obizuth.html http:// obsidianmoonranch.com/faqs/friesian-horsefaq/18-chestnut-qfoxq-friesians

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DIARY DATES

Sat 10th Sept Werribee VDC Abe - Grand Prix Sun 18th Sept Boneo Park Abe - Grand Prix Zeus - Prelim 1B, 1D Sun 25th Sept Treehaven Abe - Grand Prix

Note from Tash Hello superstars!

Can you believe it is Successful September already?!?!?! I am so excited as breeding season has began, and it’s time to make it all happen!

Abe - my superstar - and I are so pumped for our competitions coming up! Having just done a PB in the Grand Prix with over 60%, I’m going for 62% - getting it to 64% before the month ends. Well - it's good to have goals! :) The other boys are doing well and having fun in their training. Loes has been training hard with Zeus, and it will be good to see how they both do at the next comp. :) I am also thrilled to be opening up Dream Team 2012 to all riders ready to take the next step in their riding, and in their lives. I am having so much fun, and getting such amazing, successful results with my first team - so it will be super to be able to help more amazing clients reach their goals - click here for more information.

Also I am so 'not impressed' with Kate and I, not to have noticed the day our forms stopped working on the website! Grrr to technology is all I can say! We didn't do anything different, and suddenly no workies! But Super Kate and Super Sean are on the job, and I’m sure they will be fixed by the end of today/ tomorrow! SO SO SO sorry for people that did use the forms, and didn't hear back from us! We LOVE you, and DO want to talk to you - so if you did contact us and didn't hear from us - that is definitely a techy mistake, not us and please contact us again!!!!!

I would also like to welcome Vicki and Kate to the family - they have just started in utero payment plans and designed their Dream Horse!! Click here for more information! :) My best wishes to you all who are expecting sensational foals this season!

Have fun, and I'm really looking forward to being there to serve your breeding needs this season!

To your huge SUCCESS!

Natasha Ebony Park Friesian Magazine September 2011

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Kind Kate’s Knowledge - Hendra Virus suburb in which the i n i t i a l outbreak occurred.

In the last 17 years seven people have b e e n confirmed to have been infected with Hendra virus, four of whom Source: ABC website have died as Hendra virus is something which has made the national news in a result of the disease. In recent times, and people are addition to the initial case in aware of it whether they are in 1994, a farmer from Mackay died horsey circles or not. And in 1995 and two Queensland although Hendra virus has not vets passed away in separate been found at all in Victoria, it is incidents in 2008 and 2009. something we are all aware of, particularly because we do have large bat populations, and therefore it could potentially find its way down into Victoria in the future.

But what is Hendra virus? Where did it start and what can we do about it?

The first case of Hendra was in 1994, when a Queensland horse trainer - Vic Rail - along with his stablehand and most of his horses, fell ill suddenly to a mysterious illness. Within several days, the trainer and 14 of his horses were dead, with no explanation.

On examination of the virus that caused this illness and death of horses and trainer alike, it was found that this virus was new, and had not been reported anywhere else in the world.

The name Hendra is used for the virus, after the name of the

There have also been 14 clusters of Hendra virus infection recorded in horses since the virus was first identified.

Researchers initially named it equine morbillivirus, however, further genetic analysis showed that the most appropriate classification of the virus was as a new genus within the Paramyxoviridae family.

Unlike other Paramyxoviridae viruses which tend to be hostspecific, Hendra can infect more than one animal species.

Scientists believe fruit bats are the natural 'hosts' of the Hendra virus, which means the virus is carried by bats but has little effect on them. However, when transmitted to humans and horses, the virus can be lethal.

Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) research shows that horses, cats and guinea pigs can excrete virus in

their urine. The virus isn't carried on the breath of horses. This helps to explain why Hendra virus isn't highly contagious.

The means by which Hendra virus has 'spilled over' and infected the horses in Australia isn't known. However, bat urine, aborted bat fetuses or reproductive fluids from bats infected with Hendra could have been involved.

Since 2005 there have been a number of major research breakthroughs which have improved our knowledge of Hendra virus.

The first breakthrough involved an international team, who identified the part of the cell membrane to which Hendra virus attaches in order to enter and infect the cell.

This discovery accelerated research in many different areas, including the development of improved diagnosis, vaccine, and anti-viral drug targets.

Scientists are also studying bat ecology and the bat immune system to determine how viruses, such as Hendra, maintain themselves in bats without causing disease in them, and how they 'spill over' into humans and other animals.

Hendra virus is a zoonotic disease, which means it can transfer from animals to people.

Hendra virus occasionally causes disease in horses and rarely causes disease in humans. It can be transferred from flying fox to horse, from horse to horse and from horse to human.

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Kind Kate’s Knowledge - Hendra Virus companion horses becoming infected. However, on several occasions one or more companion horses became infected after close contact with the first infected horse prior to or at the time of death.

It appears that Hendra virus has the potential to spread to other horses either through direct contact with infectious body fluids, or through indirect contact via contaminated equipment that could transfer body fluid from one horse to another.

Source: CSIRO website Facts About Hendra Virus While Hendra virus is present in flying fox populations, the risk of horses being infected is very low.

• Hendra virus is not related to equine influenza or Australian bat lyssavirus.

• The few cases of Hendra virus infection in humans have been the result of very close contact with infected horses. Body fluids (blood, respiratory secretions, saliva, urine, etc.) from an infected horse can contain Hendra virus.

• There is no evidence of human-to-human or flying fox-to-human spread of Hendra virus.

• Hendra virus occurs naturally in flying foxes; however, these animals should not be targeted for culling. Flying foxes are a protected species and are critical to our

environment. They pollinate our native trees and spread seeds.

Without them, we wouldn't have our eucalypt forests, rainforests and melaleucas.

Symptoms The following symptoms have been associated with Hendra virus cases, but not all of these symptoms will be found in any one infected horse: Respiratory signs include: • respiratory distress

What are the signs?

• increased respiratory rates

Hendra virus can cause a broad range of signs in horses. Hendra virus infection should be considered in any sick horse when the cause of illness is unknown and particularly where there is rapid onset of illness, fever, increased heart rate and rapid deterioration associated with either respiratory or neurological signs. Occasionally, horses will survive Hendra virus infection.

• nasal discharge at death - can be initially clear, progressing to stable white froth and/or bloodstained froth.

Hendra virus is much more likely to occur in a single sick or dead horse rather than in a number of horses. In paddock situations to date, the majority of Hendra virus cases have involved one infected horse that died without any

• urinary incontinence

Neurological signs include: • 'wobbly gait' • apparent loss of vision in one or both eyes • aimless walking in a dazed state • head tilting and circling • muscle twitching • inability to rise.

A range of other observations have also been recorded in individual horses infected with Hendra virus.

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Kind Kate’s Knowledge - Hendra Virus Reducing the risk of infection

from faeces and body fluid fruit bats that may be in the area.

Take the following steps to reduce the risk of people and horses becoming infected with Hendra virus. This advice is based on the current understanding of the virus.

Do not place horse feed and water containers under trees, particularly if flying foxes are attracted to those trees.

It is strongly advised to avoid contact with sick horses and their blood and body fluids until a veterinarian has excluded Hendra virus infection as the cause of illness.

If contact with a sick horse is absolutely unavoidable you should seek advice from your veterinarian about appropriate personal protective equipment such as gloves, protective eyewear and a face mask.

If you have had contact with sick horses, shower with disinfectant soap, wash your hair and put on clean clothes and footwear before handling other horses.

Remove any clothing that you think may have been contaminated with body fluids from a sick horse carefully to ensure there is no contact with your facial area, particularly your eyes, mouth and nose.

After handling any horse, wash your hands with soap and water and dry, or use hand wipes and waterless hand hygiene solution as a precaution.

Place horse feed and water containers under cover if possible, as this reduces the risk of spread of the disease

Do not use feed that might be attractive to flying foxes if they are known to be in the area. Fruit and vegetables (e.g. apples, carrots) or anything sweet (e.g. molasses) may attract flying foxes.

If it is not possible to remove horses from paddocks, try to temporarily remove your horses during times of peak flying fox activity (usually at dusk and during the night) or fence off access to trees that are identified as attractive to flying foxes.

Keep any sick horse isolated from other horses, people and animals until you have obtained a veterinarian's opinion.

Do not allow visiting horse practitioners (farriers, etc.) to work on sick horses. They should only work on healthy horses. If there is more than one horse on your property, handle unaffected horses first and then only handle sick horses after taking appropriate precautions.

Do not take sick horses to events such as competitions or pony club.

Personal safety People have been exposed to Hendra virus while handling infected horses (including sick live horses and dead horses at necropsy examinations). A major problem has arisen from handlers not considering Hendra virus at the time, resulting in exposure occurring before the horse was diagnosed.

People need to be aware and carefully consider their safety whenever Hendra virus is suspected. Hendra virus can cause a life-threatening illness.

You should therefore be cautious with sick horses and always ensure the personal safety of yourself and others: In particular, treat blood and other body fluids (especially lung and nasal discharges, saliva and urine) and tissue as potentially infectious and take precautions to prevent any direct contact with these.

Make sure gear exposed to any body fluids from horses is cleaned and disinfected before it is used on another horse. This includes things like halters, lead ropes and twitches. Talk to your vet about which cleaning agents and disinfectants to use.

Seek veterinary advice before bringing any sick horse onto your property.

Source: www.thechronicle.com.au

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Kind Kate’s Knowledge - Hendra Virus So what does Hendra do?

In very simple terms it attacks the cells so that they leak blood and fluids. Where it attacks in the body, leads to the broad range of symptoms in the lungs it leads to bleeding and effectively horses drown in their own fluids. In the brain they get neurological symptoms and die of encephalytis.

Hendra cases have also exhibited anything from mild depression to colic – we can now say that there are no “classic” Hendra symptoms. All sick horses should be treated with caution.

How can the Hendra virus kill?

People develop a flu-like illness, including fevers and respiratory symptoms. The virus causes inflammation in the cells that form in the lining of the body's small blood vessels, particularly those in the brain and the lungs. The virus predominantly infects the cells which form the inside layer of blood vessels.

Infection can cause small blood vessels, which supply oxygen to the body, to become obstructed.

been confirmed with Hendra virus infection. The dog was on a Hendra quarantined property in Queensland and is believed that it got the virus after contact with an infected horse. Cats have developed the virus in laboratory conditions only.

Why are there so many more cases of Hendra virus now than in the past?

The reason for this is not entirely clear, but it is possible that the destruction of bat habitat and food sources by cyclone Yasi and the widespread flooding in northern Queensland has driven northern bats south. These hungry bats may have been carrying Hendra virus, and stressed animals tend to shed more virus.

Is a vaccine for horses available?

CSIRO scientists are testing a new vaccine that shows promise of preventing infection by Hendra virus. The vaccine has been shown to protect horses from experimental infection in the laboratory, but further testing is required to ensure its safety and effectiveness in the field.

The earliest it is likely to be released is 2013.

Humans will be protected indirectly by vaccination of horses, but there are no immediate plans for development of a vaccine for humans.

To Your Dreams Becoming Reality,

The northern bats have exposed bats further south to the virus that have not been previously exposed, and animals usually shed higher levels of virus when they are first infected.

If this theory is accurate, then as the newly exposed bats become immune, the level of viral shedding is likely to decrease.

Kate Langdon Source: CSIRO website and QLD DPI

Can companion animals get the disease?

Queensland authorities confirmed on July 26 that a dog had tested positive for Hendra virus. This is the first time outside a laboratory that an animal other than a flying fox or horse, or a human, has Source: www.couriermail.com.au Ebony Park Friesian Magazine September 2011

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Terrific Tash’s Tremendous Training Tip - Perfection At the beginning of last month, Loes and Zeus went out to their first ever competition!

We had been working hard for a couple of weeks, and I think Loes thought I was being a bit hard on her as no mistake was tolerated.

As it it turned out, they did really well, and I was very proud of both of them, but there were some mistakes and they cost them dearly.

You have to have that pressure on yourself to want perfection.

Clemens Dierks once said to me – if you work on that! Those four things, you get them to an 8 or 9 then you have a 80% or 90% test.

So yes – work on your centreline, but is your centre line wobbly because you don’t have sufficient impulsion? Is your halt crooked and abrupt because you don’t have enough submission? By looking at it in this way you can fix a lot of things!

The other thing that really cost Loes in her test was the walk.

Yes – you can be happy with a centreline, halt and proceed at trot, but it’s really not good enough.

• The centreline must be STRAIGHT, any slight deviation from it will cost you marks!

And that’s it – you do that well you and have an 8, which is a 16 compared to a 5 which is a 10! 6 marks – that’s 2.4% in the 1B!!!!!!

Loes could have increased her score by 2.4 % just be fixing her walk and getting an 8 instead of a 5. Add the entry fixed from a 4 to an 8 thats another 8 marks – X 2 for entry and finish, and we have now increased her score by another 3.2%.

So now the 60% has gone to 65.60%!!! Much better!!! And the 63.5% gone to a massive 68.5% And we haven’t even looked at the actual trot, canter and all the hard parts of the test.

I always work on the halts and the walk, because I know ANY horse can get marks here. It’s not about talent, it’s about training.

The Germans always say if you don’t get an 8 for your entry you’re just lazy.

• The HALT must be SQUARE, STRAIGHT and go from trot to halt without progression • The halt to trot transition must be STRAIGHT and forward and soft.

• Throughout, the head must be still and not move from its round, soft, through position.

Words – easy to say – %^&*ing difficult to do!

I get that – I do! But I don’t care if it’s easy or hard, I care that it is done! Practice it 100 times a day, but get it right!

Now the reason it is such a challenge, is it requires the horse to be quite straight, through onto the reins, and forward through the legs. The whole point of a dressage test is to test the four things at the end of the test • Paces • Impulsion • Submission • Rider

The walk is double marks. Let me say that again THE WALK IS DOUBLE MARKS! C’mon!

So you need: • A walk with an overtrack which is the hindlegs step over the track marks of the front legs. So don’t let the horse amble across the diagonal – MARCH! • The poll must be below the wither the entire time, and not curl under, but be on the vertical or slightly above.

So I trust this has given you something to think about, and work on for your next comp!!!!

Love to hear the results!!

To Your Success,

Natasha

• No change in rhythm or resistance when you pick up medium walk at the end.

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Lovely Loes’ Learnings COMP RESULTS Zeus of Ebony Park Preliminary - 1B 60% 10th Preliminary - 1D 63.636% 8th

Hi There!! :)

Boneo Park 20th

We are finally getting some warmer weather - everything is finally starting to dry out and we are actually getting some sunshine - and I thought Australia was supposed to be the sunburnt land! :)

August Ebony Park Abe Grand Prix - 60.426% and 3rd place!!!

Come on all you EP owners!! We know that you go out and compete your horses, so we would LOVE to hear all of your results and post them on this page!! :)

This month I have been enjoying working with all of the young horses, but especially Bastian, who we are excited to offer for sale this month (but I will be sad to see him go!).

Bastian has only been broken in 6 months and is an absolute dream to work with. From the very start, nothing fussed him, and he is one of the easiest, uncomplicated horses I have ever trained - he is happy to try for you and do what you want. He is also easy to ride - you just get on and go.

Click here for more information on Bastian!

Have a fabulous month,

Loes Van Der Leest Loes p.s. Thanks to Danielle and Tegan for your wonderful help during work experience here at Ebony Park in August!!

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PHOTO GALLERY Zeus and Loes at their first comp!!

Loes and Bastian in August - Bastian is by Abe

Natasha and Abe with their fantastic Grand Prix effort!

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Ebony Park is so excited to be standing 5 stallions at stud this year!! Click here for our stallion video!

Ebony Park Friesian Magazine September 2011 If breeding to one of our beautiful boys is right for you, click here to visit our stallion 13 page

and claim your FREE breeding gift pack!

Ebony Park Jor!t Jorrit is an exceptional dressage stallion that made it through to the very prestigious 70 day performance test for approved stallions. In the performance test in Holland, Jorrit was within days of being approved as a stallion but a muscle strain hindered his movement and was unfortunately eliminated late in the test.

He was also awarded a breeding permit from the KFPS when they came out for the 2009 Keuring. This is only awarded to very select Friesian stallions who possess the desired characteristics of the breed. There are only a few Friesian stallions in Australia that hold a current KFPS permit, and Ebony Park is very proud to offer Ebony Park Jorrit to the discerning Friesian breeder.

This permit is limited to only 20 mares so please Born 12/05/2003, 16.2hh, Jet Black book quickly and as early as possible to avoid imported Friesian ster stallion disappointment!

By the Grand Prix Dutch Approved Dressage Friesian Jasper 366 Scored 82% for the IBOP (2009 Keuring) Foalbook ster stallion with a Current KFPS Breeding Permit for 2011-2012 Registration Number: 5280 0420 0305 315

Click here for video of Jorrit!

Ebony Park Friesian Magazine September 2011 Click here to visit Jorrit’s page on14our website

Ebony Park Elko

Unfortunately, due to a paddock injury to his knee, Elko is no longer able to be ridden, and has been retired from the competition arena.

Ebony Park is extremely disappointed and upset by this incident, however we are very happy that he is still able to be bred, and has still retained his breeding permit (not something to be taken lightly, as the KFPS are very strict about awarding breeding permits!). When Elko was able to be ridden he was destined to be Natasha’s Olympic Grand Prix horse.

He had everything! Three amazing paces, the desire and trainable temperament, and was quick to learn and improve. In his short career he scored up to 72% in preliminary and gained 44 grading points qualifying him for the 2006 Australian Dressage Championships in Novice in only 2 months of competition.

Born 21/04/2001, 17.1hh, jet black imported Friesian ster stallion By the Champion Approved licensed Dutch Friesian Stallion Teunis 332 Foalbook ster stallion with a Current KFPS Breeding Permit for 2011-2012 Registration Number: 5280 0420 0120 011

Click here for video of Elko!

Click here to visit Elko’s page on our Ebony Park Friesian Magazine September 2011 15 website

Ebony Park Abe

Abe has had consistent results of over 62% at the Inter I level, and currently competing and winning at the Grand Prix level in 2011. Early in his career Abe was the horse to beat in Novice bringing home 3 Novice Championships with scores up to 71%. He also took home an Advanced Championship in 2008 and competed and qualified for the prestigious Dressage with the stars in the PSG and Inter I Kur in March 2010.

Abe is now making his debut in Grand Prix and he hasn’t disappointed. His piaffe/passage is amazing and we are now waiting for him to develop the strength to catch up. This horse is destined for a legendary Grand Prix career.Ebony Park Abe is an exceptional stallion to ride. He is powerful and responsive and carries you through any situation with pride and attitude.

Born 29/03/2000, 16.2hh, jet black

imported Friesian ster stallion.

To ride him is pure joy! He is solid, strong and powerful!

Abe takes you into a test almost like a war horse taking First Friesian stallion in Australasia to you into battle. He is proud, noble and loves to show off compete and win at Grand Prix level in and be the centre of attention. dressage.

Abe has been awarded the sports predicate from the KFPS. He is the first stallion in Australia to achieve the award due to his outstanding results in the dressage arena.

By the Champion Approved licensed Dutch Friesian Stallion Anne 340 Registration Number: 5280 0420 0010

Click here for video of Abe!

Click here to visit Abe’s Ebony Park Friesian Magazine September 2011 16 page on our website

Zeus of Ebony Park Zeus is Elko’s first son that we have bred, and we have eagerly been waiting the years until he was old enough to work. At 3 1/2 he is broken in and ready to go, and will be doing his first prelim start in official EA comps in July 2011!

Zeus is a delight to work with, having an exceptional canter just like his father, and a swinging, easy trot. He is still taking time to mature with some growing to do, but in another year we are so excited to see where this boy is at! He has inherited the beautiful, willing Friesian temperament from both sire and dam.

This will be Zeus’s first season standing at stud, and a wonderful opportunity for people to get access to Elko’s bloodlines!

Born 22/11/2007, 16hh, jet black Friesian BBook1 stallion.

By our imported Friesian stallion (who has a breeding permit) Elko van der Woalderhoeve Registration Number: AU0360 0420 0706 076

Click here to visit Zeus’ page on our Ebony Park Friesian Magazine September 2011 website

Click here for video of Zeus!

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Ebony Park Achillies

Achillies is our little pocket rocket! Achillies was the first of our foals imported in utero (we imported his mother Jolanda already in foal and he was the result) and is by Arjen 417 who won the silver whip at the Northern dressage Competition for Friesian horses, and has also achieved the sports predicate for excellence in the dressage arena.

For some reason even though both mum and dad are over 15.3, Achillies is 15.1 and doesn’t look like he has any more growing to do! This means he is perfect for the pony breeder or someone looking for a smaller more compact size Friesian.

Don’t let his small size fool you though! His trot is expressive, with a beautiful action and his canter is soft and rhythmical. He is a delight to train, being very responsive and light, and also trying so hard for his rider. He has only had a rider on his back 2 months before these shots were taken, which show how fast he has come with his training in such a small amount of time!

Born 29/02/2008, 15.1hh, jet black imported (in utero) Friesian foalbook stallion.

By dutch dressage approved stallion Arjen 417, who was awarded the sports predicate for excellence in the dressage arena Registration Number: 0360 0420 0805 910

Click here for video of Achillies!

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5 Minutes with Arjen Teeuwissen Arjen was born in Mook en Middelaar in the Netherlands. At age 12 he started riding, and had lessons on a pony that belonged to the stables.

At 16 Arjen got his first horse, and a year later he left for England to the learn english and train with Ferdi Eliberg, and attended Warwick Agriculture College training a horse. This was followed by training NHB Deurne where he graduated as an all round instructor. Meanwhile Arjen went Stage with Henk van Bergen in Nijmegen.

In his 20th year, Arjen started his own stable in Angers, between Arnhem and Nijmegen, and he traveled every week with one of the horses to Erp to have lessons with Anky van Grunsven.

And not for nothing, when suddenly in 1999 Arjen was Dutch champion with many, many medals and successes following, and in 2001, Sjef Janssen trained Arjen, until in 2004 Goliath retired.

Teeuwissen barn is located in the Belgian Vlimmeren, between Antwerp and Turnhout. Previously known as the stable world "Stud Arabica", top horses of Arabian world have been there since September 2001 - this is the home of Arjen Teeuwissen.

From 2006 to Arjen began lessons with his current trainer Tineke Bartels.

The complex includes 18 built in a circle super luxury boxes, which have a beautiful back courtyard overlooking the cafeteria. Adjacent to the indoor arena 20 x 40m, on the complex has a large blacksmith's shop and another 16 horse stalls. Outside is a large dressage arena 25 by 64 meters, a horse walker and many surrounding fields and paddocks, surrounded by forest.

Achievements: 1999 Dutch Champion 1999 European Championship team silver and individual bronze 1999 Rider of the Year 2000 World Cup finals Bronze medal Sydney 2000 Olympic Team Silver 2001 European Championship team silver and individual silver Several national victories, many international victories during the World Cup as Paris, Kziass, Mechelen, Amsterdam, Hertogenbosch, Ahrhuus etc etc.

Source: Wikipedia & www.arjenteeuwissen.nl

FACTS DOB: March 29, 1971 Country: Netherlands Height: 195cm Weight: 87kg Website: www.arjenteeuwissen.com

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TOP QUALITY SUPREME AGISTMENT Ebony Park Performance Friesians is anticipating to be opening our brand new indoor arena complex in April 2012, and we are taking reservations now to secure your choice of stable and paddock. The property is in Finlay Lane in Garfield, approximately 10 mins from Pakenham, and 5 mins off the Princes Fwy. I am super excited to be offering part of the property and stable complex to 12 amazing, wonderful, super agistees! We are going to have so much fun training, hanging out together and supporting each other. More about who this agistment is for later, First let me tell you about it!!! ....

This agistment is Full Care, with your horse being stabled at night, and turned out during the day in a private paddock. Your horse will be treated like royalty, with the rugs changed whenever the weather does, a large roomy stable, as well as a large turnout private paddock. The indoor will be completely mirror-lined at the back so you can always have an eye on your horse and posture as you ride, as well as a shower, toilet, free tea/coffee/biscuits. A heated indoor viewing area, a full rug repair and laundry service, grooming, saddling up and unsaddling, and exercising your horse are also all options. Free float parking, shared tack room with private area for saddle and bridle, two hot washes and 3 tie up/saddle areas, all incorporated inside the stable block, which is joined to the arena so you never get wet or cold!

So - sounds great so far! Well, you also need to know ... it's expensive. Just being honest here! I know it would be fabulous to offer this for the same price as a ice cream at the milk bar, but as we all know, horses cost more than just an ice cream!

The price is $1,497 per month, which includes: • Private stable for your horse with name plate, rug rack and halter hook • Private turn out paddock for your horse, with all rugging for outside and inside being taken care of by our expert groom • Two feeds per day, including lucerne hay, all the grass hay your horse wants, and two feeds including vitamins and minerals made tailored for your horse using feed program, to ensure optimum nutrition and performance for your horse.

• Your stable being cleaned by our expert staff twice daily • Full use of facilities which include: • --65m X 23m Indoor arena with full back wall mirror-lined, and mirrors along both long side walls • --Private viewing area which is heated and air conditioned • --Free tea, coffee, biscuits to enjoy before or after you ride • --Beautiful clean shower and toilet facilities • --Two hot washes to use • --Three private tie ups • --Private tack area with a private area for your saddle/bridle/box of gear Everything will be taken care of for you, all you need to do is focus on riding! Which is the fun part So like I said, there is only 12 spots available - 8 stables that have a window view to the outside, 4 that don't. I am looking for people that I would like to go out to dinner with ... sorry, but I am basically sharing my home with you! I spend most of my time in the stables/arena, and I want to share it with people that are enthusiastic, going for their goals, and happy to be around.

So if that sounds like you, and you think that this agistment is just what you have been looking for/waiting for, and you would like to register your interest in a spot, please call 0422 227 364 and speak to Kate.

Can't wait to speak to you!!!!

To your success,

Natasha

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HORSE BREEDING MADE EASY! We currently have a number of young crossbred Friesians - this could be your next dream horse!! Click here for more information.

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