Ebony Park Friesian Magazine September 2013

SEPTEMBER 2013

Tash’s Training Tip - We Teach People How To Treat Us ~ Kate’s Knowledge - Fibrotic Myopathy News From Holland ~ Danielle and Kate’s Kickass Tips!

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From the Editor

IN THIS ISSUE • PAGE 4: NEWS FROM HOLLAND

Hi Fabulous Friesian Fanatics!! :)

• PAGE 5: NOTE FROM TASH AND 2012 DATES

Spring - my favourite time of the year daylight savings starts, foals are born, and the weather finally starts warming up!! :)

• PAGE 6-7: KIND KATE’S KNOWLEDGE FIBROTIC MYOPATHY • PAGE 8-9: ABE’S PERSPECTIVE • PAGE 10-11: TASH’S TRAINING TIP - WE TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO TREAT US • PAGE 12: VIP NIGHT AT HORSELAND NARRE WARREN • PAGE 13: YOUR GIFTS ARE WAITING FOR YOU! • PAGE 14: EBONY PARK ROCKSTAR OF THE MONTH

We have had a couple of winter babies born at the end of August this year... Victoria had her foal 3 weeks early (she has been looking set to explode for the last 2 months) - so we would like to welcome Shamika of Ebony Park to the world and congratulate Vicki on a gorgeous filly! Then the next day, right on her due date, Deja Vu had her foal (this one was a surprise, she was a maiden mare and not showing any signs of foaling at all!). Congratulations to Joanne on your gorgeous filly Paris of Ebony Park!

This month we are flat out! With more foals due and the breeding season starting... it will be chaos here for a while! If you are interested in breeding your mare to one of our 5 stallions, click here to send in your enquiry and to receive our Ebony Park 2013 Breeding Guidebook!

• PAGE 15: HAVE YOU EVER WANTED A LESSON ON A FRIESIAN? • PAGE 16: FRIESIAN EXPERIENCES NOW AVAILABLE! • PAGE 17-19: SPRING HAS SRUNG SALE!

Check out our “Spring Has Sprung” sale on pages 17-19! We got a bit carried away and we are offering you, for the month of September, on the 3 in utero foals featured, the Platinum Breaking in package for free - it’s included in the payment plan at no extra cost to you!

• PAGE 20: EBONY PARK TV - KEEPING YOUR HORSES MANE ON ONE SIDE OF THE NECK • PAGE 21: PHOTO GALLERY

Have a fabulous month!! :)

• PAGE 22: BEST FRIEND PICTURE BOARD • PAGE 23-24: DANIELLE & KATE’S KICKASS TIPS

To Your Dreams Becoming Reality,

• PAGE 25: 5 MINUTES WITH ARJEN TEEUWISSEN • PAGE 26-31: BREEDING SEASON 2013

Kate Langdon

• PAGE 32: CONTACT INFORMATION

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News From Holland - Collection Collection Every dressage lover can visualise the collected outline of a horse. A horse in an elevated outline, going forward with impulsion and power, seemingly effortlessly extending and coming back to exercises with maximum collection such as piaffe and passage.

When collected, the horse carries more weight on the hindquarters and rises in the front. Before we can collect a horse it should be forward off the leg, giving to the bit and well-balanced in all three gaits.

The horse must wait for the rider ’s aid. We also ride transitions in lateral paces and counter canter.

Teaching piaffe There are several approaches to teaching piaffe, but from the onset the horse’s basic schooling must be firmly established. When teaching piaffe from the walk we ask for shorter strides until the horse is practically walking on the spot. Then we give a little leg to generate energy. This energy will encourage the horse to a little jog, which is the start of the piaffe.

In trot and canter we can develop collection by riding lots of transitions. The energy must be maintained and the shortening of strides may never lead to loss of regularity.

All these transitions will eventually result in collection.

At least five years of schooling will be needed before a horse will have mastered to trot or canter in six different gears.

In walk collection will not create more impulsion. The horse will come down in tempo retaining its ‘forwardgoingness’. The sequence of footfalls must remain regular (four-beat).

It is important to uphold variation in the transitions.

When teaching piaffe from the trot we keep shortening and quickening the strides until we achieve a forward piaffe. We always aim to find the way that suits the natural ability of each individual horse. In the end the horse must be able to make the transition to piaffe at any moment.

It is most common to teach the horse the passage starting from trot. The horse is regular in trot, offers a soft contact and is well on the aids. By giving half halts, without leg aids, we ask the horse to

come back and shorten its strides.

When we have achieved a short and calm trot we give a slight leg aid to make the horse go forward a bit. If this works out we repeat the exercise. Now we won’t let the horse move forward but instead we collect the energy.

By vertically collecting the energy the horse will develop an elevated posture and give us the beginning of the passage.

Transitions As soon as the horse has mastered piaffe and passage we want to progress to riding transitions back and forth between the two. We want to learn to ride tempi-changes within piaffe and passage.

This takes a rider with very discreet command in administering aids. We take the horse from a large to a small passage until we get a natural transition into piaffe. In piaffe we ask for increased impulsion until it moves forward into passage.

Source: KFPS website

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DIARY DATES The horses are

currently having a break from

competitions while we train up our

new rider, Kate,

until Natasha has

Note from Tash

Hi Super Friesian lovers!!! :) Happy Spring!!!! :):):):)

Here in Melbourne we have been utterly spoilt with wonderful 25 degree sunny weather to welcome us into the Spring season!

I love all the seasons but there is something very special about the feeling of Spring. With two foals already on the ground and another 11 due to come we are all feeling very excited for a fantastic breeding season!!!!

With my own foal/baby due in December, I am enjoying the challenge of not being frustrated I can't ride the horses exactly how I want to, but with only 3 and a bit months to go I am excited to meet her soon and then getting back into the swing of the riding and competing!

had her baby due

Our newest team member Kate has fitted in beautifully to Ebony Park and I am so excited to be working with her! Her riding is improving every day and it is very exciting to be making all the riding plans for next year!!!!!

Stay tuned for

The biggest focus for last month has been preparing for the move of Ebony Park to our Garfield property. For the first time all the stallions, mares, foals and riding horses will be all together in one place!!!!! It has been a busy time but this Sunday we are completing the move so please be patient with us if you find it hard to contact us Friday... as we are moving the office that day! :)

in December!

comp dates in 2014

I trust you all have a truly amazing September! Please let us know if there is anything you need - we look forward to hearing from you!

To Your Success,

Natasha

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Abe was pretty pleased with himself after the Grand Prix test :)

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Kind Kate’s Knowledge - Fibrotic Myopathy This month I have had a question about fibrotic myopathy - what is it and how can we treat it in our horses?

When a horse suffers a skeletal muscle injury the normal healing process results in scar tissue formation at the injury site.

Scar tissue is relatively inelastic (fibrotic) and, depending on how much forms and where it develops, it can compromise motion by reducing the affected muscle's elasticity.

In horses, this movement restriction in hamstring muscles is called fibrotic myopathy. Typically, only one hind limb is affected, but both limbs can be affected—in which case one side is more severely affected than the other.

While this condition has long been diagnosed, veterinarians still don't fully understand its impact on locomotion, and current treatment options aren't always effective.

The presence of fibrotic tissue results in altered muscle function (known as "myopathy"), particularly with regard to pliability or "stretchability".

Scar tissue develops pursuant to muscle injury, such as occurs during limb h y p e r e x t e n s i o n ,

intramuscular infection, or external trauma. It generally takes 6-8 weeks post-injury for the scar tissue to mature and organize.

The presence of organized scar tissue typically imposes biomechanical restrictions on t h e a ff e c t e d m u s c l e ( s ) .

Associated lameness, therefore, is a result of physical limitations within the muscle rather than inflammation or pain. In other words, fibrotic myopathies usually don't hurt.

Veterinarians might soon turn to a new, high-tech treatment option for horses with gaitaltering fibrotic myopathy: laser surgery.

To that end, researchers at the University of Missouri (UM) carried out a multifaceted study to evaluate fibrotic myopathy's effects on equine locomotion and laser surgery's ability to cut through scar tissue in hamstring muscles. The team also examined whether a rapid return to exercise encourages affected horses' tissues to remain more elastic.

“Exercise soon after surgery helps to stretch the immature scar tissue, leading to longer (i.e., less restrictive) mature fibrotic tissue, which will not produce significant effects on the forward advancement of the leg,” said study co-author Marco Lopes, MV, MS, PhD,

research associate at the MU C o l l e g e o f Ve t e r i n a r y Medicine.

Because scar tissue isn’t painful for horses, some researchers question the need to treat it. Scar tissue also forms differently from horse to horse, so surgery does not always effectively restore normal movement, as was the case with one horse in the study.

The most common manifestation of fibrotic myopathy in the horse is that a ff e c t i n g t h e h a m s t r i n g muscles of the hind limb, which include the s e m i t e n d i n o s i s , semimembranosis, and biceps femoris groups. Of these groups, the

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Kind Kate’s Knowledge - Fibrotic Myopathy Pelvic (hind) limb hyperextension frequently occurs during reining, cutting, and roping.

semitendinosis muscle is most commonly affected.

Pelvic limb myopathies are most frequently observed in Quarter Horses due to the type of work they perform.

Normally, the hamstring muscles move independently of each other and are able to stretch very easily when the limb is extended cranially (out in front). However, trauma in the form of muscle strain/ tearing (resulting from hyperextension of the pelvic limb) or reaction to intramuscular injection results in the development of scar (fibrotic) tissue within the muscle(s). The scar tissue organizes, matures, and contracts, creating a "rope-like" band where there was once normal pliable muscle tissue. This band is often visible along the back-side of the hind limb (fig 1).

Scar tissue is most easily palpable at the distal extremity of the band, just as it courses around to the inside aspect of the limb (fig 2).

The scar tissue's lack of elasticity causes the pelvic limb to be pulled caudally (backward) before the full length of the hind limb stride is reached. The foot "slaps" the ground as a consequence. The slapping of the back foot

is often referred to as "goose stepping" and is a classic (pathogpneumonic) symptom for fibrotic myopathy of the hamstring muscle(s).

Fortunately, this problem is very easy to treat, and carries a good prognosis. Treatment involves a minor surgical procedure (perhaps in the future assisted by laser surgery!) that is performed with the horse standing/ sedated and the area locally anesthetized. Scar tissue is transected (cut) through a 1to-2-inch incision along the back of the leg. Once the rope-like band is severed, the limb has the potential to once again reach full extension.

Most horses can return to normal work after 3-4 weeks, but the scar tissue has the potential to re-form.

I hope this has answered your questions about fibrotic myopathy!!

Let me know what you would like me to cover in the magazine next month :) To Your Dreams Becoming Reality,

Kate Langdon Source: Natalie Voss (thehorse.com) & Atlanta Equine Clinic Client Education Library.

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Abe’s Perspective

Hey super riders! My name is Abe and I am Natasha’s superstar Friesian stallion and her one and only horse she likes to ride.

I told her I thought it was very unfair that she was the only one to share how to ride - as lets’ face it... I’m the one that really makes it all happen - so this is my chance to teach you how to really ride a horse... with advice straight from the horses mouth! *Taken from September 2013 Your Riding Success Monthly. If you would like to view Your Riding Success Monthly click here

Greetings!!!

I am so excited this month!

Tash has been telling me we are moving properties at the end of the week! She says my stable is double the size and my paddock is full of yummy long fresh green grass! This and I also hear breeding season is starting and I am a very happy man!!!! :) :) Tash mentioned this month she was explaining downward transitions especially a canter - trot transition. I feel I am rather the expert in this area so thought I would give you the real information you need to excel in this :) The 5 steps you need to remember are: 1. Tash is EXTREMELY CLEAR and focussed.

She is 100% certain on what she wants and when she wants it. This makes it easy for me to follow her and do what she says.

If she is ever vague I ignore her and do my own thing, so being focussed is pretty important so your horse stays with you and listens to you.

2. Transitions are a FORWARD activity.

You don't go 'back' into trot... you go forward into trot from canter. This point in your thinking is really crucial because if you are thinking backwards you will use your reins which shortens the horses neck and back so they can't use themselves into the transition.

This means they will fall on the forehand and run so it goes canter - fast trot rather than a smooth canter into collected active trot.

This also fixes the fault when you see the canter - trot transition that almost goes canter - halt - trot as there has been so much emphasis on the backwards that the forwards has been lost.

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Abe’s Perspective 3. I know you might be thinking but how do I do the transition if I don't use your reins - the answer is your body.

Us horses are pretty smart... we can feel what you are doing up there... even if we ignore you sometimes! :) If you are clear with your canter seat and then your trot seat we will listen to you. And if we don't of course you can back it up with the reins and make a bit of an ugly transition.

Same as you use the whip to back up your leg. Do it with the back up and then straight away do it again without the exaggerated aid and see if we are listening.

Especially horses like me - we are always listening to stop cantering!!!! :) With a horse that for some weird reason likes to canter a lot - I've heard those thoroughbreds just keep on going and going!

Using no rein to do it is not a pulling back rein, but you need to do more actual half halts and bend-softens than normal to actually help us do a beautiful round, soft, rhythmical transition.

Trust this helps you!!! Have a really great start to your spring!

I know I will!!! :):):) To Your Success,

Abe 6.

You may need to partner your seat aid with your rein aid a couple more times until they get it.

4. Have a clear idea of what trot you want.

Tash is always pretty clear she wants an engaged active but not fast trot and I'm not allowed to fall on the fore-hand... as much as I try to!!!! She stops me doing that with a lot of halt halts so I stay balanced and sitting on my hindlegs!

5. Do more half halts than ever before.

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Tash’s Training Tip - We Teach People How to Treat Us We teach people how to treat us .... Incidentally, we also teach horses how to treat us!

I was talking with a friend of m i n e r e c e n t l y, a n d s h e reminded me of my first selfhelp lesson years ago, on the coach watching Dr Phil on Oprah. He was saying we teach people how to treat us.

That’s right!!! If someone is disrespecting you, hurting you, pulling you down, upsetting you, not believing in you... that’s not their fault!!! .... It’s yours!!!!

You have allowed them in your life to treat you, talk to you, be with you - a certain way. You have enabled that behaviour by not saying “Hey. Buddy.

Not on.” It’s all about boundaries. We need to know what our boundaries are, what our rules are about what we are willing to accept, and what we are not, to make sure that we then don’t get disappointed, hurt or abused.

I have vanquished many a soul from my existence for not treating me right. I have to! I don't know if you have heard... but I am the most important person in the world!!!! But I am! In my world, I am most important, and I hope in your world you are most important! I was

actually laughing with a client the other day about how much I love myself, and please don't take THAT the wrong way! But how EVERYONE needs to love themselves, be their number one fan, and look out for themselves. That way we stay whole and able, and can freely give love and attention to others as well.

stand quietly when I groom them and saddle them, they must lead quietly, and stay on the left side of me. Horses also learn very quickly if someone doesn't have boundaries. I have seen my stallions in 30 seconds walk all over a groom and take off, all because they weren't told by the groom how to treat them.

So what about in our riding - what are your boundaries? What do you accept? And what do you allow?

I always say horses do two things: 1. What we tell them 2. What we allow So the horse that cuts the corner - no, we didn't tell him to cut the corner - but we allowed it.

But I digress ... where was I ? ! ? ! O h - t h a t ’s r i g h t .

Teaching people how to treat us.

I remember learning it again two years ago when I started my coach training and going “ah ha... I can use that with the horses.”

You see, we teach the horse how to treat us as well. We teach them what is acceptable, and what is not.

My horses know they must

I am constantly watching what I allow with my horses. If I allow lazy hindlegs - believe me they will give it! If I allow lazy reactions to my legs, I get it and less and less reaction.

So I am constantly reminding my horses - this is the game, this is my world, this is what I accept, this is what I allow.

So what about you? What standards are you accepting right now in your life? How do you let yourself be treated?

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Tash’s Training Tip - We Teach People How to Treat Us Because as sure as night is black, if you don’t DECIDE what you want, and decide what you will accept, if you don’t have boundaries in place and standards that need to be met, then how will you know if you are where you want to be?

So to get the most out of every time you ride, make sure you know your boundaries and your rules.

And I’m sure you realise by now - this constantly changes in context.

For instance - if I am riding a newly broken 3yo on its second ride ever, I'm like - as long as you move forward, whether that is crooked, going in a weird rhythm with your head to the outside - I don’t really care, but by the 4th ride I will be saying - now you have to go kind of where I want you to go, and at the pace I want. By the 10th ride, you have to keep a rhythm and do what I want a lot more.

The boundaries and rules change constantly from horse to horse and from day to day with each horse. What I allow from a horse a year ago, is not what I allow now, etc.

Now that might be the biggest challenge. How do you know what boundaries are the right ones? What

should you be allowing or not?

I get that! I really do! And it’s one of the things I struggled with most when I was learning the whole dressage thing. There are a lot of answers here, but the main thing I think is, if you are making progress every week, then that’s the main thing. In time you will have learned more, therefore know more,

therefore push for more and more quickly. Every horse I train to Grand Prix gets there quicker and easier than the one before... now the horses are getting better, but I like to think so am I! :) So where was I? Progress every week! Now I remember there would be two months where I would make no progress. I would still be battling with the same old

issues, and I was so frustrated and angry with my horse and myself. If I had read this article then, I would have been “yeah, I get that intellectually, but I can’t even get one boundary met!!!”

Well actually, that’s not true!

What I love about horse riding is that it’s like a video game - with easy, medium, hard and extreme difficulty settings! Yes - it’s called halt, walk, trot, canter. So I can’t tell you the amount of times I would sit at halt, tears pouring down my face going - well, ok, at least I can do this at halt, then I got ok at walk, and eventually at trot and then one magical day the canter. But give me a young horse or something new and I’m back to walk!

Whether leg yielding, shoulder-in, travers, walk is easy level, then trot, then canter. So far, I have never had a horse that easily does travers in canter and can’t do it in walk! But again I ride a pretty chilled breed. If your horse is hot maybe canter is the easiest and walk is the hardest. But whatever it is, start at your easy level and then progress.

To Yo u r S u c c e s s a n d Happiness,

Natasha

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Ebony Park Rockstar of the Month Dion, Gabbi and Snow White same paddock! Forget Rudd and Abbott this was the biggest power struggle of the year!

All of the horses had their own personalities from Fia constantly kicking her back legs out whilst eating (not nasty - just something that she does), to Amigo hating to get wet. Of all of them I had one special little girl. Snow White, the newest addition to our collection! Having met her back in December when she was only a few weeks old, the chance to hang out with her and her Mum, Kirsten, was something I will never forget.

For two months I had the honour of feeding 34 of Ebony Park's finest at their Garfield farm. Getting up at 6:30am everyday to brave 1 degree frosty mornings may not be everyone's cup of tea - but it sure was mine!

That time of the morning is so peaceful, with the sunset rising, fog clearing and frost melting.

Ginger and I would cruise around in the Polaris, Bluey out in front, Ebony miles behind and deliver the food to all the horses! There was a strict hierarchical order to keep to, otherwise all hell broke loose! One of my favourite moments was when we put Anika and Victoria together, in the

The chance to feed her her first carrot, see her weaned, then watch her as she asserted her dominance over the other young foals, something Kirsten could never do with the other mothers, reassured Gabbi and I we were on to a winner.

Apart from the horses, I also got to hang out and play golf with Ginger and Hans, which was also a privilege I will always cherish.

But I think the greatest moment was seeing Snow White recognize me two months later when we went to pick her up that made it all worth it!

-- Dion *Make sure you email us whenever you take an Ebony Park horse out and get some pics or footage, so that we can include it in the next magazine! We want to hear from you and share in your successes!!! :)

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Have ever wanted lesson afindF#esian?

Well now is your chance…

Ebony Park is now offering lessons on our Medium Level purebred Friesian stallion, Ebony Park Jorrit. This is your chance to experience what riding a Friesian stallion is like, as well as learn some pretty cool dressage skills.

Jorrit is available for seat lessons – this is your opportunity to experience what the Friesian paces are like, and a great chance to learn how you can improve your seat to sit their gaits deeper and more effectively.

We also offer dressage lessons on Grand Prix schoolmaster and 1/2 Friesian gelding, The Carrock Tambo.

Lessons are conducted by new young horse rider and trainer, Kate Richmond, and are starting this month!

If you would like to book a lesson, click here to fill out the form on our website, or call Kate on 0422 227 364 for more information!

“I cannot wait to come back to Ebony Park and to continue my riding journey at home as well” “It has always been my dream to ride a Friesian stallion and having a foal by Jorrit I wanted to take the experience – I never thought I would have the chance!

I just want to say thankyou to the whole team at Ebony Park (but especially Loes and Jorrit!) for the amazing experience I had during my lesson at Ebony Park. I never in my wildest dreams imagined I would get to sit on a Friesian stallion, let alone be able to trot and canter, and learn so much that I can translate to my own horses and riding in the Ebony Park Friesian Magazine September 2013 15 process.”

Kellie Mitchell, 2013

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Deja Vu of Ebony Park is one of our purebred Friesian broodmares, born right here at Ebony Park at the end of 2009. She is by 17.1HH stallion Ebony Park Elko, out of one of Natasha’s competition broodmares, Ebony Park Gjanna, who is around 15.3HH‌ but somehow the height genes have passed this gorgeous mare by! She is our little pocket rocket, and is super easy to handle, taking everything in her stride just like her parents.

Deja Vu had her first foal right on her due date - 26th August - to Ebony Park Jorrit which has been sold (Her 2014 foal is available on one of our payment plans).

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Ebony Park TV How Do You Get Your Horses Mane to All Fall on the One Side of the Neck?

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The First Babies of the Season!! :)

The first two foals of the season were born a day apart last week!

Above, left below left and bottom left are Victoria’s

foal Shamika of Ebony Park, and below, and bottom right are Deja Vu’s first foal Paris of Ebony Park.

Both foals are by Jorrit and we think they are gorgeous!

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BEST FRIEND PICTURE BOARD! We want to celebrate with you, any photos of you and your horse - they don’t have to be dressage photos, and they don’t have to be Friesian photos - just a photo of you with your best friend! Just email your photo to info@ebonyparkstud.com.au and we will share it on this wall next month!

Amanda and her best buddy!

This little man (left) who is 22 inches high is the boss of our herd, my 5 big horses follow him around like puppies.

He is amazing with the little kids and loves them... He is a little Champion.

Misty

Elizabeth and Saphira (below)

Above: Onyx of Ebony Park - what a character!! Michelle we love all the photos of him!

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Danielle &Kate’s Kickass Tips!

Hi guys!

This month I thought we would explain a few training techniques that we have started doing with one of the young crossbreds, EP Milo.

Milo’s riding has been coming along nicely, but like most young horses he is wary of anything that is foreign to him.

I have been using a technique called “Desensitising”. It is basically the process of making a horse less sensitive to certain objects/stimuli.

I like to use a plastic bag as it is both loud and of a material horses are not used to... I start shaking and rubbing it on his rump area and continue this until I get a sign of relaxation, as soon as this is achieved I release the pressure of the plastic bag and reward with food.

I focus on certain parts of the horse’s body and work my way up to the face and ears which is normally the hardest part to desensitise.

Each time you do it the horse will achieve relaxation quicker and quicker until he is fully desensitised to the plastic bag. If the horse continues to move around and get quite anxious, it is really important to not release the plastic bag until he stands still other wise you will just reinforce in his mind how terrifying the plastic bag is.

If he continues to carry on the best thing to do is to continue with the plastic bag and step him backwards as there is no flight response backwards (horses can only do a flight response sideways or for wards!)

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Danielle &Kate’s Kickass Tips! noisy machinery and your horse is fearful the best thing to do is to chase it, do the opposite of what his first reaction would be.

You can use anything for desensitising, be creative, anything that you think may frighten or scare your horse in any way, I recommend desensitising them to it.

This will make things a whole lot easier when they are exposed to places that put them out of their comfort zone such as shows and competitions. It is important to re me m be r t h at we a re no t jus t desensitising our horses to the plastic bag b u t t ra i n i n g their minds to react to new situations and objects calmly.

If you are faced with a problem whilst riding, such as

Most horse’s first instinct would be to run as fast as they can in the other direction.

When I was riding Milo the other day he spotted a big green barrel on the outside of the arena that isn’t usually there - his first reaction was to bolt in the other direction, but I changed his mindset by making him chase it, and he quickly realised that it was nothing to worry about.

Whe n I re ward the horse for good behaviour, I normally use a food reward (Friesians are especially motivated by food rewards) and a wither scratch (studies show wither scratching lowers the horses heart rate), however the use of a clicker is also a very effect method of rewarding.

Let me know if you have any further questions in regards to desensitising your horse or any problems that you are facing.

Until next time, Kate & Danielle P.S. We are really excited to be starting up Friesian lessons and Experiences again on Jorrit and Tambo with Kate!! Check out all the details on Pages 15-16!! :)

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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

FACTS

2000 World Cup finals Bronze medal

DOB: March 29, 1971

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

Country: Netherlands Height: 195cm Weight: 87kg Website: www.arjenteeuwissen.com

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Ebony Park Jor#t

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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 2013 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 book quickly and as Born 12/05/2003, 16.2hh, Jet Black early as possible to avoid disappointment! imported Friesian ster stallion 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 2013-2014 Registration Number: 5280 0420 0305 315

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Ebony Park Elko

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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 2013-2014 Registration Number: 5280 0420 0120 011

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Ebony Park Abe

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Abe has had consistent results of over 62% at the Inter I level, and currently competing and winning at the Grand Prix level in 2012 with scores over 60%, improving with each competition! 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 establishing himself 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! First Friesian stallion in Australasia to Abe takes you into a test almost like a war horse taking compete and win at Grand Prix level in you into battle. He is proud, noble and loves to show off dressage. and be the centre of attention.

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

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Zeus of Ebony Park

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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 5 1/2 he is already competing in Elementary level dressage, with scores over 68% and a Medium start expected late 2013!

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 third season standing at stud, with his first lot of gorgeous babies born last year, 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

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Ebony Park Dante

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Dante is by Champion dutch stallion Norbert 444, who has won the prestigious Friesian Stallion Show in Holland for the last 2 years in a row – 2012 and 2013. We imported his gorgeous mother, Ebony Park Jantje from Holland, and within 2 months of his birth, Jantje was competed by Natasha, with three floating paces and one of the easiest horses to ride! Dante looks to be a superb mixture of sire and dam – he is solid, strong and powerful, at the same time being easy and willing to train.

Natasha says this stallion is the definition of ‘easy’ – you get on and do nothing, and the horse performs exactly how you want underneath you. To handle he is quiet and obliging. He has great bloodlines and breed potential, and we can’t wait to breed him for the first time this year for some gorgeous foals in 2014!

Dante was competed for the first time in February 2013 in Preliminary dressage – and what a superstar! It was his first time out ever, and he took it all in his stride, coming home with over 62%! We can’t wait to see what he does in the future on the dressage arena!

Born 21/04/2008, 16.2hh, Jet Black imported Friesian stallion (in utero)

By the Champion Approved licensed Dutch Dressage Friesian Stallion Norbert 444 Foalbook stallion Registration Number: 0360 0420 0905 604

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