Ebony Park Friesian Magazine - July 2014

JULY 2014

Tash’s Training Tip - Problem Solving ~ Kate’s Knowledge - Feeding the Weanling in Winter News From Holland ~ Kate’s & Fabienne’s Tips

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Natasha is pumped and very excited to launch her new website www.yourcompetitionsuccess.com This website is dedicated to helping riders achieve the level of success they want in competition. Winning competitions, doing personal bests, increasing percentages and moving through the levels takes more than just luck. There is a system and a structure to it.

Natasha is super excited to share all her tools, tips and strategies on how she went from a prelim level rider to a Grand Prix dressage rider in 5 years. She will be sharing all she knows, on how to win at competitions and move through the levels, in a special, 2 day workshop on the 5-6th July 2014.

To see if it is right for you, and to claim her FREE video series on how to overcome competition nerves, excel in the warm up arena and how to learn your dressage test and master the arena click on the image to your left.

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IN THIS ISSUE • PAGE 4: NEWS FROM HOLLAND • PAGE 5: NOTE FROM TASH AND 2014 DATES • PAGE 6-7: KIND KATE’S KNOWLEDGE - FEEDING THE WEANLING • PAGE 8: THE EBONY PARK HIGH POINT AWARD! • PAGE 9: EBONY PARK FRIESIAN DREAM CATALOGUE 2014 • PAGE 10-11: TASH’S TRAINING TIP WHY DO WE SAY ‘NO’ TO OURSELVES? • PAGE 12: EBONY PARK TV GROOMING AND CARE OF THE FRIESIAN IN WINTER • PAGE 13: TRENDING ON FACEBOOK • PAGE 14-15: HAVE YOU EVER WANTED A LESSON ON A FRIESIAN? FRIESIAN LESSONS AND EXPERIENCES ARE NOW AVAILABLE! ***AND INTRODUCING ZEUS AS OUR NEW LESSON HORSE!!!!!**** • PAGE 16-17: KATE’S KICKASS TIPS • PAGE 18: SILENT AUCTION ON HERCULES OF EBONY PARK!!

• PAGE 19: FAbulous FAbienne’s Friesian Fables • 20-21: PHOTO GALLERY - JA Photographics Photoshoot • PAGE 22: BEST FRIEND PICTURE BOARD

From the Editor Hi Fabulous Friesian Lovers!!

We are now into the second half of the year, and here at Ebony Park it is starting to cool down... our horses are getting fluffier, and our competition horses are having a break... but here at EP HQ we are still just as busy as ever!

We are so excited to announce that Natasha will be an educator at Equitana this year!! So preparations are already underway... even though it is months away!

I would like to congratulate Lauren for finding her dream horse in Arnie - we can’t wait to see you out there and competing together in a few years time :) This month we also say farewell to our German groom Fabienne, who has finished her 3 months at Ebony Park and is off on holiday adventures around Australia before heading home - we will miss you!!

We are very excited to be running a silent auction on Hercules of Ebony Park - finding the right home and the right owner for our horses is so important to us, so we want to give everyone the opportunity to bid what they can on this lovely gelding, and tell us a bit more about the home and life that he would have... bids close on the 14th July, so make sure you head over to Page 18 to read more!

Keep sending photos of you and your horse in so that we can feature you in our “best friend picture board” and if you have any questions that you would like answered, please email us at info@ebonyparkstud.com.au!!

We hope you had a fantastic month, and enjoy the mag!

To Your Dreams Becoming Reality,

• Page 23: Tash is an Educator at Equitana 2014!

• PAGE 24: 5 MINUTES WITH Judy Harvey • PAGE 25: CONTACT INFORMATION

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News From Holland - Anne 340 Sport Passes Away We were very saddened at the start of June to learn that Abe’s sire, Anne 340 Sport had passed away... these were some words from his owner...

“As I write this, my tears make it difficult to see. This morning, my beautiful, wonderful Approved Friesian Stallion Anne 340 Sport was found dead in his stall. At the normal 10 p.m. walk thru the barn last night he was perfect, we even had him collected and shipped on him yesterday. At 6:30 a.m. this morning, he was dead in his stall. Anne’s first crop of foals since he relocated to Alabama in early 2013 are now being born, and they are all beautiful beyond words. I will provide more info as it is known, I have lost a wonderful Stallion, Alabama has lost its first Approved Friesian Stallion, the Friesian world has lost a wonderful ambassador for the magnificent Friesian horse. Chris and I along, with all his handlers, have lost a wonderful friend.”

-Kelly Carter Peevy Click on the video below to watch some footage of Anne taken by Cally Matherly

R.I.P. Anne 340. You have left a wonderful legacy behind in your progeny, even over here in Australia with Grand Prix stallion Ebony Park Abe.

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DIARY DATES The Horses are having a break

from competition

while we get them ready for the spring

competition

season over

winter... but we are running

lessons and Friesian

experiences at Ebony Park

during this time, so if you have ever wanted a lesson on a

Friesian... now is the time!! :)

Note from Tash Hi Friesian lovers!!!! :)

We are getting right back into it after Phil, Danika and I had a fabulous trip around Europe with mine and Phil’s parents!! It was such a wonderful experience to take Danika around visiting the sights! I am so grateful to the Kate’s for keeping Ebony Park going while we were away :) I’m really looking forward to getting back into competing next month... I missed the boys while I was away (I’m sure they didn’t miss me haha - they loved having the time off!!) - but we are back into full work now so that we can go to the next competition fully prepared and ready to ROCK!! :) This month I am so to be finding a new forever home for purebred gelding Hercules! Here at Ebony Park home is the most important thing for our horses, so we are running a silent auction until next Monday, so that you can bid what you think Hercules is worth and what you can afford, as well as describing the home you would provide for him... we can’t wait to meet his new owner this month!

Make sure you head over to page 18 of the magazine to read more about Hercules and to submit your bid!

We are very excited here at Ebony Park HQ about something we have been working on for a while... I can’t say much... but I can let you know that you will find out more in next month’s magazine... so make sure you keep tuned!

To Your Success, Natasha

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Kind Kate’s Knowledge - Feeding the Weanling in Winter Wow! It’s unbelievable how fast this year is going – we are already coming into the winter months (even though we are only just starting to get the really cold weather here at Ebony Park)!

We have just finished weaning the last of our youngsters, so this month, I thought we would talk about feeding the weanling coming into the colder winter months.

Feeding your young horse properly is especially important (older horses need to be fed properly too, but are much more forgiving if you are not feeding them correctly!), as they are growing and maturing – they are laying down new muscle and bone that will shape the way they look for the rest of their life.

The process of growing and maturing is a long one, with larger horses such as the Friesians not reaching full maturity until they are 6 or 7 years old - they might not be growing upwards the whole time, but they will be filling out and maturing! :) C o m i n g i n t o w i n t e r, t h e pasture is starting to lose some of the nutrients it had when it was first becoming green last spring – it may or may not still look green, but

the nutritional value has fallen, and the grass is mostly made up of fibre and moisture now.

At this time it is important to make sure your weanling or young horse is receiving enough vitamins and minerals in order to appropriately supplement their diet.

Yo u c a n u s e products such as salt blocks, but these do not necessarily give them everything they need, so a powdered or pelleted supplement in their hard feed (or just mixed with a bit of chaff if they are not hard fed) is a better option. Providing the right vitamins and minerals to your weanling ensures that they are not in excess of or deficient in a particular vitamin or mineral that may be vital for proper growth and maturity.

With such a young horse, you are probably not rugging during winter – our little rascals tend to get rugs caught, ripped, chewed on and generally ruined so there is not much point at this stage.

Therefore your weanlings

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really need appropriate shelter in their paddocks, and plenty of hay and roughage to keep them warm.

Providing horses with roughage and fibre in the form of hay (even your poorest quality grass hay for horses that are getting too fat!), ensures that the big fermentation vat that is their hindgut is always full – having their hindgut full and fermenting away produces heat and keeps your horses warm, as well as keeping them hydrated as it holds water.

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Kind Kate’s Knowledge - Feeding the Weanling in Winter and ideally 2% of its bodyweight in roughage – pasture or hay (or chaff) per d a y, so reducing the amount of hay you are giving them can be disastrous, as it is essential to your horses digestive health!).

It is important to monitor your horses body condition – in winter their long coats make it harder to tell whether your horse is getting too fat or perhaps too thin. You can feel for fat over certain areas of the horses body such as the ribcage. By doing this regularly – say, once a week at least – you should be able to notice differences in your horses bodyweight.

If your horse is getting too fat, a reduction in the amount of hard feed he is getting will remedy this problem, or giving a lower quality hay to take the weight off (remember that it is very important that your horse is getting at least 1%

If your horse is getting too thin, increase the hard feed, perhaps by adding fats in the form of oils, soybean meal, rice bran etc. as these are not ‘fizzy’ feeds.

It is important to remember that each horse is an individual, and each horse will need to be fed differently – some will lose m o r e weight t h a n others in winter, some will put on weight!!

So make sure that

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you check each horse and alter their diet accordingly and you will see a lovely yearling emerging on the other side of winter!

If you have any questions about feeding young horses in winter, make sure you email me at info@ebonyparkstud.com.a u To Your Dreams Becoming Reality,

Kate Langdon For a full list of sources, please contact Ebony Park.

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Attention All Ebony Park Family Members!!

Introducing the Ebony Park High Point Award!!

When you invest in an Ebony Park horse, it’s more than just a horse - you become part of the Ebony Park family!!

So for the first time this year, those of you that are part of the Ebony Park family - i.e. those of you who have an Ebony Park horse - will be able to enter your horse to be in the running for the Ebony Park High Point Award!!

This will be judged by Natasha at the end of 2014, based on results that you send in to us from the whole of 2014!

There will be three categories for the Ebony Park High Point Award: 1. Best Performing Crossbred Friesian for 2014 2. Best Performing Purebred Friesian for 2014 3. Best Dressage Performance for an Ebony Park bred horse for 2014 The winners will receive Ebony Park woollen rugs to fit their horses!

If you would like to check out the standings for the Ebony Park High Point Award, and see what horses from the amazing Ebony Park family are doing, click here!

If you would like to submit your results of an Ebony Park horse to be part of the Ebony Park High Point Award, make sure you email them through with any photos of the event that you have, to info@ebonyparkstud.com.au We can’t wait to share your results!!

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Reserve Your Dream Foal‌ with the Ebony Park Friesian Dream Payment Plans taking on a whole new look!!

At Ebony Park, our mission is to help all Friesian lovers with a dream - to own a Friesian - and to make that dream a reality. Click on the catalogue below to check out the possibilities and to reserve your Dream Friesian now!!

There are no foals for 2014 left!

4 sold for 2015...

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Tash’s Training Tip - Problem Solving Hi Super riders! :) How is everything going with you? How is the riding going?!?!?

Ok, so this month – how have you been going?!?!?

No - really?!? How is the riding, and the goals, and the extraordinary life going? I trust you are all super on track and firing!!!

But just in case you need some help, I wanted to talk this month about problem solving.

Neil Armstrong once said, "You only have to solve two problems when going to the moon: first, how to get there; and second, how to get back. The key is don't leave until you have solved both problems."

I love that!!! And it makes a lot of sense!

To solve any problem, there are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, whom could I ask?

If you are focussed on the problem, then that is all you will see, and you will be unable to see solutions until you start asking yourself the right questions.

If you ask questions like – why did this happen to me, what’s going to happen

now, I’m in big trouble, I don’t know what to do...

Then that will be your reality and your problem will only get bigger.

If you ask yourself what can I do? Who has solved a problem like this? Who has overcome a problem like this? What did they do?

Rather than focus on what you can’t do about the problem, focus on what you can do about it.

Think of your problems a year ago, or 5 years ago, or 10 years ago? Do you still have the same problems now??? Of course not! You realise you solved all those problems, and that’s the beauty of life, as soon as you have solved one level of problems, you get a new set!!!! Bring it on!

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So firstly - you need to accept you are never without problems, they are always there – challenging you, pushing you, and helping you become better and better.

Secondly - they are transient. They don’t last.

Your problems from 10 years ago are not the same as now. Nothing stays the same and everything will pass - so too will your problems.

You also have to realise the problem is never the problem. If someone comes to me saying they want to lose weight – they say the problem is they can't lose weight - and I ask a few more questions we might come to learn the real problem is that they

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Tash’s Training Tip - Who Are You As A Rider? work through the two problems, but finally he had a breakthrough and dropped the homework on the professor's desk the next day.

are scared of success and that is the problem that needs addressing, and the weight problem is easily fixed when the main problem is fixed.

You also have to be very careful how you view your ‘problems’ and your beliefs about wether or not they can be solved. The story of George Dantzig that Cynthia Kersey wrote about in Unstoppable. As a college student, George studied very hard and always late into the night, so late that he overslept one morning, arriving 20 minutes late for class. He quickly copied the two math problems on the board, assuming they were the homework assignment. It took him several days to

Later, on a Sunday morning, George was awakened at 6 a.m. by his excited professor. Since George was late for class, he hadn't heard the p r o f e s s o r announce that the two unsolvable equations on the board were mathematical mind teasers that even Einstein hadn't been able to answer. But George Dantzig, working without any thoughts of limitation, had solved not one, but two problems that had stumped mathematicians for thousands of years.

Simply put, George solved the problems because he didn't know he couldn't.

So what problems are you not solving because you think they are real and unsolvable?

Or more importantly what problems do you need to now think about as

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completely easy to solve as you are blissfully not aware the problem is unsolvable?

I LOVE being blissfully unaware. Not ignorant or stupid, just blissfully unaware. I didn’t know it was hard to get to Grand Prix, or taking a Friesian to Grand Prix was a challenge, or maintaing your weight while eating 100kg of chocolate was impossible.

So because I didn’t know these things were going to be hard or impossible, that wasn’t my reality. What limitations or beliefs are you carrying around that make your ‘reality’ harder than what it has to be!

Think of George!

If you think you are meant to be able to do it, then you find you can! So what needs to change for you, so you can be like George and finally solve a problem that has stumped people for years?

I wish you all the very best in your problem solving!

To Your Success,

Natasha

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Ebony Park TV This month Kate answers your questions about how we prepare the horses for competition over winter, and the differences between purebreds and partbreds in the way they are rugged and prepared.

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Have you ever wanted a lesson on a Friesian?

Well now is your chance‌

Ebony Park is now offering lessons on Grand Prix schoolmaster and 1/2 Friesian gelding, The Carrock Tambo.

This is your opportunity to experience what the Friesian paces are like, as well as ride an educated horse that has been there and done that - has all the buttons - but is also super quiet and safe for those of you with less confidence!

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!

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If this is the perfect present for you or someone you know, click here now to reserve your experience, and to find out more.

We will personalise the voucher and send it to you (via email or express post if needed).

Have a lesson on a purebred Friesian!!

Ebony Park is very excited to be offering lessons on two of our purebred Friesians - 6 year old Zeus of Ebony Park who is training at Medium level dressage, and Friesian stallion Ebony Park Jorrit, who has competed to Medium and trained up to the PSG movements.

LESSON SPECIAL!! 20 minute trial lessons for $60!! go to the lessons page on our website to enquire now and book in your lesson!

If it is your dream to ride a purebred Friesian, then make sure you click here to book in your lesson now!* *Lesson are subject to horse availability and rider experience. First lesson is given on Grand Prix 1/2 Friesian schoolmaster The Carrock Tambo to assess rider ability.

Kate’s Kickass Tips! Young Horse Update: Helena Hey guys, This month I thought I would give you an update on one of our exciting young mares, Helena of Ebony Park.

Helena is by 17.1hh Purebred Friesian stallion Ebony Park Elko and out of Ebony Park Jantje (Purebred mare).

She gets her height, presence and trainability from her sire and her beauty and conformation from her dam‌ Perfect mix!

Helena is only 3 ½ years old and is showing amazing potential in the dressage arena. Her trot is big and expressive and she shows great power at such a young age.

She is extremely forward for a Friesian which makes training a lot easier (to me anyway haha), we have been working on getting nice and long in the neck, and getting her to stretch forward into the contact. Like many Friesians, Helena likes to tuck her head in and become behind the vertical, so I need to be aware of how I am riding and training her.

In order to keep her head and neck travelling forward I combine pressure from my hands and legs when the head is up, when she releases I soften my hands and take my leg off, like

everything we do, horses learn from a pressure and release method.

The key to this is to keep the horse travelling forward, without the forwards, we are creating a tense horse that is stiff through the back, therefore developing the wrong muscles (the opposite of what we are wanting to achieve). The horse needs that forward energy so they can travel into the contact which results in a light yet connected feel through the reins.

It is important to be patient as this is very hard for young horses, it is just like a gym work out, build up her muscles slowly to help her become more balanced.

In a few months Helena will have a big break for the late stages of her pregnancy and birth of her first foal.

Kate’s Kickass Tips! Young Horse Update: Helena She is currently in foal to Ebony Park Jorrit, and we are super excited to see what they produce!

Once she has recovered from her pregnancy, she will come back into work and start doing a few competitions so we can see what she scores.

I hope you have enjoyed my update on Helena, if you have any questions in regards to Helena and her training, please email them through to: info@ebonyparkstud.com.au Until next time, Kate

Silent auction on Purebred Friesian Gelding Hercules of Ebony Park!!

BBook1 Friesian Gelding Sire: Elko van der Woalderhoeve Dam: Gjanna DOB: 24/12/2010 Height: 15.1hh

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We are very excited to offer one of our purebred geldings, Hercules of Ebony Park. Hercules is out of the Elementary winner Ebony Park Gjanna, by the magnificent Elko.

Hercules was very nearly a Christmas baby in 2010, being born on Christmas eve (DOB: 24/12/2010)!! He has three lovely paces, and we can’t wait to see him mature and grow!

We started his training under saddle at the start of the year, and he has only impressed – he is forward but quiet, and we can’y wait to see his progress on the dressage arena, as a show horse, or even as a trail horse in the future!!

This little pocket rocket stands at only 15.1hh, but don’t let his small size fool you! 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.

We are currently running a silent auction on this lovely purebred gelding… finding the right match between a horse and his rider and owner is one of the most important values we have here at Ebony Park, so we would like to give you the opportunity to tell us what sort of home you would provide for Hercules, as well as what you can afford to invest in this special man.

The silent auction will end on Wednesday 16th July at 12pm. Good luck!! :) ** Please note that bids will start at $15,000

Fabulous Fabienne’s Friesian Fables Hi guys, I can’t believe that my 3 months at Ebony Park are now over - it went so quick! During my time at EP I had a lot of fun working with the whole Ebony Park team and clients. I felt so at home here that I now look to them as my Australian family.

During my stay here I was given the opportunity to ride many different horses, however I will miss little pony Silver the most. I did a lot of trick training with him and practised my balance doing a lot of bare back riding!

He is such a cool little pony, I can’t wait to see Danika riding him in the years to come.

Other than Silver I also loved Helena, she is such a gentle and smart horse, it was a great experience doing the first few rides on her.

One of the most amazing things that I experienced here was in my riding. I rode my first Piaffe and Passage on Ebony Park Jorrit (Purebred Friesian stallion) it was an unbelievable feeling to ride a horse with such elevation.

I also learnt how to do flying changes on Jorrit as well, it is such a tricky movement so it really tested my riding abilities.

Apart from my riding, I learnt a lot about handling stallions and young horses.

Being able to figure out what the horse is thinking and how much my actions alter their reactions was really interesting to learn.

Now I am off to explore the East Coast of Australia, I am so excited to see what the rest of Australia has to offer.

I am so happy to have met you all and hopefully you come visit me in Germany some day!!!!

Fabienne

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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! This month’s theme is the Ebony Park Family - check them out!

Right: Renee Camenzuli and Jimi, her Percheron Friesian x QH - “he loves his cuddles”

Lauren Walker

Left: Brigitte Mitterer and Mayanne, a horse she bred herself! :) How cute!

Above: Alex and Blue

Right: Smooshy nose - he knows I love him (JA Photographics)

We are very excited to announce that Ebony Park will not only have a stand at Equitana this year, but that Natasha will be one of the educators, talking about confident riding success and competition success!!

Make sure you stay tuned on the Equitana Melbourne 2014 website for ticketing information!! :) www.equitana.com.au

5 Minutes with Judy Harvey Judy Harvey is an FEI 4* dressage judge and Grand Prix rider and coach. She will be accompanying Charlotte Dujardin for a dressage masterclass at Equitana Melbourne at the end of the year... so we thought we would find out a bit more about her! :) She has done a series of videos on training for Stretch and Flex Equilibrium... so we thought that we would share a couple of them with you!! :) Click on the image below to watch them now! :)

Source: http://dressagecentral.co.uk/reviews/judy-harvey/

Facts: Born: 5th April 1955 Country: UK Judy won the 2005 British Horse Society annual award for training which was awarded for her outstanding contribution to equestrian training

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