Ebony Park Friesian Magazine - December 2011 Edition

DECEMBER 2011

Kate’s Knowledge - Bones and Tendons Tash’s Training Tip - Limiting Beliefs Where Are They Now? Get your 2012 Ebony Park Calendar NOW Ebony Park Friesian Magazine www.ebonyparkstud.com.au

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Sometimes even hating your horse, or riding from the pressure you have put on yourself?

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From the Editor IN THIS ISSUE

Hi Fabulous Friesian Lovers!! :) MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Wow - isn’t that scary that we have already come through a full year! But awesome at the same time as I can’t wait to see what 2012 brings!

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Lasts month we said a sad goodbye to Loes - but can’t wait for her to come back fresh after being home in Holland for a couple of months in January!! :)

• PAGE 5: NOTE FROM TASH AND 2011 DATES

We would like to welcome two new editions to the Ebony Park Team - Danielle, who has been coming to Ebony Park for work experience on Fridays for most of the year, is now on permanently 5 days a week which is really exciting for her, and Renate has travelled from Holland to take over from Loes for a couple of months!

• PAGE 6-9: KIND KATE’S KNOWLEDGE -

• PAGE 10-11: TASH’S TRAINING TIP LIMITING BELIEFS

This month Tash talks about limiting beliefs, and how you can overcome them, and I explore the effects of training and exercise on growing bones and tendons!

• PAGE 12 - 2012 CALENDAR LAUNCH

We also are delighted to give you an update on EP Prince - check out Page 13 for photos and some words from Naomi, his new owner!

• PAGE 13: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

On behalf of everyone here at Ebony Park, we would like to wish you a safe and Merry Christmas, and a wonderful new year!

EP PRINCE

• PAGE 14: PHOTO GALLERY

To Yo u r D r e a m s Becoming Reality,

• PAGE 15-20: STALLION LIFTOUT

• PAGE 21: 5 MINUTES WITH

Kate Langdon

• PAGE 22: TOP ONLINE PIANO LESSONS

• PAGE 23: CONTACT INFORMATION

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STALLION PROFILE: OLOF 315 It was mentioned briefly earlier in the year that Olof 315 - grandsire of both Elko and Jorrit, passed away in May of this year at the age of 23.

Stud "Stoeterij Koningsland" was established in 1974 by Theo Jansen who bred and worked with Friesian horses as a hobby.

Olof 315 was bred by Theo Jansen Elst and was owned for most of his life by Frits de Jong The stud was run in a serious way and results followed soon. The main breeding achievement was the approval of the stallion Phryske van Koningsland, now named OLOF (315).

OLOF may be considered as the best stallion in the Studbook to pass on movement. This is proved for instance by his son JASPER, also an approved stallion.

Reitse 272 and the Ster and performance mare Wieneke ( L a m m e r t v. 2 6 0 pref.).

Olof 315 had so far 206 Ster offspring, 2 Crown mares and a Model mare. Nine mares were preferent and 13 descendants acquired the sports predicate. The most impact on the breeding comes through his Preferent son, Jasper 366, like his father, gains popularity through his inherited movement.

Source: http:// fhagbi.co.uk, http:// www.koningsland.nl/

Olof 315 made a significant contribution to the breeding.

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Note from Tash DIARY DATES

Hello wonderful Friesian lovers!!!! :) Merry Christmas!!!!!! :) How exciting - one more month of 2011 to go and then bring on 2012!!!! :) I trust you have had an amazing 2011!

I hope it was filled with lots of goals being achieved and dreams coming true!

VICTORIAN DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday 8th December Sunday 11 December EBONY PARK ABE will be competing!! :)

I am so excited about the Victorian Dressage Championships coming up! Abe and I do our first major competition at Grand Prix! I am really looking forward to such an rewarding and growing and learning experience. He and I are working really hard and I know it will all come together perfectly.

Phil my husband is also doing his best to put a Kur together for me! He is the musician in the family and I am so looking forward to riding to his composition.

We also finalising our new 'Dressage Dreams' opportunity! This is so exciting, as I think it will really help my amazing clients and future clients achieve their dreams with owning and competing a Friesian stallion, gelding or mare. This will launch Tuesday 3rd January so look out for it!!!! :) The next four weeks will fly by with foals due, mares to be bred and of course Christmas! I am making sure each day counts and of course making sure I complete as many of my 2011 goals as possible as well as working on the 2012 calendar, goals and plans to make 2012 Ebony Park's best year ever!

I really wish you an amazing December and sensational Christmas and New Year Celebrations! I can't wait to connect with you all in January and bring on 2012 to making your dreams come true!!!

To Your Success,

Natasha

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Kind Kate’s Knowledge - BONES AND TENDONS There are few animals that are as remarkable as the horse.

Within as little as 20 minutes after birth the foal is able to stand, and within hours capable of running at speeds that humans could never hope to achieve in a lifetime. This is achieved through advanced neuro-muscular development during gestation, coupled with advanced ossification of bones in the knees and hocks and thick cartilage. As domestic animals generally bred for a purpose however, horses are put under pressures that they were never designed to cope with. Hence it is important for us to understand the hysiology of the horse, to allow us to maximise the production and performance capability, while at the same time minimising the possibility of developmental diseases and injury.

and adapt and model it in response to a changing external environment (Figure 1).

Bones The main role of the equine skeleton is to provide structural support for the body. A horse galloping at high speeds places three times its body weight on the lower limbs - the strength of the bones in the legs must bear these loads during exercise, and this is derived from a mineralised cartilaginous matrix. The bone matrix of collagen and proteoglycans is secreted by specialised cells called osteoblasts (Figure 3) that lie at the surface of the existing matrix, depositing fresh layers of bone onto it, called osteiod. This fresh material is quickly converted to hard bone by the deposition of calcium phosphate crystals into it.

Bone matrix is eroded by another type of cells called osteoclasts (Figure 2), which are large cells that cling to the surfaces of the bone matrix and eat it away via enzymes, either to allow other cells such as blood vessels to invade into these 'tunnels', or remodelling of the bone in response to an increase or reduction in the stresses of exercise. At the same time as the 'tunnels' are filling up with bone or other cells, others are being bored out, creating a perpetual modelling system in this adaptive and malleable tissue. Rebuilding of the bone takes longer than removal of bone, so if there is a high rate of bone turnover in a certain region, the bone will be full of holes until the osteoblasts can catch up to reform the bone it is at this stage that the bone is particularly weak and vulnerable to injury and breakage.

An important physiological component to understand in the horse is the musculoskeletal system, as many injuries occur within these structures, especially the bones and tendons of the lower limbs. The bony skeleton provides appropriate structural support for the equine body throughout life, enabling locomotion via a system of levers controlled and coordinated from the muscles through the tendons and ligaments.

Both bones and tendons have many similarities in construction, as they are composed of a large extracellular matrix, and only a scattering of cells, whose function is to maintain the matrix

Figure 1: The matrix of bone is made up of calcium salts that have been deposited on collagen fibres. Source: Seveyka, 2008

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Kind Kate’s Knowledge - BONES AND TENDONS The bone itself is made up of two types of tissue: compact (dense) bone on the outside of the shaft, with an ordered structure that gives this part of the bone strength; and cancellous (spongy) bone on the inside containing red bone marrow. The long bones of the legs are much like a hollow cylinder in shape, which is better at supporting weight down its length, giving load-bearing ability essential in the horse's long legs.

Tendons Te n d o n s a r e t h e f i b r o u s connective structures that transmit mechanical forces from muscles to bones in order to allow the horse to move or to support itself. To fulfil this function, tendons are rope-like and tough due to the aligned fibrils of collagen bundles (Figure 3). This alignment of collagen into microfibrils becomes less organised as the tendon degenerates, ages or is injured making the tendon weaker, less efficient in transmitting the forces

Figure 2: The remodelling of compact bone. Source: Alberts et al, 2002

to the bone and prone to breakages (Figure 4).

When the tendons are unloaded, the fibrils which make up the tendon have a wavy appearance known as the crimp, which plays a role in elasticity of the tendon the greater the crimp angle, the more elastic the tendon is, with central tendon fibres having less crimp angle than peripheral ones (especially in older horses as the tendons seem to lose their elasticity with age).

Tendon consists of predominantly extracellular matrix (ECM) made up mainly of collagen units, but also water and proteoglycans and some tendon cells. The tendon matrix contributes significantly to the

biomechanical properties of the tendon and has the ability to adapt in response to loading however this ability to respond decreases with age and maturity

Immediate Effects of Exercise Bones During exercise, bones experience compressive forces, and their role is to absorb and repel these forces whilst maintaining a fairly rigid boy frame so that the horse is propelled in the right direction at the appropriate speed without damage to organs or other vital parts of the body during locomotion.

Adaptation to loading in bone can be initiated by short periods of exercise or loading of the bones. Bone needs a certain amount of loading in order to maintain its density.

Figure 3: The design of tendons and ligaments allows it to resist tension pulling in one direction. Source: Seveyka, 2008 Ebony Park Friesian Magazine November 2011

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Kind Kate’s Knowledge - BONES AND TENDONS To begin with, care must be taken to ensure exercise is built up gradually, as at first the response of bone to the stresses of exercise is removal of bone, making it initially weaker so that it can be rebuilt into a denser and stronger frame.

Tendons During exercise, tendons experience stress and strain forces through the stretching of their elastic structures. Some tendons (such as the superficial digital flexor tendon) are more elastic than others (such as the common digital extensor which plays a more structural rather than energy storage and locomotion role).

Tendons play a role in the storage of elastic potential energy during locomotion, and therefore they are expected to be stretched to their maximum - this is why tendon injuries are so common in performance and racing horses. During exercise, core tendon temperatures can reach up to 46°C - there is still some question as to whether this causes detrimental effects on the tendon structure, but it does not seem to adversely affect the tendon cells.

Effects of Repeated Exercise Bones Prolonging exercise or to introduce long periods of exercise too rapidly on a hard surface increases the concussive forces through the bones to such a point that microcracks can form and eventually fracture of the

Figure 4: Structure of tendon/ Source: Marlin & Nankervis, 2007

bone and bucked shins may result. Microcracking (Figure 5) is often seen following high intensity exercise and decreases the risk of fractures and macrocracks appearing within the bone structure as long as the loading is not too high and is applied over an extensive period of time.

Bone tissue will adapt if the forces acting on it cause strain on the bones to exceed certain levels, however if the strain value is too low, then the bone will not respond to increase resistance to the forces, and hence density of the bone will stay the same or begin to decrease.

Tendons Even healthy tendons are susceptible to injury from repetitive overloading and fatigue from galloping (especially in racehorses) as tissue repair and adaptive processes are not able to keep up with microdamage accumulation. Although repair of tendons is generally complete,

the process results in large regions of the tendon becoming non-loadbearing due to the collagen fibres in the repaired section no longer being lined up perfectly, hence subjecting the remaining functional tendon to excessive overloading.

Training does not seem to have an effect on the cross-sectional area of tendons (however they do increase in cross-sectional area up to maturity) the way it does in bones, although the highest loading rates are the most damaging (the faster gaits such as the canter and gallop cause the most strain).

Physiological Impact of Training on Bones Age The immature skeleton is the most responsive to adaptation; however bone appears to maintain some ability to adapt after functionally after maturity.

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Kind Kate’s Knowledge - BONES AND TENDONS Speed In the horse the level of bone deformation increases as the speed the horse is travelling at increases. It has been shown that horses trained on a treadmill cantering five days a week for six months have a higher bone density than horses given only slow exercise in hand. Short bursts of high speed training in the months before racing in throughbreds reduces the risk of fractures in the race bones seem to adapt and increase more rapidly with short periods of fast work.

Furthermore, short distance breezing in racehorses is capable of reducing the incidence of bucked shins and metacarpal fracture in horses when compared to long distance gallops.

There is also some support that bone strain and injury can be reduced with gait transition (eg. between the trot and the canter), and therefore in sports such as racing (galloping and trotters/ pacers) the high strains at high speeds without gait changes may predispose to microdamage when introduced in the adult .

Frequency Bones are shown to develop optimally with short bursts of high intensity exercise.

However, there are many factors that contribute and affect this notion, and overloading the bones in terms of exercise frequency can result in fractures and

bowed tendons. Therefore the frequency of exercise as well as the duration and intensity are important. Exercise needs to be built up gradually, with lower frequency and duration to start off with to allow bone remodelling to catch up with the extra stresses and strains the horse is being put under.

their full potential with minimal risk of injury.

To Your Dreams Becoming Reality,

Kate Langdon Source: Contact Ebony Park for a full list

In some cases, especially in racehorses, the period of training is quite short and ongoing training may be limited to short periods of exercise.

However, more recently there has been some suggestion that optimisation of primary bone development can be achieved through conditioning horses during post-natal growth and development. This suggests that patterns of training at different gaits during early growth introduced gradually can generate skeletal growth and strength with lower risk of damage.

Conclusion Training of horses for a purpose such as racing, performance or even just pleasure riding is not as simple as it seems - there are many factors that contribute and interact with one another in terms of the physiology of different systems. Bones and tendons are especially important as these tend to be the areas that receive the most injury in the racing and performance industries. However, with a proper understanding of the factors involved, and implementation of appropriate training regimes, our equine friends are more likely to reach

Figure 5: Top - Scanning electron micrograph and Bottom photomicrograph, showing microcracking of the bones. Source: Hinchcliff et al, 2008

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Terrific Tash’s Tremendous Training Tip - Limiting Beliefs As a coach, I see many people who say that they want a certain thing but then behave in a manner that absolutely WON’T get them the results they say they desperately want.

There are many reasons for this but one of them is their limiting beliefs and I would like to cover that today.

Firstly I want to talk about why some people succeed and some don’t.

It shocks and saddens me that so many people don’t back themselves 100%.

Excuses like: “I’m not good enough”, “that could never happen to me”, “it’s easy for them”, “there is something wrong with me”, and it goes on and on. The FACT is - EVERY single person on the planet is the same. Yes I will concede some people are born with a certain natural ability, but natural ability is such a small part of the puzzle compared to the 4 D’s: Dedication, Determination, Desire and Discipline.

People like Tiger Woods, Oprah Winfrey, Anky van Grunsven, insert title of your hero here, are no different to you or me! They simply aren’t! All of them were not born, at birth knowing how to

play golf, how to be a success or how to ride!

before they reached the pinnacle of that success”

They weren’t!

And then when I know that, I know how to create the success they did. I trust I am making it clear to you that the people that succeed are the people that get up more times then they fall down.

They learned it!

They also practiced and they were 200% dedicated, determined, disciplined and their desire for it to be true outweighed all the hardships, frustrations and hard times until they had reached the success they knew they would achieve.

So if there is NO difference between the people that have success and the people that don’t. The only thing separating the two is the actions they take. If you take the same actions as them you will have the same results!

Now what is interesting here is understanding what determines our actions. Our thinking does this and part of the way we think is made up of our belief system.

When I look at my ‘heroes’ or people I admire and want to have the same success as, I don’t say “Wow that could never be me", or "I wish that was me” All I ask is; “How do they DO that” As in what decisions did they make, what did they have to believe about themselves and others, how many times did they fall down and get up again

So if we have limiting beliefs such as “I am never good enough", "I can never get it right", "I always get it wrong", "I can’t get it", "I'm hopeless", etc. That filters our experience of reality and thus affects the decisions we make which affects the actions we take which then affects the results. So this is why it is so important to address these beliefs as they are the foundations of everything else.

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Terrific Tash’s Tremendous Training Tip - Limiting Beliefs It's like with coaching, if someone comes to me saying - "I need to have better time management", I can coach them around having a diary and a watch, etc, or I can address their limiting belief.

For example it could be that they believed “there is never enough time in the day” Someone who has that as a belief will experience pain and rushing trying to get everything done compared to someone with the belief “there is plenty of time in the day and all the things that are important are always done”.

everything they need is within them now, the frustration and the hardness disappear rather quickly leaving the belief to ring true.

So how do you change your limiting beliefs? The first thing is you need to become aware of them! 95% is awareness.

empowering belief to say to yourself in its place.

For instance I used to have a limiting belief of “I cant do flying changes" or "I’m not good at flying changes" I now have an honest belief of “I am the queen of flying changes, I have had more practice than anyone else and know how to do them so much more in depth than anyone else from all my practices" Enjoy going on the hunt for your limiting beliefs, if you have any of course and enjoy the results you achieve once you have ensured supporting empowering beliefs are the foundations of your riding! I personally guarantee you will love the ride! :)

Do you see the difference in energy with the two beliefs?

So in riding someone with a belief of “I can never ‘get’ dressage and I could never ride at the Olympics”, would have a much different riding experience compared to someone with the belief “Dressage is easy and simple, everything I need is within me right now to understand”.

That doesn’t mean rider 2 won’t experience frustration and find dressage ‘hard’ but with the belief in place of it being easy and simple and

Once you are aware you can then create change. So any time you have a belief you have to ask yourself - 1. Is this belief serving me to being the best version of me and helping me go in the direction I want?

To Your Success,

Natasha

I f t h e a n s w e r i s Ye s Fantastic keep it. If the answer is No, you must stop right there and then say, this belief is false and misleading and create for yourself a true and Ebony Park Friesian Magazine November 2011

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EBONY PARK 2012 CALENDAR!!

Here at Ebony Park we are all getting ready for Christmas!

We are very excited this year to collate some of our photos of our beautiful horses into a calendar for 2012!

Check out a couple of the photos that will be in the calendar (right and below) - we had so much fun making the calendar, that we decided to make the calendar available for purchase to you, the Ebony Park family!

If you would like to order a calendar in time for Christmas for someone you know that is Friesian mad, or if you would love an Ebony Park Calendar yourself, we are currently taking orders - just email your details and how many calendars you would like to order at info@ebonyparkstud.com.au. The calendars are $27 including postage anywhere in Australia... we are only printing a limited number, so get your order in now so you don’t miss out!!

YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT!

If you have ever bred from us, bought a horse from Ebony Park, or currently agist your horse here, there is no need to purchase a copy of our 2012 calendar - this will be your gift from us as our way of saying thankyou for all your love and Ebony Park Friesian Magazine November 2011 this year!

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Where Are They Now? Thanks to Naomi for giving us an update on 1/2 Friesian gelding, EP Prince! Prince is by Ebony Park Elko, out of a gorgeous warmblood mare called Romany Fonteyn.

Initially I had visited Ebony Park to view their foals, with the ew t thought that I would like a young horse to start with from the v the very beginning. On the way down to the paddocks I saw a saw an amazing gelding. He was absolutely beautiful.

I asked Ginger (Natasha's mother who lives at the Garfield ro property) his name, but thought he was out of my league - it was Prince. I viewed the foals and was torn as to what to do. g or

EP PRINCE

That night I spoke to Natasha. During our conversation, I mentioned the gelding and to my surprise he was for sale. I couldn’t believe my luck but still thought he was out of reach. Natasha spent an hour on the phone as I went back and forth in my head.

I wanted a forever horse for dressage and everything in between.

I returned to Ebony Park the following week where I formally met this amazing horse. EP Prince was stunning, gentle and kind. I was able to handle and familiarise myself with him before I made any decisions.

I had lengthy conversations with Kate where she informed me of the payment plans Ebony Park offer. At the end of the conversation I was the proud owner of my very first crossbred Friesian! It was all too exciting!!

I have since taken Prince home with me, but while I was paying him off, I made regular visits to Ebony Park to see Prince where I always felt welcome.

I have also attended a couple of Natasha’s dressage competitions viewing tests with Abe and Jorrit.

Prince had his first outing to a small show where he behaved well, although is scared of pony's. We came home with a Reserve Champion ribbon which he was very proud of. The highlight was the judge asking me if he would be ok to wear his ribbon saying "Gee he is rather big".

Prince stood calmly but of course held his head typically high so the judge had to reach up. Only three at the time he tied up at the float and worked beautifully in the ring.

Prince has been a challenge at times as he mistakes himself as a lap dog.

Personal space has been a hard lesson, he just can't understand why I wouldn't want him on my toes or in the feed room! He also likes to be involved when I work other horses, if they trot in the round yard Prince has to follow them on the other side of the fence, not very helpful.

Prince has just turned four and has been under saddle for around ten weeks. He has a great relationship with his trainer and now I am starting to ride him and build our partnership. I am quite a nervous rider but Prince has held it together.

We get more confident together each week and I will be bringing him home soon.

In the new year Prince will be strutting his stuff at riding club and hopefully start his dressage career in the near future.

I can’t thank you all enough for making this incredibly important decision easy. I have found you all to be very professional, knowledgeable and kind. I will keep you posted!!

You really do make dreams come true!!

Thank you.

Naomi Duke.

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PHOTO GALLERY - FOALS!!

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

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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

Photo by Nadeen Davis Click here for video of Jorrit!

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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 November 2011 17 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 November 2011 18 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 November 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

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5 Minutes with Tineke Bartels Tineke Bartels is a dressage rider from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the Individual Competition she finished in fifteenth position.

Four years later Bartels repeated that feat - she competed in four Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1984. Her daughter Imke competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Bartels was heavily injured on 7 November 2006 after she fell off her horse during a training. She fell with her head against a tree and needed a long time to recover...

She is now a dressage director for events such as the European Dressage Championships, and was interviewed by the Dutch Press Agency (ANP) on the future of dressage in The Netherlands before the European Dressage Championships in August this year. Since the sale of Totilas, the Dutch dressage team crashed down from being unbeatable to just a medal "candidate". Bartels believes that The Netherlands can only keep its top position if it doesn't sell its best horses.

Much has already been said about it and also at the European Championships in Rotterdam in August it was be a topic of discussion. In an unguarded moment the sale of the black wonder stallion Totilas caused a true shift in power. The new owner Paul Schockemรถhle helped bring Matthias Rath and Germany back into the saddle, pushed world champion Edward Gal off his throne and relegated The Netherlands from favourite to candidate. Moreover he fed the German self-confidence one year before the Games.

Source: www.wbfsh.org

That confidence had already grown well by the acquisition of a few special horses from Holland. "I share this worry," said Tineke Bartels who talks from experience and who is closely involved with the EU-CH organisation. "We FACTS have to think about a dressage horse fund. We have much riding skills here, but less horse power. It's a matter of money. Our breeding produces the best DOB: 06/02/1951 horses but the Dutch are dealers."

This balancing out of the power has a big advantage. The European Championships have never been so unpredictable. "It will be super exciting and a huge battle will be fought," said Bartels. Probably the elusive will be the decisive factor. Is there home advantage? "Yes, you always do a bit more your best in front of a home crowd. If the judges catch a bit of the orange buzz as well, it'll help."

Adelinde Cornelissen (Parzival), Edward Gal (Sisther de Jeu), Hans Peter Minderhoud (Nadine) and Sander Marijnissen (Moedwill) were the first dutch riders to inaugurate the new equestrian stadium in Kralingse Bos, which has a capacity of 7,000 seats.

Country: Eindhoven, Holland Did You Know: Bartels had a riding accident in 2006 where the doctors diagnosed her with three broke bones of the neck vertebrae and a big cut on her face. Bartels did not lose her sense of humour, though, because when the doctor stitched up her face, she joked, "You don't have to be so precise, I'm already off the market."

This is what they said of the European Championships before they competed The European Dressage Championships will be a success when "we have all performed our best," said Gal. "If every one of us did their utmost," Cornelissen explained (Cornelissen went on to win gold in both Grand Prix and Grand Prix KUR events). "I can't add more to that," Minderhoud replied. "I Bartels needed to wear a brace to hope to ride as well as possible," Marijnissen added.

support her neck for three months.

Bartels was a bit more bold in her statements. "There are gradations, but we Though she was in serious pain, have to go for gold. The kur to music, sold out. The feeling that is wasn't only and the recovery will took quite up to us. Totilas, Parzival, minutes of goose bumps. Longer than ever. I'm some time, the damage was not looking forward to that."

permanent.

Congratulations to the dutch team for the bronze medal!! :) Source: Wikipedia, Eurodressage

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For something a little bit different...

Studies have shown, people that like horses, are also musical!! :) Phil Kelley (Natasha’s husband) is not only the horse trainer extraordinaire of Ebony Park, but also a very talented and successful pianist!

So for you aspiring musicians out there, this may be for you!

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You’ll learn at your own pace and be able to master the songs and sound like a professional in no time at all….

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