Ebony Park Friesian Magazine - February 2013

FEBRUARY 2013

Tash’s Training Tip - Removing the Clutter ~ News From Holland - Norbert 444 Wins Again!

Kate’s Knowledge - Sand Colic ~ Danielle halter trains Felix the foal

Ebony Park Friesian Magazine www.ebonyparkstud.com.au

HAVE YOU VISITED www.yourridingsuccess.com YET?!?!?

Everyone is raving about Natasha’s ebooks “How to Achieve Lasting Riding Success” & “Your Top Riding and Training Questions... Answered!”

After reading them you will: • Be able to define what success is to you • Know the THREE keys that are present in EVERY successful rider and how you need to have what they have if you want the same results.

• Have done your riding goals and developed your own commitment and action plan for success Here is what some superstars had to say about the book: “I have read the e-book and I found it really inspiring and helpful.” ~ Rebecca “It’s awesome!” ~ Chantelle So go to www.yourridingsuccess.com now and fill in your details on the right hand side. You will then be taken to a page with the 2 e-books in PDF and audio format immediately, along with some cool extra special bonuses! Enjoy :)

WORKSHOPS Natasha is very excited to be running a couple of workshops throughout the year, which are designed to give you the information you need in a particular area that you want to improve.

These workshops run over a weekend only, rather than multiple dates throughout the year! Click here for more information, and we can’t wait to see you there! :)

RIDING PROGRAMS Natasha has also developed a riding program to assist riders with getting the basics right, getting their head and body where it needs to be, competition advice and training all the way to the elementary movements of two track work, counter canter and turn on the haunches.

If this sounds like something you need email info@yourridingsuccess.com with the subject “Is It Right For Me?” and Natasha will respond personally to your situation if the program would assist you in getting the results you want.

Ebony Park Friesian Magazine February 2013

2

From the Editor IN THIS ISSUE • PAGE 4: NEWS FROM HOLLAND NORBERT 444 WINS AGAIN!! :)

• PAGE 5: NOTE FROM TASH AND 2012 DATES

• PAGE 6-7: KIND KATE’S KNOWLEDGE - SAND COLIC

• PAGE 8-9: TASH’S TRAINING TIP REMOVING THE CLUTTER

• PAGE 10:-11 DELIGHTFUL DANIELLE DEMONSTRATES HER HALTER TRAINING WITH THE FOALS

• PAGE 12: PHOTO GALLERY

Hi Fabulous Friesian Fanatics!! :) Welcome to Fantastic February!

Things are winding down here at Ebony Park for the breeding season, with the last of our mares confirmed pregnant in January... but that doesn’t mean everything is slowing down! With some huge competitions coming up, as well as the Keuring, it’s all systems go! :) I would like to welcome Lauren, Kylie and Lara to the Ebony Park family - they have found their Dream Friesians in EP Kate, Achillies and EP JB! We are so excited for you!! :) Our Friesian lessons are also in full swing, and are proving to be very popular! If you would love to have a lesson on one of our Friesians, either as a one-off or a regular activity, make sure you book in early, as we are fast running our of available times! Click here to read more about the Friesian lessons and experiences that we offer here at Ebony Park...

• PAGE 13: 5 MINUTES WITH DAVID SHOOBRIDGE

• PAGE 14: FEBRUARY SPOTLIGHT SNOW WHITE OF EBONY PARK!

• PAGE 15: CONTACT INFORMATION

To Your Dreams Becoming Reality,

Kate Langdon Ebony Park Friesian Magazine February 2013

3

News From Holland - Norbert 444 Wins Again!!

Norbert 444, sire of our Ebony Park Dante, has won the Stallion Show championship for the second year in a row in a breath-taking final, that kept everyone at the edge of their seats.

Tsjalle 454 is the esteemed vice champion. They made a wonderful pair of champions in an exceptionally elated atmosphere, attended by even more Friesian horse lovers than last year, also from abroad.

Just like last year, Norbert 444 progressed with every performance and seemed to save the best for last. A good thing he did, as Tsjalle 454 was heavy competition up to the end. Norbert 444 has the advantage of a better walk and a bit more posture. Both stallions have wonderful breed expression. Their trot is also excellent.

Norbert 444 shows a lot of balance, whereas Tsjalle 454 stands out in foreleg technique. The stallions have previously headed the KFPS Stallion S h o w Yo u n g e r S t a l l i o n s Championship in the same order. This year Tsjalle 454 beat his rival and two-time champion Uldrik 457 in their category.

After an exciting battle between the older stallions, Beart 411 convincingly won the title 'Champion older stallions'. His sire Jasper 366 (who is also

E b o n y P a r k J o r r i t ’s s i r e ) showed that he still enjoys the appreciation of the audience and was the worthy reserve champion.

After this 'clash of the titans', the younger stallions were called into the arena.

Norbert 444 showed everything he has and was convincingly crowned 'Champion younger stallions'; the luxurious stallion Ts j a l l e 454 was trotting magnificent and was dignified reserve champion.

Norbert (right) and Tsjalle (left)

These four great sirs then had to compete with each other.

Norbert 444 took it to the next level and magnificently won the title 'Overall Champion hengstenkeuring 2013'. Tsjalle 454 still had enough power within him; unfortunately for Jasper 366 and Beart 411, Tsjalle stepped up and claimed the reserve title.

The upcoming Central Stallion Proving adds extra shine to

Norbert 444’s title. On Friday, as much as five of his sons were selected from the Third Viewing (this is the last step in becoming approved stallions).

That means a quarter of the stallions selected are sired by the champion.

Over the last few years, the older stallions (thirteen years and older) have also really made a name for themselves as far as their performance is concerned. Inspection spokesman again complimented the owners and stallions holders for the stallions’ condition and performance. They were all in wonderful shape and performed a c c o r d i n g l y. J a s p e r 366P alone is worth a visit to the KFPS Stallion Show. In every round of wonderful movement, the eighteen-year old Preferent stallion oozed as much joy and playfulness as in his younger years. 23-Year old Ulke 338 obviously enjoyed the atmosphere in his wonderful performance. It was durability at its best. Onne 376 and Beart 411 were impressive in their looks and movements.

Aan 416 also made it to the Older Stallions Championship final. He never stopped improving since his 2003 approval. Just like last year, powerboy Beart 411 headed the older stallions, followed by his sire Jasper 366P. Source: KFPS website

Ebony Park Friesian Magazine February 2013

4

Note from Tash

DIARY DATES We have an action packed month this month, with events nearly every weekend on the Your Riding Success calendar...

Competitions: Saturday 2nd Feb Werribee Park Abe - Grand Prix Zeus - Elementary 3B & 3D

Sunday 3rd Feb Werribee Park Abe - Grand Prix

Hi Super Friesian lovers!!! :) I trust you had an amazing January!!!! :) What was the best thing for you!??!?!

I would love to thank all the true SUPERSTARS who responded to my request last month!!! :) You guys really rock!!!! Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to let us know how we can serve you better!

Lots of love and appreciation for you right now!!! :) We have had such a FUN January with Super Abe being an absolute machine!!!! He is such an incredible, amazing sweet loving horse and makes my job so easy! We did a PB in the Grand Prix this month with a 62.879% And a 63.191% from one judge.

We also had Zeus do amazingly in the 5yo and come 3rd with 7.14 and Dante, our newest stallion by Champion Dutch approved stallion Norbert 444 who went out to his first competition and got a 62.045% and 64.8% which we were so proud of for his first comp! :) February is a quiet one for us, as we are preparing to rock for Dressage with the Stars and the Keuring which are both the third weekend in March. We are really looking forward to that busy weekend and having a fun, successful weekend!

I hope you have a Fabulous February! Kick some goals and enjoy your horses, and I look forward to next month!!! :) To Your Success,

Zeus - 5yo DANTE - PRELIM 1B, 1D (this is his FIRST comp!!)

Natasha

Ebony Park Friesian Magazine February 2013

5

Kind Kate’s Knowledge - Sand Colic I had a question from one of our magazine readers this month about sand colic... so I did some research and here is what I found out about it...

Colic is still the number one cause of death in horses today.

There are various causes and types of colic, with sand colic being the result of build up of sand in the intestinal tract of the horse. A couple of articles mentioned that there can be as much as 65kg of sand lying in the bottom of the horse's belly!

That’s a huge amount!

balloon. The intestinal rupture is always fatal.

Sand colic is one of the most preventable diseases known.

The buildup of sand is simply the amount of sand being eaten minus the amount of sand passing through. If the same amount is going out the back as is coming in the front, there can be no buildup.

ground, the dirt will stick to the lips and be consumed with the next mouthful of hay. Some horses simply must vacuum up every last morsel of hay and in doing so, they also vacuum up quite a quantity of sand. Horses in pasture that pull up the grass, roots and all, get a mouthful of dirt with the roots.

Young horses all seem to go through a stage, as do people, dogs, and many other Prevention of sand intake domesticated species, where sounds simple, but often heroic they feel that they need to eat efforts are fruitless. Horses eat dirt, often by the handful. This sand whenever there is sand behavior in young is normal below where they eat.

The pain from and you cannot stop sand in the horses Regular exercise helps move sand through the digestive tract the desire until they gut is caused in outgrow it. two different ways.

The sand presses The overt eating of dirt on the bottom of in adult horses is not the intestine, normal. It is often preventing blood found that there is from entering the some form of area (Just like deficiency in the adult's when you press diet. The most on your fingernail, common is the lack of the pinkness salt or other mineral (blood) goes deficiency. Stress and away). This boredom can also drive causes the long an adult horse to eat term, low grade dirt. pain that can cause a horse to Sand is moved through eat poorly without the intestinal tract by ever really acting the normal peristaltic colicky. Eventually the sand can If they are fed in feeders that movement of the tract. Regular build up to the point that it are not big enough for them to exercise can be the most totally blocks a loop of intestine. spread out the feed, they will beneficial way to help the At this point, the horse pull the feed out and put it intestines move the sand out. becomes very painful from the where it can be spread out, Moving sand that is in a hard buildup of hay and water in usually on the ground. lump may be impossible, but front of the blockage. Once this shake it up with some good pressure builds to a certain Horses lick their lips between trotting and it will break up and point, it either pushes out the nearly every bite of hay. If the move right through. sand blockage or pops the horses eat off the ground, every intestine like an overfilled time these wet lips touch the Ebony Park Friesian Magazine February 2013

6

Kind Kate’s Knowledge - Sand Colic After exercise, feeds play the next major role in moving the sand out. Concentrates such as grains and vitamin supplements do nothing to remove sand.

Roughages such as alfalfa, timothy, coastal, and other hays are the traditional source of fiber for horses. Hay alone can move through a small amount of sand just fine.

Psyllium is the best feed stuff known for the prevention of sand colic. Psyllium cannot cause enteroliths. It is fed in such small amounts that your horse cannot gain weight from its use nor will it cause any nutritional imbalance when fed normally.

Many horse owners feed oil to their horses. Most do it for the nutritional benefit (increased weight, shinier coat, etc.).

Some mistakenly believe that it will help move through sand.

Plant oils (vegetable, corn, safflower, etc.) are digested and absorbed long before they get to the sand. They do not lubricate the digestive tract.

Mineral oil (liquid paraffin) is not digested or absorbed. It tastes terrible to most horses. Horses will not voluntarily eat mineral oil. Mineral oil does help loosen up tightly bound sand, but it does not move it out as well as psyllium.

If you believe that your hose has sand colic, first rule out other possibilities, such as hay fever, injury, or other causes of colic. If you horse will eat and looks bright and alert, then there is hope of getting him over this without the aid of a

veterinarian.

Exercise is the best way to loosen a sand-induced impaction (it’s also the best way to prevent impaction colics in the first place, as exercise helps to keep the intestines functioning properly). Walk your horse and jog a few steps every now and then to really shake up the intestines. Do not let the horse become exhausted.

avoided, reduction in sand ingestion is best achieved by feeding out of bunks or out of buckets. In addition to its role in the treatment of sand colic, psyllium has also been used as an aid in prevention of sand accumulation. Although the effectiveness of this practice has been questioned, psyllium may help to promote evacuation of sand and appears to be beneficial to the health of the colon. Psyllium may be obtained in powders or pelleted forms in various different flavors. Caution must be exercised with the powder form, however, as it may congeal and form an obstruction in the esophagus when used orally in large doses.

Until next time - to your dreams becoming reality,

Be certain to offer water every few minutes. Water is the key to flushing out sand. It is nearly impossible to get sand of a severly dehydrated horse.

Treatment for sand colic can be difficult and expensive. Thus, taking preventive measures to prevent sand colic are important.

Keeping horses off of sandy soils and avoiding turnout in sandy areas, such as arenas, is most desirable. When sandy soils cannot be

Kate Langdon Source: Sand vs Psyllium by Mark Tomlinson DVM; Sand Colic in Horses and Ponies by Rachel Gardner DVM

Ebony Park Friesian Magazine February 2013

7

Tash’s Training Tip - Removing the Clutter Hello wonderful riders! How is your year going?!!??!

I wanted to talk today about removing the clutter physically and emotionally.

How does your house look?

Like a display home with everything where it should be, with no resemblance to the fact that there is actually someone living there - everything in its spot and place. What about your work desk?

Clean and uncluttered. I have a ritual where every three months I declutter and throw away everything I haven’t used or looked at. The piles of rubbish never cease to amaze me.

Why do I do this?

Well, once it is all clear in my house, my wardrobe, my kitchen, my desk, my car, I am so much more productive and clear thinking. Everything is easier, quicker and more effortless to find and complete.

Just like physical clutter there is also emotional clutter. We sometimes aren’t even aware of how much emotional clutter we are carrying around. What happens is that just like physical c l u t t e r, t h o s e n e g a t i v e emotions, thoughts, grudges, disappointments and regrets slow us down, make us less productive and we lose energy that could be better directed on

to other things.

So what am I talking about? Do you have fears about your riding? Do you let past memories of bad things haunt you in your present, when they should be let go and left in the past? What about resentments?

Do you resent a horse for bucking you off or bolting on you? Basically, anything in your past that still affects you in your present needs to be let go of.

This is in your personal life as well. To ride at a high, efficient level, you need to able to ride with a clear mind that is free.

So, are there any emotions and memories you’re hanging onto that really should be thrown away? Are there any grudges?

Any negative emotions or resentments that you need to let go of? Remember, it’s not about what ‘someone’ did to you, because by hanging onto it... do

you know what you are doing to you?

If you think I don’t understand that you have a ‘right’ to hold anger or resentment towards someone, lets consider the story of Steven McDonald: It was July, 1986. A 29 year old New York police officer by the name of Steven McDonald was walking in Central Park protecting the area from trouble.

As he was walking he noticed three young men and thought he recognised them as wanted criminals. So he went to them to ask them a few questions.

One of the boys seemed to be hiding something under his clothes. Steven tried to investigate. He was not expecting what happened next. One of the boys pulled out a gun. He shot Steven in the head and neck.

Steven fell to the ground, blood pouring from his head.

Doctors worked as hard as they could but could not repair the damage that had shattered his spinal cord. He was paralysed from the neck down, unable to move for the rest of his life and needed a machine to breathe.

He had been married just eight months to his wife who was 23, his wife was three months pregnant.

Ebony Park Friesian Magazine February 2013

8

Tash’s Training Tip - Removing the Clutter Steven was in hospital for the next eighteen months. While he was there, his wife gave birth to their baby boy, Connor. The only part of Steven’s body with feeling was his face and this is how he felt his son.

At the church for Connor’s baptism service Steven talked about the man who had shot him: ‘I forgive him. And I hope that he can find peace and purpose in his life.’

Steven’s statement shocked many people. Many of his friends did not understand why Steven chose to forgive.

He explained it by saying: ‘I wanted to free myself of all the negative emotions emotions that this act of violence awoke in me - the anger, the bitterness, the hatred. I needed to be free so that I could love my wife, our child and those around us.’

What I love about this is he says that forgiving didn’t remove the struggle ... or the questions.

He says:

‘I often tell people that there is only one thing worse than a bullet in my backbone.

That is filling my heart with hate and revenge.’

‘Forgiveness is a subject that people need to hear about today more than ever. As human beings we need forgiveness - we may be giving it - or asking for it... Forgiveness is really about our own healing. We may experience big or small wrongs.

But in the end, we choose what we do.’

So what can you learn from Steven? Remember, forgiveness is not about the other person - it helps you, and you are doing it for you. The other person doesn’t need to even know about it. It can be big things or small.

‘We still struggle every day. My wife wants to know why... My son sees other fathers and sons playing. He wants to know why he can not have those experiences with his father. So we still struggle.’

Just like the physical clutter in my home that was slowing me down and stopping me from becoming all I can be, even more so is emotional clutter.

Make sure you let go of the past and forgive and accept what has happened so you can go freely into your future.

Steven speaks in schools about forgiveness and says:

With riding it is so important to forgive your horse. I have so

many clients that say “my horse bucked once and now I won’t canter in case he does it again”.

Or “my horse won’t walk - he always jogs”. I have a saying ‘no past, no future’ when I ride. I can’t think about what could happen next stride, and I can’t obsess, blame or be angry about the stride before. I need to be in the moment, only concentrate on that stride.

Imagine if you had no past, no fears, no anger, no frustrations.

That is what forgiveness is about. Letting go so you are free to explore your present, and enjoy it going into your future.

Let me know how you go with it!

I love getting the emails!

To Your Success,

Natasha

Ebony Park Friesian Magazine February 2013

9

Delightful Danielle!!

Danielle has been having some fun this month, putting the halter on Felix, one of our 1/2 Friesian foals by Jorrit - for the first time!

What a superstar!!

If you would like to see a video on how we halter train our foals, click here to fill out the contact form on our website enough interest and we will record the video for you!! :) Ebony Park Friesian Magazine February 2013

10

Delightful Danielle!!

It’s all about pressurerelease...

Since he was such a good boy we did the farriers a favour and started picking11 up all his Ebony Park Friesian Magazine February 2013 feet too! :)

PHOTO GALLERY!! :)

Danielle and Achillies play around with Danielle’s new cape... more photos coming soon! :)

Loes and Dante in their rst dressage competition together!! We are very proud of them! :)

Ebony Park Friesian Magazine February 2013

12

5 Minutes with David Shoobridge Tell us a bit about the gorgeous OO Seven?

He is one of the most rideable and trainable horses I ever come across. I know it sounds like a bit of a cliché but he really is! He tries hard and is definitely not a quitter, the better you ask the better it happens with him. He has super passage and his half passes are amazing with the reach that he gives. He doesn’t get affected by atmosphere (although sometimes his rider does!). I’m very fortunate to have him. At home he’s the king pin, his stable overlooks the indoor arena and he’s got a view of everything. He’s very well-mannered and can be led around in a halter. I was schooling him the other day and my 3 year old daughter, Annabel, came over and wanted to get up, so she sat on his wither while we did a working pirouette! He’s a very gentle and genuine horse with not a bad bone in his body.

What are your future plans for OO Seven on the competition front?

We plan to focus on the big shows. After EQUITANA it’s the Saddleworld Dressage Festival and World Cup Final on 6-9 December. Then OO Seven will have a few weeks rest over Christmas and we’ll start working towards the 2013 CDIs. If the opportunity arises to compete at Normandy (WEG) that would be amazing but it may not be a practical thing to travel a 16yo horse around the world. I’m genuinely happy to ride him and enjoy him every day and compete in Australia. We’re having an absolute blast!

Who has been an inspiration for your dressage career?

There are so many professional riders in the world that I look up to it’s hard to name one. Because we are also into the breeding side of things, I really admire Wolfram Wittig who integrates breeding, breaking and training and produces top horses. Edward Gal is a phenomenal rider and trainer, as is Hubertus Schmidt. I aspire to be as good as these riders who can produce top horse after horse. On a day to day basis my wife Amanda and I work together and bounce ideas off each other (and sometimes throw ideas at each other!). As a husband and wife team we have been the biggest assistance to each other with juggling breeding and training horses and having a family.

When buying a dressage horse, what do you think are the most important traits to look for?

I used to think when buying, get the best looking and the best moving – it didn’t matter if they’re a bit hot or a bit spooky, however, over the last couple of years my mentality has changed. Now I think it’s most important to have a horse with proven bloodlines, who is trainable and wants to do the work. There’s no point in having a flash looking fancy mover who doesn’t want to do the work. If we are looking for a horse for a client we look for rideability and mechanics and everything flows on from there. If a horse wants to do it and has got mechanics that’s good. They mightn’t have the big trot but a horse that really wants to do the work is the one that will make it to Grand Prix.

A hot tip for up and coming dressage riders wanting to succeed?

Stay focused, keep a level head, train really hard and enjoy it! Too often we see people at competitions putting a lot of pressure on themselves. Of course at these competitions we need to put pressure on ourselves to a degree and can’t go in with our eyes shut, but we need to remember that the arena is simply the place where we get to show off our training and focus on that. If we get distracted by emotional build up we can’t do our best.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

Snow skiing. I’m a really keen skier and it would be very easy for me to get lost on the mountain and stay longer than I should!

Something people might not know about you?

I think I’m a pretty open book! Although maybe one day I’d like to have restaurant and wine bar – I love good food and wine!

Source: YouTube, Horsezone News/2012 Equitana

Ebony Park Friesian Magazine February 2013

13

Snow White of Ebony Park NOW WHITE S D IN F S U HELP VER HOME! E R O F W E N HER

Click here now for video of Snow White and more information!

Snow White is a surprise from Kirsten this year, as she has a white star and a white foot!

The Friesian Society doesn't like white on Friesians, so she is ineligible to be registered in the higher studbooks, but she is still a purebred Friesian. We love her and love her white, as it certainly sets her apart from the others, and makes her in our eyes the prettiest. She has a wonderful trot and one of the best canters we have seen in a Friesian foal. We think she will have an amazing dressage career in front of her and will certainly stand out with her white! If you have always wanted a dressage Friesian - this is your chance to get an exceptional foal for a very considerable saving on price.

Ebony Park Friesian Magazine February 2013

14

DREAM HORSES AVAILABLE!

If you are looking for your Dream Friesian, click here NOW for more information!

Does anyone have photos of Ebony Park horses or your other horses that they would like to share with us? We would love to put them up on our website! :)

If you are interested in any of our young stock, or if you have anything you would like to share with us, please email us on Ebony Park does not assume any info@ebonyparkstud.com.au or visit responsibility or liability for any loss or www.ebonyparkstud.com.au damage which may result from any or call Kate on 0422 227 364 inaccuracy or omissions in this magazine, As always we would like to thank our sponsors:

or from the use of information contained herein, and we make no warranties, express or applied with respect to any of the material contained herein.

CONTACT US

If you would like to have a chat with us dial 03 9796 8690 or 0422 227 364.

Ebony Park is located in Narre Warren in Victoria, one hour's drive from the Melbourne Airport.

If you share the love of the Friesian horse and would like to see the stallions or the youngstock, please contact us and make an appointment. We can also assist you with locating your new Friesian.

Visit Us: 611 Belgrave-Hallam Road, Narre Warren East VIC 3804 Website: www.ebonyparkstud.com.au Email: info@ebonyparkstud.com.au

We would love you to join us on Facebook!

Click on the icon to visit our page!

Ebony Park Friesian Magazine February 2013

15

Ebony Park Performance Friesians Where Dreams Are Made Reality Ebony Park Friesian Magazine February 2013

16