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On this page
we share with you our ca. 15 KFPS Friesian horses, turn-key horses,
respectful, super personable, our family friends, most all for sale, and part of our lesson/training/promo/events/camp program;
maybe one will be YOUR Friesian! We
HIGHLIGHT boarded client horses as they are the priority,
and at the bottom of the page find links to outside listings we
place for trusted partners.
We are
slowly catching up on loading recent photos of events and candid shots with
visitors (so many to load, so little time); be sure to check back.
Soon the horses will have their new summer coat for new
photo sessions. Videos are of a later concern due to lack of time
but it is on the schedule. Meanwhile the photos below give a great
representation along with honest info. Please note: all horses are
well-kept pasture horses and are not as clean on a daily basis as in
the photos.
Part of the
Friesians'
training is our 'treasure chest' of toys & activities, such as traffic work, farm
equipment, gun practice, fireworks, tarps, flags, etc.
Check out the Photo
Gallery Page for an impression of what we do in addition to the
photos below.
We'd love for
all of them to stay as we work together like a well-oiled machine
but this is not to be a museum. We have put much into these horses
and hope someone else may benefit from this effort. Finally in 2014,
we are getting to properly advertising our own herd. If they don't
sell we have everything we could have ever wanted and more. Scroll down the page or click on
the page index.
Yes, we accept
payment plans on our own horses, even credit cards through PayPal. Certain
restrictions apply.
Page Index:
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Dutch
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Jelle
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Margriet
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Meibloem
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Meine
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Monique
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Odessa
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Ouke
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Remco
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Rudy
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Sanne
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Sybren
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Tropical Rider's Wieger
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Tymon &
bro
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Weidebloem
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Outside Listings
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1. Special
Gelding Feature:
Dutch. Athletic, Statuesque,
Baroque, IMPORTED GELDING,
trail, dressage, jumps, harness
imported, baroque, super shape, very handsome with poise, big
'emerald' eyes, 2001, stam 110, Fetse 349 sport x Gerlof 294 x Peke 268 x Mark 232
pref with good paper (stb x ster x ster x ster x ster x mp)
gelding, 3.51% i.c., tall (16.1 hands, looks taller with his
stature), heavy-feathered baroque sport boy with kindness, stamina, and
skill. Came across the atlantic in 2009, now for sale for his
current owner due to
college education. This treasured family friend does dressage, JUMPS wonderfully in eventing, goes on
trail, and also was driven single, team, 4-in-hand in harness in
Holland. Simple in upkeep. Great in herd setting. We know his
previous owner in Friesland and he got a thumbs up from them at
the stallion show when I saw them there in January. KFPS/FHANA registered. His
dressage tack
can be part of the sale. More photos available
by e-mail. $18.9K asking.
Offers welcome.
E-mail us at
AnnekesFriesians@yahoo.com or
frisian@earthlink.net.
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All the horses
on this page have had their 2014 vaccinations, Q1 fecals
(worm/sand analysis), and 2014 Coggins. Annual dentals are
scheduled for April. All horses go barefoot. We only
put on shoes for the keurings. We lead 'm with a rope around
their neck, walk behind them while eating; they are lovebugs.
Our Friesians are
consistently healthy & happy. Learn
how easy Friesians are to care for & work with, see Farm Visits
&
2014 Workshop Series.
Our horses learn to
travel well, travel with tack if
needed, and stand tied to the trailer on outings.
All prices
are firm unless otherwise mentioned.
We take our
time for visitors with in-depth
breed consultation, visitor packet, and generous ride
time/instruction, therefore, a very modest visiting
fee applies ($25 p.p. for 3 hours,
$50 p.p. for a.m. or p.m., $100 p.p. for a full day early
to late including overnight at our farm) for commitment on both
sides, which is fully
deductible from the sale price should you buy. If no sale is
made you will be a very informed shopper for your next shopping
trip elsewhere.
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2. Jelle
Jelle (registered
name: Jelmer, born February 26, 2003) came to us in 2010. He is a statuesque, 16.1 1/2 hands, imported gelding, stam
19, Marten 377 sport x Teunis 332 pref x Doeke 287 x Wessel 237 pref, with a
beautiful, baroque, solid presence, long legs, looking even taller than he is, and is loving and powerful.
His massive tail that keeps on growing and continuously needs a bob
stands out. We feel something went really wrong in his early-on/past
training with 'cowboy' work. With all due respect to cowboys and
'German dressage trainers' alike, the rough/hard method doesn't work
on a Friesian. He is a great friend, herd horse, general riding
horse but we are just now getting to a point of really putting him
to full work and we look forward to the continued journey. He thinks dewormer is a treat!
Uncle Jelmer is a buddy to all, including young foals. $19K. KFPS/FHANA registered.
USDF Horse Identification Number. For inquiries e-mail
frisian@earthlink.net.
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3.
Margriet
Margriet
(registered name: Maggie, born April 23, 2004) came to us in 2010
through the tip of a friend. She wouldn't sell, even cheap, because
she was untrained. Meanwhile she is a great go-to horse with tons of
hair and big eyes, which makes her even more adorable. Maggie is beautiful, breed typical,
baroque, very kind, easygoing, 2nd premie as a filly, in 2009 Stb mare,
even keel and mild tempered, but also talented, soft, smart &
perceptive, forward under saddle for dressage, superb on trail with
lots of stamina. Stam 49, Feitse 293 pref x
Bendert 281 x Ids 300 x Tsjalling 235 pref w/ mare line stb x ster x
ster pref8 x ster, 15.2 hands. We use her often on trail to guide
visitors. She's easy to get on and off to open gates due to her
handy size, yet Anneke at 5'8" looks great on her, see photos.
Stamina and agility, great on outings, including parades. Good with
children and therapeutic-style rides. She just gave birth to her
first foal on 3/21/14; a gorgeous stud colt with amazing personality
and conformation & gait by our Star stallion
Tropical Rider's Wieger. The
quality of the foal is terrific and we do not look to sell either
one at this time, so it would have to be a private deal at this time to part with them.
Maggie will be bred back to Wieger this spring.
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4. Meibloem
Two y.o. filly Meibloem van den IJssel (born May 10, 2012)
already stands at 15.1h., is from stam 111 out of our mare
Weidebloem (Feike 395 x Anne 340) and our
Star Teade x Rypke stallion Tropical Rider's Wieger,
mare line stb x stb x ster x ster,
and is our 2nd purebred, KFPS B-book offspring.
Wieger
produced quality with Meibloem: pretty & small face, jet black, thick
hair, shapely & correct, strong conformation, lots of height, elegance,
leggy, movement, super intelligent, sparkly smart, and a great personality.
In
youngster training, ties, trims, trailers, etc. and we can already
sit on her. Later this year we will start on light long lining and
lungeing with tack for simple basics. $12K. For inquiries e-mail
frisian@earthlink.net.
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Tall 2
y.o. Leads, ties, trailers, trim/dental & care, ground manners,
we sit on her.
Meibloem in the front, late fall
2013.
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5. Meine
Meine v.d.
Slothoeve (born April 18, 2004) was imported by Anneke's Friesians in 2007 and moved to be
with us in Texas fall 2011. A real fairy tale Friesian that always
impresses. He is a full papered,
BIG 1st premie Ster gelding (ster from the KFPS stallion selection), 16.3 hands tall, stam 133, Olof 315
Sport x Nammen 308 x Reitse 272 sport pref x Oege 267 pref,
mare line ster x ster x ster pref8 x ster, with beautiful hair, feathers, heavy tail, and Rock Star presence with
his mane & forelock to the nose with his tippy ears peeking
through. A showy sport boy under saddle with big movement. When we
got him he had only done arena work and had never been in a herd
setting. He is now 'Uncle Meine,' great with all including foals and
he loves going to outings to show off. He
has turned into one of our primary lesson/guest horses, does parades, traffic
outings, trail, rodeo outings, and expo events. His first dressage
show is coming up. He is respectful and
kind even with all his power and big 'ride.' He was declared fully healed by surgeon and insurance company
(100% coverage) of a double tenotomy in the front, back when he was on the East
Coast in 2008. Of course nobody wanted him after that when he came
up for sale in 2011 so we gladly purchased him. Best decision ever.
Since we have had him (some 2 1/2 years now) he no
longer wears shoes and is sound as a whistle. He loves water
crossings and mud puddles. Price: $24K. KFPS/FHANA registered. Here
are four older clip links.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0f5CncaBG8 from 2007 at age 3
when Anneke spotted him in Holland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR7yST2kQp4 from fall 2010,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qt0JGUFUpw from spring
2009, and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB6J8qTLnJ8 also from fall 2010.
New footage asap this year. For inquiries e-mail
frisian@earthlink.net.
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Parades,
a favorite lesson/guest horse, trail, rodeo outings, expos, arena work,
events, traffic.
    
  
Meine v.d.
Slothoeve.
Pics
l.t.r: in Holland spotted by Anneke, after import, at the
Handicapble rodeo as a petting horse SS 2012, at EquiFest 2013
w/ guest rider, at December 2013 Winnsboro Xmas parade with
Anneke, March '14 at SS rodeo with Anneke. See
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6. Monique
Two year old Monique van
den IJssel (born on March 17, 2012) already stands at 15.1h., is our first purebred KFPS
B-book filly out of our Star stallion
Tropical Rider's Wieger and our mare Sanne B,
stam 111, mare line stb x ster x ster x ster.
She is nice! Laid back is a great description. Small, tippy ears, a small face with bright eyes,
square on her legs, awesome hair, strong conformation with long legs,
big reach in movement, friendly,
laid back, polite, healthy,
and doing great in foal training: trimming, ties, brushing,
halter/leading, trailer loading, playing with the dog and chickens, visitors,
desensitizing, etc. We can already sit on her. Later in the year we
will start light long lining and lungeing work with tack for the
basics. $12K. For inquiries e-mail
frisian@earthlink.net.
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Tall 2
y.o. Leads, ties, trailers, trim/dental & care, ground manners,
we sit on her.
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7. Odessa
Odessa Regina
(born February 16, 2004) came to us fall 2011. We had known about
her for a few years. She was at first very stand-offish, had not
done much, and had never been in a herd, but she is now a loving
family member that is a great farm partner, very polite in a herd
setting.
Odessa is a beautiful 2nd premie Ster mare, 16 hands/1.63m tall although she looks taller with her
vertical neck set, stam 2, Wander 352 x Leffert 306 pref x Reitse
272 sport pref x Oepke 266,
with a strong paper (1 shy of full), mare line ster x stb x ster x
ster pref4, uphill & proud conformation, and great
showboat presence.
She is trained under saddle, trail rides, and
does parades. As showboaty as she is at outside events, as kind she
is with
kids in the arena and visitors on trail. She is a maiden mare and will be bred to our star
stallion this spring to get her kitchen going and will then be bred to
approved stallions. She was treated for an eye injury, which left a
spot in her right eye but it didn't change her in function or
personality at all. In fact, her parade/visitor/trail activity
started after the eye injury. $24K open, half off breeding fee to Wieger with purchase.
We have 2 parade clips available of her first parade ever (with
Anneke riding), one year after her eye injury, December '12 in
Winnsboro TX, on YouTube with links:
http://youtu.be/YHSVvW0Zn_A and
http://youtu.be/N9yT4Hco98A. KFPS/FHANA registered. For inquiries e-mail
frisian@earthlink.net.
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Parade
showboat,
trail, arena, great guest/kid horse.
 
Odessa Regina.
Left at her Star keuring in 2008, right at the local Winnsboro Christmas
parade, posing afterwards with the local Business Woman of the
Year. 2 parade clips available on
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8. Ouke
Ouke (born April 24, 2004)
is a 2004, stam 8, ster gelding that was a 1st premie stud colt, went ster stallion at
age 3, and was gelded a couple years later. His Star linear scores were 7, 6.5,
7, 6.5, and 7. We have known him since birth and
were excited to acquire him in 2012. He is from strong stam 8 and his dam is
1 shy of preferent, which would make his paper a full paper with all preferent mares in
the mare line. Sired by Wicher 334 x Leffert 306 pref x Wypke 277 x Wessel 237
pref., mare line stb x ster pref5, x model pref4 x ster pref9, standing at 16 hands/1.63m. He has won many ribbons in the show ring both
at lower level dressage and especially in harness with marathon: obstacles, cones, and
dressage driving; single, pair, and team. He came up for sale, because he was
ready to move on as fully trained. We bought him for driving, although to
be honest we still didn't get to that. We have been using him for arena, trail and
with guest riders. He has a strong coupled body with copious mane and a stallion
neck, which makes him baroque looking. His small white star is accepted and
noted on his paper. $24K. KFPS/FHANA registered. For inquiries e-mail
frisian@earthlink.net.
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Trail
rides, lesson/guest horse, drives single/pair/team/marathon,
lower-level dressage shows.
  
   
Ouke posing, with a guest
rider on the phone, and during the year he made Star.
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9. Remco
Remco Warner van den
IJssel (born April 9, 2005) is one of those last old-style horses; great in
movement, but too 'draftsy in conformation, which visitors love but won't make
him star. Thick feathers, lots of body, relatively shorter/thicker legs, long
mane, thick tail. He's our 2005, 16 hands/1.63m Stb gelding, stam 111, Jorrit 363 x Anne 340
Sport x Lammert 260 pref x Ritske 202 pref, mare line stb x ster x ster x ster, out of our mare Sanne, 2005 2nd
premie champion colt. He is big bodied with good hair and thick feathers and the
cutest look in his eyes when he begs. Always looks up and comes by calling him 'PamPam.' We watched & taped him being born. Remco has
turned into a great guest and leisure horse . He is forward, kind, great with kids,
comfy to ride, easy to sit, trail rides, does parades, and has attended various
events. People note how smooth he rides. A fun boy and a real character. Trained
by Anneke. $24K. KFPS/FHANA registered. Lifetime USEF Horse Recording
Certificate. For inquiries e-mail
frisian@earthlink.net.
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Baroque
with lots of hair (more than in the photos). Parades,
trail, expos & event outings, arena work, guest/kids horse.
  
   
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10. Rudy
Rudy
(born May 10, 2005) has always been a joy to ride even when he
barely knew anything. We have known him since his weanling year up
north. He stands at 16 hands/1.63m, is from small stam
100, sired by Wicher son Rintse 386 x Ludse 305 x Frans 289 x Hearke
254 sport pref. He is our go-to horse for everything. So much fun to
ride and so much experience.
Sired by Wicher son Rintse
386 x Ludse 305 x Frans 289 x Hearke 254 sport pref, , mare line
stb x stb x ster pref4 x ster, stam 100. A handsome 9 year old gelding
with lovely conformation and hair, one of our main lesson &
guest horses, 16 hands/1.63m, here in the pics just started
under saddle by Anneke (5'8" for comparison) out to
events with guest riders,
expos, clinics, trail , traffic, rodeo grand entries, and
parades, and scoring top ribbons in his
first dressage season last year through 1st level.
We now have a video available with YouTube link
http://youtu.be/d2RDMB2mVcY of Rudy's
first time showing with a guest rider doing 1st level test 2 in March
2014.
Sporty, stamina, super flexible, steady
headset, 3-beat rocking horse canter, beauty, easy to move
forward, respectful and a great mind. Show ring ribbon winner.
We can tell you all about him from weanling to present. $25K. KFPS/FHANA registered.
For inquiries
e-mail
frisian@earthlink.net.
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Ribbon
winner through 1st level with scores from mid 60s to
lower 70s, traffic, trail, parades, rodeo,
expos, primary lesson/guest horse.
Our go-to-horse.
 
Picture above left Rudy & Anneke fall
2013, right March '14 at SS rodeo w/ Anneke.
March 2014 show pics shortly. 1st
level video with guest rider 3/22/14:
http://youtu.be/d2RDMB2mVcY
    
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11. Sanne
Sanne B. (born
March 19, 1997) is our
first Friesian, imported from our home town in Holland as a weanling
back in 1997, 16.1 hands/1.65m, stam 111, Anne 340 Sport x Lammert 260
pref x Ritske 202 pref x Brecht 302 pref, Stb mare, mare line
ster x ster x ster x stub. We rode her mom
and grandmother as a kid (see
the Friesian Love page,
click). This mare has been there, done that, from
big-city parades to trail, bareback, bridleless, the works. A great
beginner horse and perfect for children, that is voice command. So
easy to sit, smooth, and quiet. Also fully trained by Anneke. She is
the mom of Remco, Weidebloem, and
Monique. Her own page is still somewhere
on the internet and will be back at some point
as part of our site overhaul. She has a home for life and is gently aging
so she is not for sale but makes for a great beginner/children's
ride. She looks fabulous at now 17 years old. Not for sale. KFPS/FHANA
registered.
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Kind &
quiet for kids and beginners from years of parades, events,
trail, traffic, bareback/bridless.
  
  
Sanne B. Home for life. Not for
sale.
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12. Sybren
Sybren fan
Icon (born May 17, 2005) is special to us. We have known him since
birth. We got him early 2012 as our birthday gift to ourselves as a
stand-off, nervous nelly that had never been anywhere but felt
confident about him and sure enough, he's Mr. Loverboy and we put
him to good use all the time. An elegant 2005, full papered 2nd premie
Ster/champion gelding at the 2011 KFPS keuring. Because he is more
modern you at first don't realize how tall he is until you get up
closer: 1.68m, 16.2 hands
with long legs, amazing power from behind with rise in the front
(you can see him 'sit' in the left photo below), from stam 100, Teade 392
sport x Yk 339 x Feitse 293 pref x Oege 267 pref, mare line ster x
ster x model pref4 x ster pref7. He made star with
linear scores 7, 6.5, 7, 7, 7. He is loving,
follows everyone like a puppy dog, responsive, super talented, good
stamina. We do parades,
traffic, trail, event expos, arena, play time, and rodeo grand
entries. Trained by Anneke, with a little driving
training in the past. $24K. KFPS/FHANA registered. For inquiries e-mail
frisian@earthlink.net.
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Parades,
rodeo outings, traffic, trail, events/expos, dressage talent in
the arena, one of our main lesson horses.
   
   
Pics frm l.t.r.:
Expo Feb 2013 with guest rider, summer with guest rider, then 2 pics early 2013 with Anneke @ Sulphur Springs rodeo opening
and four fun pics of Anneke messing around.
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13. Tropical Rider's Wieger
Tropical
Rider's Wieger (registered name Zeade R.S., born April 22, 2007) is our
stunning 2007, 16.1 1/4 hands/1.66m, stam 2, Teade 392 sport x Rypke 321
x Obe 314 x Bendert 281
STAR stallion, 2nd premie reserve champion as a colt, Star gelding with wonderful
linear scores fall 2013 of 7.5, 7.5, 6 (6.5 in his first scoring,
long legs but too baroque in definition), 7, 7. He is well rounded,
trained by Anneke
(trail, traffic, parades, arena, events, rodeo outings, flag riding)
and is easy to work with, HOWEVER, if you bounce on him he will not
take kindly to it but most people have ridden him with ease. He is loved by many not surprisingly
with his handsome looks, manly power and agility, and of course that
famous thick, long hair. Don't forget about his magnificent canter
and lead switches.
Click here to
visit the page for Tropical Rider's Wieger. Wieger has two
purebred KFPS foals due this spring. He is not for sale but is
standing at stud to approved, purebred Friesian mares should KFPS
B-book be an option for you. KFPS/FHANA registered (foalbook Ster
stallion).
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Parades,
traffic, trail, arena work, lessons, expos, outings, flag
riding, rodeo outings. Stands at stud to approved Friesian
mares.
   
    
Star Stallion Tropical Rider's Wieger.
Standing at stud
to approved Friesian mares,
go to his own page
for more info.
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14.
Tymon & bro. 2014 stud colt Tymon van den
IJssel was born on 3/21/14 out of
our mare
Maggie, sired by our
Star stallion
Tropical Rider's Wieger, KFPS B-book paper. We slept in the barn
and helped birth him. The miracle of life. He has a
super personality, long legs, hair, pretty & small face with big
eyes and tippy ears, strong in conformation with a good shoulder, strong back, nice croup and
hamstring, good proportions of 1:1:1. Not for sale currently,
HOWEVER, his 2014 3/4 brother also sired by
Wieger and out of
Maggie's half sister (stam 49 Feike x Bendert x Ids x Tsjalling) IS for sale. For inquiries
e-mail
frisian@earthlink.net.
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Friendly, smart,
cooperative & super nice!
Tymon van den
IJssel, here one week old with Anneke. His 2014 brother (born
4/1/14) is for
sale!
E-mail for inquiries.
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15. Weidebloem
Weidebloem van
den IJssel (born May 3, 2007) is
our 2007, 15.3 hands mare out of Sanne B., stam 111, Feike 395 x
Anne 340 Sport x Lammert 260 pref x Ritske 202 pref, mare line stb x
ster x ster x ster, 2nd premie as a filly, finally going to her own
keuring this year. Anneke saddle broke her
spring 2011. She is forward, smooth gaits, flexible, a quick
study, and
incredibly sport talented but also quite spirited so great for more
experienced riders and really easy to work with and an honest horse. We enjoy
her much and will be developing her sport ability to get her keuring
ready. We
ride in the arena and large conditioning pasture,
as well as trail. Great producer; her 2012 daughter
Meibloem out of our Star stallion Wieger is
lovely. She will be worked for
keuring presentation fall 2014. $24K. Can be bred to our Star
stallion at reduced rate with purchase. She was treated for an eye
injury, which left a spot in her left eye but it didn't change her
in function or personality at all. KFPS/FHANA registered. Lifetime
USEF Horse Recording Certificate. For inquiries e-mail
frisian@earthlink.net.
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Arena
work, great mom, trail.
Weidebloem van den IJssel. Adult photos
to follow.
About time!
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Outside Listings by trusted partners.
(Photo header: Anneke
with her Star stallion Tropical
Rider's Wieger.)
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