Marja is a branded Ster KWPN mare born on May 5, 1994 in Holland.   She is by Burggraaf out of a Pericles mare, an Amor granddaughter, named Reintje.

Marja produced several foals in Holland before we purchased her from De Radstake Stud and imported her into the USA.

Marja is a proven producer of wonderful foals.   Her lovely character, excellent confirmation, and good movement are passed to her offspring, as evidenced in her fabulous big super friendly 2006 foal, Big Ben.   Ben is destined to reach the top in showjumping, eventing, or dressage, can be viewed in New Hampshire until he is sold.

Marja is a super sweet and wonderful broodmare who does her job beautifully.   She is well behaved for all veterinary procedures and was happy to have several people handling her newborn foal for imprint training.   She is a joy to have in the barn and in the pasture with geldings and other mares.

Marja is now on loan to Majestic Gaits in Brookline, NH for breeding.   We wish her the best!

Ben, bred in Holland but born in the USA, arrived on April 21, 2006 at 11pm.   At birth, he stood at 11 hands.   He is by Dutch KWPN stallion Tangelo van de Zuuthoeve out of our imported Ster KWPN Burggraaf (Landgraf I) mare, Marja.   Both parents are from extremely successful jumping lines, however both Ben and his dam show excellent paces and attitude for dressage.

Imprint training took place at birth with vet, farrier, and a few guests in attendance.   Ben's early training included having our farrier work with him daily for the first two weeks.   As a result, our farrier finds Ben to be easier to work with than many older horses!

Ben's training has progressed to lunging, bitting, saddling, and first rides.   This YouTube video shows Ben being ridden on his 3rd birthday.   Ben is proving easy to train and a real pleasure to work with.

Ben's character is wonderful.   He's friendly, inquisitive, very happy, and playful.   He squeals in delight as he runs around, jumps over cavalletti, and plays with his pasture mates.

Ideally, we would like to see Ben go to a home where his excellent breeding, confirmation, character, and athleticism will be put to good use.   With excellent paces & gaits, as well as a love of jumping, Ben's potential can lead success in showjumping, dressage, or eventing.

View a shaggy winter Ben online on this Google video put together in December 2007.   A new video will be made in 2009....

The buyer of this well bred big gelding will be invited to come spend time with Ben getting to know him prior to shipping.

Serious prospective buyers are also encouraged to contact us regarding the "Big Ben WebCam".   Viewing access will be provided so you can watch Ben in his stable during the mornings and evenings and gain a better sense of his character and stable habits.   An example snapshot is shown here...

Big Ben Webcam

Ben's first ride took place in February.   His training is expected to progress nice and easily.

Bea Yewtee, a flashy chestnut filly with four white socks and a blaze, was born June 18, 2006 just after midnight.   She is by Dutch NA/WPN approved stallion Da Vinci out of our imported KWPN Bustron mare, Jeddien.   Jeddien has earned her KWPN Sport Predicate and is a well established dressage horse.   She competed & won at Advanced Medium in the UK and in 2007, a year after bringing Bea into the world, came 3rd at the USDF Region 8 Championships at Open Third level in 2007.   Jeddien is now winning at Fourth Level and will debut at PSG later this year.

At this time, Bea is NOT for sale.   As a filly offspring of Kimberley's much beloved longterm dressage partner, we currently plan to hold onto her ourselves for training, competition, and breeding.