Competition Results – Congratulations to Jorrit and Zeus!! :)

March 6, 2012

I would like to say a HUGE congratulations to both Jorrit and Zeus who competed over the weekend in their first competitions for the year!! Zeus (who was ridden by Loes) came 1st place and 7th place in his Preliminary dressage tests in some pretty wet conditions out at Werribee on Saturday. Check out the [...]

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Marvellous March Magazine!! :)

March 1, 2012

We have just sent out our March edition of the Ebony Park Friesian Magazine – sign up in the box at the top right hand side of the site to read all about it!!  This month Kate talks about foal immunity, Natasha talks about the training the cause and not the problem, and Loes give [...]

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How to Train a Friesian – Part 2

February 21, 2012

With such a great response from last weeks blog, we thought this week would be a fantastic opportunity to continue on with the theme of how to train a Friesian… So many people ask me – how is a Friesian different to train as compared to a normal horse? So I thought I would outline [...]

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How To Train A Friesian

February 15, 2012

I had the Horse Physio out to see the boys, and we were chatting about the way Friesians tend to ride – which is up front and tending to be quite short in the neck. She was looking at Achillies, our young 3 1/2yo stallion and I was explaining to her, that all we do [...]

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Friesians on the Big Screen!! :)

February 7, 2012

Friesian horses pranced their way into popular culture in the 1986 movie “Ladyhawke,” and they’ve majestically stood their ground in cinematic imagination ever since. It is fantastic to see how diverse the movies are that Friesians are appearing in, and we are often amazed to see which historical period a Friesian horse will end up [...]

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Fabulous Fun Fantastic February!! :)

February 1, 2012

We have just sent out our February edition of the Ebony Park Friesian Magazine – sign up in the box at the top right hand side of the site to read all about it!!  This month Kate talks about the horse chestnut, Natasha talks about the excuse, and Loes and Danielle share their stories too!! [...]

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Even Horses Need the Dentist!! :)

January 24, 2012

It’s January, and time again to have the yearly visit out from the horse dentist, Mark Burnell! We tend to get all of our adult horses teeth checked annually, with the ridden horses done every 6 months, just to make sure their teeth are in top condition!! The first time our horses are seen by [...]

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Introducing… Onyx of Ebony Park!! :)

January 17, 2012

We have been eagerly anticipating our last foal for the season – Victoria was due to foal with her first foal (sired by Ebony Park Jorrit) on the 31st January… looks like she couldn’t wait as at 6am Sunday morning, she gave birth to a gorgeous colt!! Onyx at 24 Hours Victoria has quite a [...]

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Swapping Horses!! :)

January 10, 2012

Natasha and Abe had a bit of fun last week, with Natasha choosing her new mount Rocky to compete on (!!!!) and Abe deciding that Emily would be his new Grand Prix trainer and rider!! Check out the pics Join the forum discussion on this post

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January Friesian Magazine 2012

January 3, 2012

We have just sent out our January edition of the Ebony Park Friesian Magazine – sign up in the box at the top right hand side of the site to read all about it!!  This month, as we head into the new year, Kate talks about seedy toe, Natasha talks about overcoming fear, and Loes [...]

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