Diane (North Bend, WA) went
for the first time to Germany on an equestrian experience with Siggi for
2 weeks. She is in the process of writing a little travel report
and it will be listed here shortly.
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San Soucci Castle Park in Berlin-Potsdam
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The new palais at San Soucci
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The first horse track in Germany build in the 18th century in Bad Doberan (Mecklenburg Vorpommern)
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Heiligendamm, one of three vacation spots for the king on the Baltic Sea
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the Baltic Sea beach - this is where Siggi grew up
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one photogenic little Haflinger
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Warnemuende, very close to Siggi's hometown of Rostock
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Fish Market in Warnemuende
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the beach of Warnemuende
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the Hamburg Derby - a very bigg Dressage and Jumping show
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the warm up ring
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First Class Dressage - here Olympian Heike Kemmer with her mount Insbruck
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very dedicated riders and audience - no-one moved during this down-poor
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and the winner got rewarded with sunshine
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the Hamburg Derby is the MOST DIFFICULT jumping course in the world. FYI: Rodrigo Pessoa was emliminated on the first jump because his horse refused
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the lovely jump is call The Wall
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someone actually making the wall without mistakes - very seldom
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Redefin, the state stut of the Mecklenburg Warmblood and Siggi's mothership :0)
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hey, what happened to the wheel
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Bereiters working two young horses at 6.30 am
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Redefin
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school figures in the class room. We had 2 hours of therory every morning
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Mr. Thieme working with the stallion prospect Allround, who was a little full of himself :0)
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Steffen, the current German Junior Champion on his stallion Weltgeist by Weltmeyer
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you can also learn how to drive in Redefin
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Diane and Juventus
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Mr. Thieme & Diane on the way to the riding arena
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Diane & Juventus after a session of one-tempis and piaffes
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impressions of the state stud
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don't you just love it?
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one very clean barn alley
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the overview of the facilites at Redefin
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this is how you get around in Redefin - it's way too big to walk all the time
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Dianes second ride on Juventus
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Siggi & Juventus - he is just gorgeous
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Katja, an intern from Holland and D-Olymic by Donnerhall
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horse shopping for clients back home in Seattle
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Sandra trying out her potential new horse
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lovely Andalusian gelding in the heart of Germany
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one of Sandra's previous work places, Gestuet Windfarm
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a very nice hot-walker with round pen in the middle
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one nice arena
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a youngster
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tack shopping like there is no tomorrow
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back in Rostock & the Baltic Sea
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very promising sales horses at the Wulschner farm
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we even looked at horsey pottery
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horses everywhere
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Deckstation Kritmow, here is where the foals are made - artificial insemination
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a teaser mare & the phantom
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a way of life
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another arena to die for
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Guestrow, a small town in the North of Germany
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a castle and Diane wanted to go in!!
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Raps, Raps everywhere...
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