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Happiest of Holidays to Lingh’s friends around the world ! NEW Video

  https://vimeo.com/78626019   NEW Video of Lingh and Bo Jena at work at home.            

Brek-n-Ridge Farm – How we spent the summer! Part ONE

  The 2013 Horse Show Circuit for Brek-n-Ridge Riders Included Shows in Harbor Springs, Suttons Bay, Bay Harbor and at Blackstar Farms Working student Rachel Hughs, last summer’s assistant for Karin, arrived back in town from lower Mi. for full time work at Brek-n-Ridge. She got down to business in May and competed Brek-n-Ridge’s ANNIE […]

SUMMER OF 2013, Brek-n-Ridge Farm and GreenLeaf Trust

2013 Summer at Brek-n-Ridge Farm began with a Bang Instruction provided by law enforcement and equine professionals, Pam and Dan Weston, using Natural Horsemanship methods took place June 5th. As Mounted Police officers, Pam and Dan have trained horses for numerous police agencies and private individuals. With over 30 years of experience riding and training […]

Libertus by Lingh – 5 Year Old Stallion Offered for Sale !

     5 year old Lingh Stallion :   Very Correct Exterior        Asking 55,000 Euros, can be seen in Slovakia “…the most important thing is the genetics of horses that have been gathered from the whole world. We guarantee the high genetic quality of our horses. Our horses are absolutely healthy and without any bad […]

Snowman ad for Europe

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Polo at Bliss – Updated 2013 July

The first Bliss Polo practice will be:   Please call the Bliss Store 1-231-537-4411 to confirm the game times! Pick up your 2013 Bliss Polo gear this summer at the general store! Stop by Brek-n-Ridge Farm on your way home to inquire about Riding Lessons.  Wednesday July 3 at 5pm Friday July 5 at 11am […]

WANTED : OLD FILMS-PHOTOS OF HARRY AND SNOWMAN IN HOLLAND

DRESSAGE STALLION LINGH’S OWNER, AMERICAN  KARIN REID OFFIELD ASKS FOR HELP IN LOCATING OLD FILMS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF HARRY DELEYER AND THE  LEGENDARY RESCUED AMERICAN JUMPING HORSE  ” SNOWMAN ” FOR MOVIE  Harry and Snowman is a documentary film in production in the United States. The film is a story about the legendary career of jumper […]

A Visit with Lingh – Wishing Lingh a Happy Birthday!

Spring in the hills around Gestut Birkhof is similar to an American landscape at that time of the year. ( Except in Florida….:-) The spring stallion shows traditionally are held when the weather slightly warms, and the breeders mares are at home beginning to think about foaling – the new years’ herd of sport horses […]

It’s Spring and time to consider Lingh as the father of your Foals

Interview with Karin about Lingh after Maastricht, a few years ago This is a nice interview from Europe TV where I talk about Lingh.  Enjoy!

USA Offers Friendly Education for Horses in Wellington, Florida

  Everyday, people all over the world can be happier, can be smarter, can move faster or slower, and they   can learn more about horses. Wellington,  Florida offers visitors more equestrian education than any place on earth! Consider this: January 21 and January 22 – The 2013 Succeed/US Dressage Federation FEI Level Trainer’s Conference […]

THE GENEROUSITY IN THE HORSEWORLD IS OVERWHELMING…..HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF OUR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD AND IN OUR SPECIAL CORNERS of NORTHERN MICHIGAN!!

  Okay- the secret is out! Here is a picture of Hannah and Rusty together. They are SO beautiful together! Would love to do a story about the generosity of Diana Hadsall and her daughter Janelle who donated Rusty to Tapawingo Farms!  Rusty DHP has several titles to his credit, including 2009 Open Training Level […]

Where has Karin been ? How is Lingh ?

  Everyone says…we want news of Lingh – “Ho Ho Ho” I say, “I am at the stable riding and teaching!….but I have a plan !!  This winter I will be taking all the amazing photographs of the Lingh babies, and their stories and putting them right here on www.lingh.nl for all of you !!! […]

WHAT IT MEANS TO TEACH….A letter from a riding student many years ago….

WHAT IT MEANS TO TEACH…..I received this note this morning from a former riding student in Sedona. The first time i met Karin i thought she was funny-she was wearing suspenders after all. She taught me how to ride from the very beginning (i was 11) the first time she had me canter in the […]

Lingh’s Offspring – Winners

  THE GESTUT BIRKHOF FOAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS Champion (male) dressage foals was a Lingh x Werther’s Wels colt bred by Anja and Josef Riss from Medlingen. The dam Comtessa Corlana also gave birth to First Kiss by French Kiss and was the 2005 runner up at the Southern German approvals in Munich.  The mare is […]

Wellington, Florida Events – a partial list! Great Dressage Events and many venues for 2012!

The Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge I/NAJYRC is Jan. 4-6, 2013 at the Palm Beach County Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. International Horse Sport Dressage Premiere held at IHS Champions Park at White Fences Equestrian Estates, Jan. 11-12. The Gold Coast Dressage Association Opener CDIW will be Jan. 17-20 at Jim Brandon. The Wellington Classic Sunshine Challenge […]

Leylana is star today at Gestute Birkhof Foal Championships – Best Lingh Filly

Until this week, Leylana began her career in early July at this Foal show. Here’s a letter from the proud owner…. Hi Karin! Just a quick report of the foal show– In early July Leylana was a litte star at her first time away from her home barn! She received the gold medal, which only […]

Horseback Riding School in Harbor Springs, Michigan

Summer 2012 Dear Karin, Here is the testimonial I promised. Over the last year I have been working with Karin. I was coming off of a horse that had some dangerous tendencies. Karin, along with my trainer Janine Holmes at Serenity Farms in Grand Rapids, Michigan, helped me to regain my confidence. I had developed […]

Summer is almost here, the foals are arriving……Lingh is very proud!

Lingh and the young girls – INTRODUCING INA CASPER – and now lets see his foals !!!

Lingh and Ina Casper COMPLIMENTS OF:  In the April issue of Reiterjournal – a magazine from the Baden-Wurttemberg region An english translation of this story will be published soon….. SPRING 2012 Southern German Stallion Days: A sensational performance by Lingh and Denario The gala evening of the day the South German stallion stud Birkhof a grand […]

Karin Flint and her Flintfields Horse Park – two hours from Harbor Springs, Michigan

Cambridge Who’s Who Names Karin W. Flint Professional of the Yearin Property Management and Development Karin Flint’s unyielding passion for horses has resulted in a successfully satifying career that now spans 20 years     Traverse City, MI, January 26, 2012 /Cambridge Who’s Who/ — Karin W. Flint, Owner & Developer of Flintfields Horse Park, has been named a […]