Sandra bought Douwe, a Friesian gelding, in November 2008. He was imported from Holland as a driving horse and then ridden saddleseat and on trails. When Sandra bought Douwe he was extremely strong in the hand, unresponsive to the rider, very unbalanced with no engagement or topline, and was not motivated to work as a partner. For the first year they worked in the fields to strengthen his canter and developed long and low to lift his back. Sandra has created a trusting relationship with Douwe, performing exhibitions with fabric wings, only using her seat and legs to aid her horse. He is currently competing at Training Level with scores up to 73% and schooling lateral movements, piaffe, spanish walk and flying changes.

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July 22-24, 2011 NEFHC in Topsfield, MA
Training Level Test 2 73.57% 1st Place
50/50 Open Freestyle First Place
Friesian Dressage Hack Fourth Place
Friesian Period Costume Class Third Place
Friesian Fantasy Costume Class Fourth Place

May 7 & 8, 2011 Baroque Horse Show in Newberry, FL
Friesian Dressage Hack Reserve Champion
Friesian Fantasy Costume Class Grand Champion

March 18-20, 2011 Al Sol Show in Newberry, FL
Training Level Test 1 71.250% 1st Place
Training Level Test 2 71.862% 1st Place
Friesian Dressage Hack 1st Place
Friesian Costume Class 1st Place
Friesian Musical Freestyle 1st Place
  High Point Friesian Award

July 2010 Isaac Royal USDF/USEF Show
Training Level Test 3 64.4% 1st Place
USDF Recognized Show 64.3% 1st Place
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