Young horse trainer in Germany

[busybee]

Does anyone know of any young horse trainers in Germany? I have a mare at a barn in Germany and she's not getting great care. She's ready to be started.

[crtrak]

I do although she is up on the North Sea near Hannover. PM me if you'd like her contact info.

[alexandra]

I would know aswell somene in Lower Saxony which is Hanoverian/Oldenburg breeding area.

North Sea is not close Hannover by the way unless you consider 150 miles close.

[vineyridge]

In North America, 150 miles is practically in one's backyard. :)

[honeylips]

I have 2 near Bremen that I can give highest recommendations for them.

[showjumpers66]

Edgar Langen in Southern Germany does a very nice job with the young horses.

[Kareen]

I'm confused, why is your mare a 'he'? As far as young horse trainers go there are plenty just about anywhere in Northern Germany so there will be a wide selection of places. It would be good to know the training incentive (e.g. sales horse vs. wanting to develop your horse for a longterm career, highstrung, rather difficult athlete or an easy going type of horse? What discipline? Expectations and duration? What exactly does not receiving the best of care mean, will the horse need to be fixed from improper handling or bordering a medical rehab case? All these are essential considerations. I'd say while there are certainly barns I wouldn't send any horse there is no such thing as a universally good barn that will suit just any horse. :)

[Tamara in TN]

North Sea is not close Hannover by the way unless you consider 150 miles close.

a hop,skip and a jump and a stop at a Cracker Barrel:)

best

[alexandra]

As people charge quite a lot for a transport within germany and we have especially in Norther Germany a good young horse trainer at each corner so to say (in Southern Germany not as many) I would never give a horse located in Northern germany to someone in Southern Germany. That is a amount of about 700 - 1000 € for transport alone which would be 1000 -1400 USD....

[showjumpers66]

We are very happy with our trainer in Southern Germany and it was well worth the investment of the transport. Our horse was in training at a well known, busy facility in Northern Germany and had not received a bit of training in the 6 weeks that he was there. Moving him to a smaller facility in Southern Germany allowed for him to be moved up the priority list. Of course, there are good trainers any where, but you need to have someone who can regularly monitor your horse's progress.

[DownYonder]

I know several young horse starters in the Oldenburg area. One is more jumper focused, although is very good at starting young dressage horses, too. The others are dressage focused. They all have very good reputations and run very good operations.

And I agree with Kareen - there are LOTS of good young horse starters throughout Germany. Some are fairly well known and also fairly expensive, while others are not quite as "famous" and may be more affordable. It depends on what your budget is, what your plans are for your horse, and the horse's talent/aptitude for training. Some of the more popular, high volume people tend to only want fancy, uber-talented youngsters to prep for the Elite auctions or get pointed toward the Bundeschampionat or World Championships for Young Dressage Horses.

[alexandra]

I know a lot of people that do NOT have a fancy known barn and do maybe even a better job for starting young horses.
As said in Northern Germany you can find any kind within a radius of 10 miles. One just needs to know the focus of what is needed and wanted and can be afforded.
For licensing, stalion test etc. I would always choose a bigger barn that has already a very very good name for that kind of work and is mentioned with lots of known horses. If I look for a sale horse than I would choose again something different, a starter for mares to get a great foundation and are able to finish MPT decently fairly fast again someone else etc. etc.
And it is a matter of trust !!! Some people trust person A whereas person B says never would I give a horse to this or that person. It is important to know what one is looking for and one really has to explain that to all the candidates. I for myself would always choose for a mare that was not well treated (be it foodwise, handling wise) someone who is doing this kind of thing more as a parttime job, with still good professional recommendations ! But each to his or her taste. And one really needs to be able to look under the glamour barn or big words spoken !

[bluemoonfarms]

I currently have a horse that has been with the trainer since he was 2 yrs old. This trainer is near Verden and has done a wonderful job with my horse and I would highly recommend him. PM me for his contact info if you are interested. :)

[PennyChrome]

You all seem knowledgeable about what's going on over there - could any of you give me suggestions for barns or trainers who take long term working students? I am a decent jumper and a well rounded rider (Pony Club background), but I'd like to focus on dressage. I'd like a room and board trade for work and daily riding opportunities. I have great horse management and veterinary skills, and have groom experience. I'm looking for 6 months to a year to start. Please let me know if you have suggestions! Hoya has been highly recommended and seems like a great lead.

[retrofit]

http://www.crawforddressage.com/

Accomplished rider & trainer, and a really amazing person. Your mare will get great care in her hands.

[eks]

I was looking at Eiren Crawford's website...

Wow what a lucky girl to be able to work with Ingrid Klimke! That would be a dream for me. I am sure any young horse sent there would be started out properly.