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LINGH PREFORMS at EQUITANA, in ESSEN, GERMANY MARCH 17TH

The great Lingh, here greeting the audience with Edward Gal in Aachen, will participate at the Equitana Stallion Show March 17 in Essen, Germany. Picture Arnd Bronkhorst www.arnd.nl A large number of premieres, exclusive training lessons, unforgettable show highlights and unique encounters – never before has EQUITANA offered such variety. From 16 to 24 March [...]

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 [...]

Teaching Western Dressage in Northern Michigan and on www.horseshow.com – Facts

Trailer in, or use one of our schoolmasters for lessons……. Press Release September 2012 – Expand Your Knowledge about Dressage and Increase your Performance Scores. WESTERN DRESSAGE INSTRUCTION Clinic at Brek-n-Ridge Farm in Harbor Springs, Michigan “The winning difference between first, second and third place in dressage is in the small details,” Offield says, “and those details [...]

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 [...]

a nice story from a Lingh fan, owner of Lotza Lingh…..the beginning!

I am back to work at my computer after a long overdue trip and a crazy busy summer of teaching riding at Brek-n-Ridge Farm. For months I hardly ever wrote on the computer, never seeming to have enough time.  It’s quiet now, the students have returned home and our days now are more our own, [...]

Olympic Grand Prix Schedule

A compilation of information – compliments of Eurodressage et al The draw for the Grand Prix took place on Tuesday evening 31 August 2012 after a successful vet-check at which all horses passed. Danish Anne van Olst will be the first rider to go in the first group of riders on day one of the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Polo in Northern Michigan – Let the Games begin !!

The Bliss Michigan Polo Fields are in top shape. They have been fertilized twice and mown down. It has been very dry but the irrigation has been running. Let the games begin! Sunday the 1st of July. They will have all four teams play at 1PM and 3PM in the USPA 8 Goal Players Cup. [...]

Carriage Rides for Downtown Harbor Springs !

Carriage Rides in Harbor Springs There’s something new in Harbor Springs this spring, summer and fall! Horse and Carriage Rides throughout the downtown area and FREE rides up on the Bluff overlooking Little Traverse Bay. The idea for the carriage rides came from local stable Brek-n-Ridge Farm’s owner Karin Reid Offield. The Horse and Carriage Rides [...]

Tool Box Symposium on EquestrianClinics.com

Karin Offield’s Tool Box Symposium is now available on EquestrianClinics.com. This is a tremendous teaching opportunity for all disciplines. Each month a new clinic from the Tool Box Symposium will be posted for members of EC.com to view, so join now! Tool Box Videos Currently in Premium Videos: Beth Baumert on Half Halts and Karin [...]

Karin and Brek-n-Ridge Farm in Harbor Springs, Michigan featured on TV

  Episode #303 Features Idlewild, Harbor Springs and Reed City  Airs Monday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m. “In this episode we go to a historic resort that’s reinventing itself in Idlewild and meet an Olympic-caliber equestrian competitor in Harbor Springs,” said Kurt Wilson, “Destination Michigan” host. “Plus, you’ll never guess what Bob Garner will find [...]

Happy New Year to all Lingh’s fans around the world !

Merry Christmas to all my friends ! In Harbor Springs, Michigan and around the world !

As the days creep closer to the holiday, all the projects of this year are being wrapped up. One such endeavor that I am quite proud of goes as follows…. Carriage Rides in Downtown Harbor Springs Horse and carriage rides in Harbor Springs are now available in downtown Harbor Springs. Approved by city council at [...]

Hexagon’s Louisville’s ATLAS – 6 Year Old Stallion

2005 16.2h Bay Stallion Hexagon’s Louisville (Burggraaf) x Day Dreams (Wishes and Dreams) Owned by Michael Etherly Date Event Level Score Place 7/29/11 – 7/31/11 Golden State Dressage 2-4 67.6% First 7/29/11 – 7/31/11 Golden State Dressage 2-4 67.6% First 4/28/11 – 5/1/11 Del Mar National 2-1 70.0% First  2-2 67.89% Second 2-3 69.0% Second 4/7/11 – [...]

Brek-N-Ridge Farm Winter Excitement – Learn on Horses !

Northern Michigan Moms A message to all members of Northern Michigan Moms I have had the pleasure of spending some time at Brek-N-Ridge Farm! Instructors are offering off season rates for lessons. From November-May your rider will receive eight semi private 1-hour lessons for $300! Gift certificates are available. I have found that my daughter’s love [...]

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American Friends from Lingh and Karin

          Happy Thanksgiving

Dressage Foundation launches a new program to teach the Lessons of Fundraising and Giving

Like the bond a rider forms with his horse, enduring relationships between equestrians and donors are key to success. Financial resources should not bar passionate, deserving riders from maximizing their equestrian careers. No matter what equestrian sport you pursue, the Equestrian Fundraising School is designed to give you the communication, presentation, marketing and financial skills [...]

I love to teach Riding Lessons in Harbor Springs – Upcoming clinic in Grand Rapids in December

Being allowed to teach riding to students like there is heaven on earth.  To all the students at BreknRidge and at our Grand Rapid clinics….thank you for the opportunity ! Dear Karin, Thank you for a wonderful day yesterday.  Thanks for a fun lesson yesterday. I love coming to the barn. It is a wonderful place to [...]

Beautiful Fall in Northern Michigan