Samantha
I have been involved with animals from a young age. As a child my family had Heinz 57 pet dogs and a German Shepherd Dog.
As a teenager I bred & showed rabbits, and was a committee member of Nottingham Fur Fanciers Association. This led to me stewarding and eventually judging.
My main interest however was horses. My first horse was Harvey, a 16.1hh hunter who I had on loan. During my late teens I worked as a groom and it was at this time that I came to own my first horse.
San Diego ( Sandy ) was a 15.3hh black mare who I had for 12 years until she passed away aged 24 years old. During our time together we competed in Endurance and Show Jumping. Sandy also moved to Wales with me during my time as a groom at a dressage yard.On return to Nottinghamshire I purchased a black filly foal, Miyya Miracle (Miyya) who I still have. Miyya is by the purebred Friesian “Bertus” and matured to 16.3hh.
Friesians have always been my favourite breed and in 1998 I travelled to Friesland in the Netherlands and purchased a pure bred filly foal, Tinka Fan Rana ( Rana ). My involvement with Friesians’ escalated and I was Secretary of The Friesian Horse Association of Great Britain & Ireland for 4 years.
Although Miyya & I are not currently competing, in the past we have done Dressage, In Hand & Ridden Showing, Endurance, Le Trec & Combined Training. Miyya also produced a fabulous coloured filly foal, (Reijaa Rainbow) in 2002. Reijaa now lives with Helen in North Wales and has been very successful in Ridden Classes.
Alongside my permanent horses, I have also bought and sold youngsters after breaking them in & schooling on. Sam's Horses
My involvement with dogs has been more limited. I had a German Spitz Mittel who I had a go at showing with, but my main breed was Border Collies.
It was when my last Border Collie Gemma was 16 that I decided we needed another dog and I fulfilled my childhood dream of having a Beagle. (See Poppy’s Page). My non-animal passion is skiing, especially in Alberta, Canada.
Stephen
I am the partner of Samantha and designed the website. Never had a dog before due to my father not liking them.
Born in Nottingham. I am a keen snowboarder and skiier. In Canada I can be usually spotted wearing my nice warm bear hat!
Stephen skiing Panorama, British Columbia, Canada