Pauline Hoefner
About me:
I'm Pauline, 23, from Germany and have been to quite a few places before I arrived at Suddene Park. I've been a Working Student in France and Berlin, been to Australia and worked for Otto Becker stables as a groom.
When I came here I already passed my Parelli Level 3 On Line. During my time with Sarah I managed passing my Level 4+ Finesse with Truffles.
Show Jumping has always been a passion of mine and Sarah supported me a lot with that! So I learned about grid work, playing with poles and even been to a Mark Phillips clinic. Also with my dressage I made huge progress thanks to several lessons with Sarah and some private lessons at the Talland School of Equitation, where we went together. I got the chance to experience riding Passage and improved my flying changes.
I had done some competitions when I was still very little but never really enjoyed it. At Suddene I discovered the competition world again and this time really loved it! I rode several horses in their very first dressage tests and joined the Marlborough District Riding Club to enter their team. Our outings were always great fun, lots of cake and just a really good time for horses and humans.
If you are wondering to become a working student at Sarahs Yard, all I can say is: GO FOR IT! There are no words for the wonderful people I met here and the support and guidance I received from Sarah. She made so much possible for me and I enjoyed every minute working with her at this place! People and Animals became a second family to me and no doubt I will miss them badly.
I'm Pauline, 23, from Germany and have been to quite a few places before I arrived at Suddene Park. I've been a Working Student in France and Berlin, been to Australia and worked for Otto Becker stables as a groom.
When I came here I already passed my Parelli Level 3 On Line. During my time with Sarah I managed passing my Level 4+ Finesse with Truffles.
Show Jumping has always been a passion of mine and Sarah supported me a lot with that! So I learned about grid work, playing with poles and even been to a Mark Phillips clinic. Also with my dressage I made huge progress thanks to several lessons with Sarah and some private lessons at the Talland School of Equitation, where we went together. I got the chance to experience riding Passage and improved my flying changes.
I had done some competitions when I was still very little but never really enjoyed it. At Suddene I discovered the competition world again and this time really loved it! I rode several horses in their very first dressage tests and joined the Marlborough District Riding Club to enter their team. Our outings were always great fun, lots of cake and just a really good time for horses and humans.
If you are wondering to become a working student at Sarahs Yard, all I can say is: GO FOR IT! There are no words for the wonderful people I met here and the support and guidance I received from Sarah. She made so much possible for me and I enjoyed every minute working with her at this place! People and Animals became a second family to me and no doubt I will miss them badly.
My Work:
I arrived at Suddene Park at a very interesting point of change, as Pete and Eileen left, who had run the yard the past 40 years, and Sarah with her other half Jeremy took over from them. Various projects popped up during my time here and we hardly ever ran out of things to do.
Every season brings it's own challenges and advantages. While you are busy mucking out and changing horse rugs in winter, in summer you rather spend time poo picking fields and saving the horses from nasty horseflys. You can enjoy beautiful hacks through stunning countrysides during springtime, whilst in autuum competition season is on and the interest in clinics expands.
See here a few projects and work routines I was part of.
Building the new Round Pen
Rescue horses from themselves.
Oh dear, this job really got us filthy.. But worth the hustle: Manitou barn looks much better now! Unlike us..
Watch and help with lessons and see Sarahs students as well as their horses advance...
Maintain fences. Again. And again. And...
I arrived at Suddene Park at a very interesting point of change, as Pete and Eileen left, who had run the yard the past 40 years, and Sarah with her other half Jeremy took over from them. Various projects popped up during my time here and we hardly ever ran out of things to do.
Every season brings it's own challenges and advantages. While you are busy mucking out and changing horse rugs in winter, in summer you rather spend time poo picking fields and saving the horses from nasty horseflys. You can enjoy beautiful hacks through stunning countrysides during springtime, whilst in autuum competition season is on and the interest in clinics expands.
See here a few projects and work routines I was part of.
Building the new Round Pen
Rescue horses from themselves.
Oh dear, this job really got us filthy.. But worth the hustle: Manitou barn looks much better now! Unlike us..
Watch and help with lessons and see Sarahs students as well as their horses advance...
Maintain fences. Again. And again. And...
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My Horses:
I had the opportunity to meet several wonderful horses during my stay at Suddene Park and will present a handful of my project horses here. |
Dooley
Dooley came to Suddene Park as a happy hacker with his owner Elinor, who asked us to show him. When we started to school Dooley, it turned out that he has got quite some talent, nice fluent movements and a really good jump. We've put a lot of time, effort and sweat in his development, started off in some local dressage competitions and ended up to be choosen for the team of the Marlborough District RC. We competed in a Combined Training Qualifier, came 4th as Individuals and are now preparing to go to the National Championships. I would have never expected something quite like this when I first rode this wobbly, slow thinking and overcautious cob, but he sneaked into my heart and won it by trying his heart out for me every time.
Dooley came to Suddene Park as a happy hacker with his owner Elinor, who asked us to show him. When we started to school Dooley, it turned out that he has got quite some talent, nice fluent movements and a really good jump. We've put a lot of time, effort and sweat in his development, started off in some local dressage competitions and ended up to be choosen for the team of the Marlborough District RC. We competed in a Combined Training Qualifier, came 4th as Individuals and are now preparing to go to the National Championships. I would have never expected something quite like this when I first rode this wobbly, slow thinking and overcautious cob, but he sneaked into my heart and won it by trying his heart out for me every time.
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Truffles
Truffles had his back legament damaged back in november and was diagnosed as not rideable for the following six months. But as he was starting to feel good after already two months, his owner Vicky asked Sarah to develop a rehabilitation programm with him, which included pessoaing to start and after a couple of weeks we started riding him. We helped him to make better use of his back, so he could develop that muscels again. Truffles has been an amazing teacher for me and my finesse riding. In april we filmed my level 4 finesse audition with him, which we passed with 4+. We are working on some more advanced dressage manovers just like our flying lead changes, extended trot and piaffe. It's an absolute pleasure to work with this willing and patient partner that Truffles is and I'm so greatful for this opportunity |
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Brujo
Brujo is a handsome 21 year old Ex-Polo-Pony and that's all he has ever learned in his career. He belongs to Fran, who takes him on nice, quiet hacks in the countryside and who enjoys his fun character, which is very typical pony. When I first came, Fran offered me a ride on Brujo and we got along really well from the very beginning. After I rode him that day, Fran and Sarah started to joke about him becoming a Dressage Pony now and starting a competition career. That is almost six months ago and since than we performed in several dressage tests in local competitions and are very much enjoying these outings. Who would have thought it? |
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