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I was born and grew up in an idyllic and rurally situated area of Korbach, in the middle of Germany. My contact with nature and in particular to animals began at an early age. When I was 5 years old, my mother started to take her first riding lessons. She took me with her to the local riding and driving club, where I soon felt at home and here my love of horse riding was borne. During my school years I spent every possible free minute in the horse stables.

Nevertheless, I needed to have something to show for my school work and therefore I decided I had to study something "proper" and did my apprenticeship as a bank clerk. During this time I missed the horses very much and it became clear to me that I was not cut out for a life behind a desk. After completing my apprenticeship I founded, together with my then boyfriend, a small tournament and commercial stable in North Hessen.

A few years later we searched for a new home for ourselves and our horses. After some time, we found a fantastic and beautiful riding stable in The Netherlands, near to the German border. Its location, with easy airport accessibility to both Duesseldorf and Amsterdam, as well as the atmosphere, persuaded us to move there. Today, the facilities contain 20 horse stables, a riding hall, a training quadrangle, a jumping area, paddocks and living quarters for the staff, all situated in 4.5 hectares of pastures.
 

In 2005 I read, purely by chance, something about "American Miniature Horses" and quickly became curious. After some research I found a club in Europe which had set out with the aim of publicizing miniature horses, by holding shows and seminars. After I had visited a miniature horse show in The Netherlands and had seen these wonderful horses, I began my search for the best American Miniature Horse which I could acquire. In 2006 I made a discovery: that person was Tim Pearson, a very well known trainer from Texas, USA, who had imported some horses into Europe. Immediately after arrival of the horses I found my dream horse, "Ravenwood Grand Prix Raisin Cain". This wonderful mare has excelled all my expectations. In the first year, as a fledgling miniature horse owner, I was able to win with her, the titles of the reserve AMHA European Supreme holder champion and Amateur MHCE & Open reserve Supreme holder Champion at the 2006 Grand Prix AMHA European, in Oudenaarde, Belgium. Also in the following year I was able, without any external help, to achieve excellent results with “Raisin Cain”. Five Supreme titles, as well as several times the "Grand Mare" title were added to her trophy cabinet in 2007. The training and presentation of horses at shows is for me, especially enjoyable. Therefore, it became obvious, that I had to fulfil my dream of participating in the annual World Championship show, in Dallas Forth Worth, where the best horses of this breed are presented and judged. In March 2007 I began my search for a horse that would possess the quality to be able to take part in this event. Tim Pearson, from whom I had already acquired my highly successful "Raisin Cain“, sold me three horses, which with his assistance, I could enter in to the competition.

My horses were able to achieve great success at the World show in 2007. " DOUBLE DIAMOND THIEFS DANCER " became world champion in the" senior mares over 30 to 32" class, as well as world reserve grand champion of "senior mares" class. "GLENN JAMAICA ME PROUD" became a reserve world champion in the"amateur junior Mares level 1” class and "FALLEN ASH FARMS PORTRAIT OF EAGLE" placed themselves just two spots below the Top 10 in the world. Never in my wildest dreams, would I have dared to think, that my horses could perform so fantastically at the World championships! Tim had done a great job and without him the World championship 2007 endeavour, would never have been possible.