Lars Biedenbender Horsemanship

04/20/2025

Congratulations to Lars and Jerry on their first FEI Intermediate II test. We are so proud of their journey, hard work and accomplishments under the guidance of KYB Dressage. Thank you Yvonne Barteau. Photography by Lars' mom, Eagle Equine Photography LLC.

04/20/2025

Congratulations Lars and Jerry!

It is such a long road to the Grand Prix!

Especially if you and your horse are learning together. Even more so if you have a tricky or difficult horse.

The journey is between the horse and rider.

I have had the privilege of being Lars Biedenbenders coach and mentor in dressage going on three years now. He is a working student turned assistant trainer here at KYB Dressage.

He has paid his dues. He has eaten humble pie. He had gotten up early, stayed up late, worked on his days off. He has tried. He has learned how to ride.

The learning never stops. Some say the Grand Prix is where the real work starts and I kind of agree.

Anyone who knows me realizes that for a working student to stay with me for years and to accomplish their goals says so much more about them as an individual than it does about me or my program.

Those that do not love horses and embrace work and little else rarely stay. It is too exhausting.

Lars stayed. He persevered with his tricky horse. He taught him the one tempi! He worked on transitions and positioning and understanding how very personal the warm up is for each and every ride!

He learned his horse and they did their first two Intermediare II tests this weekend with scores well into the 60’s.

Were there mistakes? Heck yes. But different ones each day offering opportunities to learn.

Jerry the volatile velociraptor stayed with Lars and listened and tried.

Today I am proud.

Of a young man turned horseman….
Lars Biedenbender!

Cheers young man!
Onward you go!

04/17/2025

03/13/2025

12/15/2024

Commitment

That is truly what it takes to make it in this, or any, business.
This young man, Lars Biedenbender has it. In spades.

He shows up. Works hard. Makes mistakes, learns from them, tries again. He is dedicated, another necessity.

Since becoming a working student here two years ago Lars has earned his bronze and Silver medals, has learned to start young horses in a positive manner and is now working on finishing his own horse Jerry to the Grand Prix.

I am so proud to be part of this young man’s journey!

Cheers to you Lars!

11/22/2024

Beautiful horse- Lars doing what he loves most!

10/25/2024

Here are some great pictures of Lars Biedenbender Horsemanship, riding Jerry, and his teammate Eva Farrell, riding Rip, from KYB Dressage. This was a fabulous learning opportunity for them as they prepared to compete in the Under 25 Grand Prix. Spanish Olympic rider Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz conducted this clinic at the Iberian Festival in Ocala last week..

10/10/2024

So thankful Lars and all his horses are ok. Heartbroken for those who lost so much.

So so lucky!

I am a bit torn about celebrating Milton sparing us. Sad to even write about any perceived fortune when such utter devastation has literally surrounded us these past weeks.

But I am happy and grateful.

Our group was tired. No actually weary. We were kind of afraid of what sort of punch Milton might deliver. We have been cleaning and repairing for weeks since Helene and we were not really ready for another punch by Mother Nature.

We were spared. We have power. Minimal damage. Our horses staff and pets are safe and accounted for.

We stayed up last night waiting for the worst and it never came. Here. But so so many were not lucky. 35 folks in an elderly community in Spanish Lakes are confirmed dead. Buildings demolished, homes were destroyed. Milton passed our humble rescue by, left our precious horses surrounded by their ancient fencing and our not finished barn roof alone.

We can help others if they need it for once!

We do need these good stories though. Even amongst the bad. We need the happiness. The gratefulness. We did not expect the damage Helene brought to us and we were all a bit scared of Milton bowling over us like Helene did.

Three million people in Florida are without power. Not us. Our water works, our roof held up, our horses are all where we left them last night.

Thank you lord for watching over us.

10/08/2024

Lars, Yvonne and the entire Horses Without Humans Rescue Organization staff are about to get hit again. Please help if you can. Pray for their safety and the safety of the horses.

It has only been 10 days since Hurricane Helene hit. It was the worst that we have experienced. Now we prepare for Milton.

We wish that we could say we are ready, but we are not.

Yvonne is tired. George is tired. The staff is tired. We haven't even begun to recover from the last hurricane, physically or financially. But here we are again. We put up 56 fence posts and over a hundred boards to repair our damaged fence lines, just since last week. We removed 27 truck loads of debris and the two big trees that came down still need to be moved. Our barn still has a gaping hole in the roof and is in need of replacement.

We know there is much worse elsewhere. Folks have lost everything, so how can we possibly compare our situation to theirs? Our hearts go out to them and we are grateful that our horses, staff and family members have been spared.

Sadly, each hurricane forces us to use valuable resources that further drain our already fragile budget to do what repairs we can. Making matters worse, people are hardly thinking about adopting horses when their lives are in chaos after a hurricane. Therefore, we have no money coming in from adoption fees. Those fees are what we use to feed the other rescue horses in our care. Donations are desperately needed.

The weather is telling us that Milton should hit around Tampa, but it could center higher depending on many factors. Anything above, or even near Tampa will affect us and could do significant damage (AGAIN). The winds are going to be much worse than Helene, so once again, we are doing our best to prepare.

Today, we ask for your prayers for the safety of our people, our horses and for our already battered facility.

If you live in another part of the country, and are not currently affected by these storms, please consider a donation to help us or another animal rescue organization in Florida or one of the other affected states. Your support may make the difference of weather a Rescue can survive and rebuild, or give up and close its doors.

We thank you for your well wishes and prayers

Stay safe and we will see you on the other side of hurricane Milton.

https://www.hwhrescue.org/donate

09/18/2024

Lars will be performing in the Iberian spectacular. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Horses Without Humans Rescue Organization. Don't miss this fantastic show!

09/05/2024

04/04/2024

A day in the life of Lars

02/23/2024

Thank you Yvonne Barteau for the kind words, guidance and for the opportunities

02/22/2024

Lars with Yvonne Barteau's horse, Gus. "God could not have made a more perfect horse," Lars said, speaking about Gus.

02/20/2024

Lars and Jerry

01/25/2024

Lars and Gus ❤️