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Westridge Farm Westridge Farm is conveniently located in Southeast Wisconsin near Milwaukee. We welcome your inquiries at 262-378-0590 or [email protected]

Westrige Farm is owned by James Work, DVM and his wife Parvin and is a private breeder and importer of German Holsteiners. Both Jim and Parvin have been involved with horses in various capacities for over 30 years. We breed, raise, show and sell Holsteiners for the jumping and dressage markets. In 2003, Parvin traveled to Germany and purchased her first 3 Holsteiner foals. These foals became the f

oundation of Westridge Farm. Since that time, several additional imports have been added to the Westridge family and have helped create our successful breeding program. The Westridge Farm previously maintained a small group of horses in Germany for the following reasons: (1) The access to a large variety of top international stallions for our broodmares is outstanding. (2) Foal inspections are numerous, conveniently located and well attended. This makes the foal evaluation process very competitive. (3) Access to numerous top training and competition opportunities for stallions.

We were amazed by the crowds at the Dublin Horse Show! So much support and enthusiasm for equestrian sports all around u...
23/08/2024

We were amazed by the crowds at the Dublin Horse Show! So much support and enthusiasm for equestrian sports all around us!

21/08/2024

The Puissance class at the Dublin Horse Show was a thrill to watch! This wall was 2.15 meters tall!

20/08/2024

Horse Show fever everywhere in Dublin😂

20/08/2024

The leadline ponies at the Dublin Horse Show were exquisite, as were the traditional outfits of the handlers! Delightful to watch❤️

19/08/2024

The Amateur Hunters at the Dublin Horse Show were interesting to see! Watch as the judge asks them to „canter on“- they really move! After their amateur riders completed the class, a test rider got on each horse and rode it at all 3 gaits with a simple change and a gallop at the end. When she was done, the saddle was removed and the horse was presented to another judge in the same arena for conformation evaluation. The entire class took a good 45 minutes. Attire for hunter riders throughout the show was fox hunting based, with tweed coats and canary breeches…not a pair of Tailored Sportsman in sight, not even at the vendor booths:)Also, hunters are divided into categories: Heavy Weight, Medium and Light. All were gorgeous!

❤️Amazing story!
11/08/2024

❤️Amazing story!

This is a lovely story to come out of the Paris Games - such a good equestrian story to tug the heart strings.

From a post by Thoms Lehmann at Nordrhein-Westfälisches Landgestüt, · Warendorf, Germany (Translated)

Life writes the most beautiful stories, but some are almost too beautiful to be true.

Once upon a time a little 14-year-old boy began his service at the Warendorf Landstudüt. The former state stallmaster Bresges soon recognized the special talent of the young stud keeper and sent him to Vienna at the end of the 50s for training at the Spanish Horse Riding School.

When he returned, he was entrusted with a beautiful, noble mold stallion - his resounding name RADEZKY. The young stud keeper let RADEZKY ride the horse to the Grand Prix.

The couple fascinated experts as horse lovers of their time equally, but since state horses were never allowed to be used in tournament sports (competitions) at that time, this remained forbidden for riders and horses.

The two were among the best of their time and many saw a hopeful Olympic couple in RADEZKY and his rider, but they were not given that chance.

The rider became the main saddle master, i.e. the highest ranking stud keeper. He was famous for his arts and his calm and soulful treatment with stallions.

When he retired, he took care of his grandchildren's first riding lessons - as a grandfather should. Today his grandson became Olympic winner in Paris, in probably the hardest (showjump) jump in history, with absolute calmness and feeling, as his grandfather taught him as a child.

Those who knew the proud nature of chief saddle master Franz Kukuk knows - today the always white polished buttons would have been blown off his service uniform!

His grandson Christian has today realized the dream that his grandfather was denied - Christian Kukuk is an Olympian for eternity.

His winning horse named Checker has a remarkable pedigree. In the ninth generation of his pedigree there is a stallion named RADETZKY, the horse that his grandfather loved so much.

Above the white clouds of Versailles, a proud grandfather and a white stallion are celebrating today —- probably the most beautiful story of their lives.

(Picked up from the Australian Dressage Discussion page, thankyou.)

Schedule for the Olympics!
01/08/2024

Schedule for the Olympics!

Mid -week fun❤️Our palomino is in his late 20‘s and is still going strong!
24/07/2024

Mid -week fun❤️Our palomino is in his late 20‘s and is still going strong!

Shocking☹️We were looking forward to watching her ride in the Olympics.
23/07/2024

Shocking☹️We were looking forward to watching her ride in the Olympics.

17/07/2024

Horsey pool party, Kentucky style!

16/07/2024

Fun weekend with horses and friends in one of our favorite states!

09/07/2024

😂Turn up the sound- one of our favorites!

06/07/2024
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30/06/2024

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No one seems eager to go riding today😂 # # # # #
21/06/2024

No one seems eager to go riding today😂 # # # # #

20/06/2024

Well, this would be much more affordable and so much less work:)

16/06/2024

Our 4 year old Trakehner mare, Indy, went directly from her summer pasture to a week of camp with Sara Rhodes and has been stellar😍Her future is bright! Indy is a half sister to our previously approved stallion, Nitro. She has the very best disposition and is a perfect size! # # # # # #

14/06/2024

While we are tucked away in an air-conditioned truck with comfy seats, our horses are bouncing and swaying in the back.

Unlike many may think, horses don't actually sleep or rest in the trailer. Their body is constantly moving and making adjustments to stay upright - Just like we do when we are standing in the bus or train.

Researchers from Massey University in New Zealand sought to measure how much vertical and horizontal movement horses have when in a trailer. With two horses loaded up into a two-horse, they took a 58-minute trip and here is what they found:

📍In total, horse 1 moved over 228 ft and horse 2 moved over 320 ft vertically
📍Horizontally, Horse 1 moved 745 ft and Horse 2 moved 797 ft
📍Both horses swayed over 11 inches

Next time you load up for a show, clinic, lesson, etc., give your horse a break before jumping right on.
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This is cool!
10/06/2024

This is cool!

Our favorite kind of weekend❤️
02/06/2024

Our favorite kind of weekend❤️

Love this !
31/05/2024

Love this !

Didi Engler is back in the show pen and in the buckles at age 86 after a lifetime of loving the sport because of a rule change allowing non pro riders age 65-plus to hold the horn.

Read more in this month's edition of the Reiner at reini.ng/StillRiding.

So hard to believe that our friend and fellow equestrian Richard is gone. His pancreatic cancer diagnosis was a shock to...
27/05/2024

So hard to believe that our friend and fellow equestrian Richard is gone. His pancreatic cancer diagnosis was a shock to all. He loved his horses and was always warm and welcoming with a great sense of humor. May he rest in peace🙏.

View Ryszard Bugno's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

Happy Saturday morning!
25/05/2024

Happy Saturday morning!

19/05/2024

The day they’ve been waiting for all year:)

Gettin‘ our grey fix this evening with our homebred Holsteiner gelding, Carrington (Calido I / Quinar)❤️ # # #
08/05/2024

Gettin‘ our grey fix this evening with our homebred Holsteiner gelding, Carrington (Calido I / Quinar)❤️ # # #

Just like that, school is over and our young horses are home for the summer! Thank You, Paul Brookhart for bringing the...
04/05/2024

Just like that, school is over and our young horses are home for the summer! Thank You, Paul Brookhart for bringing them home safely in first class style - it is great to be able to get them home in one trip! ❤️

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The Puissance class at the Dublin Horse Show was a thrill to watch! This wall was 2.15 meters tall!

Horse Show fever everywhere in Dublin😂

The leadline ponies at the Dublin Horse Show were exquisite, as were the traditional outfits of the handlers! Delightful to watch❤️

The Amateur Hunters at the Dublin Horse Show were interesting to see! Watch as the judge asks them to „canter on“- they really move! After their amateur riders completed the class, a test rider got on each horse and rode it at all 3 gaits with a simple change and a gallop at the end. When she was done, the saddle was removed and the horse was presented to another judge in the same arena for conformation evaluation. The entire class took a good 45 minutes. Attire for hunter riders throughout the show was fox hunting based, with tweed coats and canary breeches…not a pair of Tailored Sportsman in sight, not even at the vendor booths:)Also, hunters are divided into categories: Heavy Weight, Medium and Light. All were gorgeous!

Horsey pool party, Kentucky style!
Horsey pool party, Kentucky style!

Horsey pool party, Kentucky style!

Fun weekend with horses and friends in one of our favorite states!

Another young hunter in the making!
Another young hunter in the making!

Our 4 year old Trakehner mare, Indy, went directly from her summer pasture to a week of camp with Sara Rhodes and has been stellar😍Her future is bright! Indy is a half sister to our previously approved stallion, Nitro. She has the very best disposition and is a perfect size! ##chestnutmare##fancygirl##morehunters##nottoobig##

The day they’ve been waiting for all year:)

Lucy’s dapples are amazing!

Our young German Trakehner mare, Kara, has started to canter her first lines over ground poles with rider /trainer Samantha Mayer. Kara loves her job and has told us that she wants to be a hunter…..🙂 Thank you and great job, Samantha!

Our youngsters will be coming home from training in just a few weeks and we can’t wait!😍Barnaby has transformed from a hairy pasture baby to a sleek and handsome youngster under saddle, thanks to Isobel Crumb! He is a 4 year old Oldenburg gelding by Bernay /Finest and we plan to develop him in dressage❤️Thank you and great job, Isobel!

We have a thing for greys and are super excited to see our young, homebred Holsteiner gelding Carrington finally going under saddle! Carrington is by Calido I and out of a dam by Quinar. He is a big boy and he took awhile to mature, but it was worth the wait:) Thank you, to his rider and trainer, Marah !

Next in our young horse lineup is Millie, who is excelling in her winter training program and enjoying her gymnastics lessons! Millie is one of our homebred Holsteiners by Million Dollar /Lorentin I. Thank you and great job, Ryan Bradley!

Another one of our youngsters is officially going under saddle! Barnaby is royally bred for dressage and we have been anxiously waiting for him to reach riding age. He is an Oldenburg gelding by Bernay out of a dam by Finest. He loves all of the attention that he is getting and has received an excellent report card so far:) Thank you, Isobel, for doing such a great job with him!

Our young horses in training are off to a great start this year and it looks like we have another lovely hunter in the making! Our young Trakehner mare, Kara, is officially going under saddle with her student rider and trainer, Samantha Mayer! Kara had a gorgeous foal for us by our previous stallion, Nitro, so we waited an extra year and a half to start her under saddle. It was well worth the wait! Can’t wait to see how she progresses- Thank you and great job, Samantha!

Playing with my best girl today, Dolce❤️

Not to be outdone by his sister, our „little“ Max looks like he wants a future in the hunter ring as well! He is a big, flashy boy and we see a future equitation or derby horse. Hard to believe that he was a wild pasture baby just 4 months ago. Thank You and great job, Kiah Grayer! Max is a Holsteiner gelding by Million Dollar /Lorentin I and he is a full brother to our super young hunter mare, Millie.

Our young Holsteiner mare, Millie, is getting ready for her first show in December with Abby Rich! Great job, Abby! We’re excited🤩

…and more young hunters! Our flashy 3 and 1/2 year old Holsteiner gelding, Max, is a big boy and is destined for the hunter ring! Max is by the stallion Million Dollar and is the last foal out of our foundation mare, Tiena. He is a full brother to our fancy young hunter prospect, Millie. Max has only been under saddle for about 90 days and is developing beautifully under the guidance of Kiah Grayer. He is shown in this video being ridden by Isobel Crumb. In addition to being handsome , he is also a very good mover. We are excited for his future! Thank you and great job, ladies!

….and more Hunters!! This is our 3 year old homebred Holstener mare, Dora, after just 90 days of training with Isobel Crumb. Dora is a half-sister to our fabulous young hunter mare, Lucy, who is a barn favorite and is currently showing. Dora has the same lovely canter, natural lead change and amazing disposition as her big sister…..To say that we are excited is an understatement! Dora is by Con Capilot and is out of our German Holsteiner mare Zarinja, by Clearway. Thanks for the video, Isobel and great job!

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