"I purchased gentleman from you approximately a month ago and just wanted to thank you for this amazing horse. In the past two years I had purchased two horses in the States and they were both unmitigated disasters. What I was looking for in the US was out of my price range so for my third attempt I decided to purchase overseas and found "Manny" on your website.

I purchased him off video because I couldn't afford a trip to Germany and hoped for the best. When Carl from quarantine called to tell me he had arrived and described him as a "lovely bugger" and "cool as a cucumber," I felt a lot better. After picking him up and before riding him, I was elated. He's calm, beautiful and incredibly sweet. Everybody in my barn went crazy over him and my trainer told me two people wanted to buy him within the first week of his arrival.

Manny is amazing under saddle. He's incredibly honest and straightforward. He loves jumping and is always determined to get to the other side. His long stride and rhythmic canter instill confidence and make jumping easy. He is definitely green and we're working on his flatwork but he's a quick learner and has made incredible progress. Most importantly, he's very forgiving and doesn't hold it against me when I make mistakes.

I started riding again two years ago during chemotherapy after a twenty-five year hiatus. My cancer prognosis was very grim and I wanted to be around horses again before I died. Most days I was so weak from my treatments that the barn had to tack up the lesson horse for me and I would walk around the arena a few times and get off. But I feel like that small interaction with horses were key to my surviving chemotherapy and surgery and I've been cancer-free ever since. Manny is my reward for all my heartache and determination to not give up ... both in riding and in life.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to Manny's owners and trainers. He's obviously been loved and well cared for.  And thank you to German Horse Center for making it so easy to find and purchase this wonderful horse."

Update three weeks later:

"Two additional Things I want to add regarding Gentleman.

Number one, when my vet examined him upon his arrival, he was extremely pleased with his condition.   He said he's seen a lot of horses arrive from Europe in poor condition ... underweight, teeth need floating,  etc. Not the case with Gentleman.

Secondly, Gentleman completed his first show this weekend in the States and won three firsts and one third.

I am so proud of him and excited for our future together. Thanks again for helping me find this amazing horse."  

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