August 13, 2010 - Golden Affirmation is confirmed in foal to the stallion Pablo!! We are VERY excited to finally have her confirmed in foal to him!! This foal will be for sale in utero. Click here for more info!!

July 06, 2010 - Golden Sunrise is confirmed in foal to the KWPN stallion Padinus!! We are SO excited to finally have her confirmed in foal to him!! This foal will be for sale in utero. Click here for more info!!

We are having Golden Affirmation bred to Pablo this week, hopefully we have good news to share in a few weeks!!

 We are planning on going to the Fieldstone Farm Open Show in September as well as the CWHBA foal futurity. They will be held at the same location on the same day. The other horse shows are not being held this year.

May 17, 2010 - We are in the process of doing a major facelift to our website. Please be patient while we are working out the kinks and the layout.

We have decided to keep Golden Sunrise's 2010 filly EEF Landelina by Landkonig. She is such an incredible filly we don't want to part with her. We plan to campaign her as a jumper and dressage horse and in the distant future we want to ad her to our broodmare herd.

We are going to be breeding Golden Sunrise and Golden Affirmation in the next week or two. We will keep you posted on their pregnancy status.

As of right now we are looking to show at the CWHBA Foal Futurity and the CWHBA Open show at Hogendoorns. (if it will held this year...we are keeping our fingers crossed it will be!!) Because of my daughter still being so young I have not had the time to ride the horses as much as I would like to so I can show them under saddle...there is always next year!!

March 13, 2010 - Golden Sunrise had a GORGEOUS filly by Landkonig March 12, 2010. This filly is being offered for sale. Click here for more info!!

We are getting underway to begin breeding the mares for the 2011 season. Golden Affirmation is going to be bred to Pablo. Golden Sunrise is hopefully going to be bred to Padinus (they are having trouble getting more semen as he passed away suddenly in an accident).

January 08, 2010 - We hope everyone had a great holiday Season and a Happy New Year! We are looking forward to 2010 this year as we await the arrival of our 3rd foal out of Golden Sunrise. We are still working on our plans for showing this year and will post them once we have some.

Sonaya is going to be going to her new home in Montreal in the coming weeks. We are sad to see her go, but happy for her and her new owner!!

December 08, 2009 - We are wrapping up a very successful 2009 season. At the LDA series this year  Golden Affirmation was Overall Grand Champion for the Bronze Walk/Trot Open Division. And Golden Sunrise was Overall Reserve Grand Champion for the Bronze Training Open Division.

Our lone foal out of Golden Sunrise is due March 10th, and we are VERY excited to meet him or her!! This foal is for sale and will be offered at a reduced rate before foaling. Please email or call us for more information on this incredible foal!!

Cassy took Golden Sunrise for a hack on October 25th through the nice fall fields...she went into labor the next day and then welcomed her first non horse baby October 28, 2009 and couldn't be happier!! Abby "helps" with the barn chores everyday with no complaint...she is making the transition very easy for Cassy!!

We thank everyone for a wonderful 2009 season, and look forward to 2010! We hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday Season and a prosperous New Year!!

September 26, 2009 - We uploaded the videos of Golden Affirmation at the CWHBA Mare Performance Test held September 13th at the Travis Hall Equestrian click here to see them!!

September 23, 2009 - Golden Affirmation was presented at the CWHBA Mare Performance Test held September 13th at the Travis Hall Equestrian Centre. She won Premium and received 8's for her jumping and ridability. I will post all her scores once I get them! She had had just 2 weeks of work prior to the test and performed beautifully!! (I was unable to ride the month before). Luckily for me Yulia Gafni was able to get her going again and was able to present her for me! We were VERY grateful for that!! There will be videos of her test under saddle posted very soon...so be sure to check back often!

We were very disappointed that the CWHBA show was canceled due to lack of entries. It is always a highlight of our year and we look forward to going!! We are hoping that next year will be bigger and better then ever!!

August 18, 2009 - EEF Samson has been sold to Alexis of Ballston Spa, NY. She plans on doing dressage with him. We are very excited to see what the future holds for this new partnership!! We wish you all the best with EEF Samson we hope you enjoy him as much as we did!!

Golden Sunrise and Golden Affirmation were shown at the LDA show on August 16th. They both won both of their classes. (Training #1 & #2 and Walk/Trot A & B respectively) We could not have been happier with them!! They performed so nicely, even with the intense heat!! That brings a very good ending to our very successful show season (under saddle)!!

We are going to be taking Golden Sunrise and Golden Affirmation to the CWHBA show on September 6th. Both mares will be shown in their respective line class.  Golden Affirmation will also be shown in the mare performance test. This will officially be my last time showing under saddle for the year. My dr has been very patient with me and is allowing me this one more class (I will be almost 31 weeks by that time!).

 July 25, 2009 - Despite some trailer troubles in the morning making us 1 1/2 hours late leaving for the show we made it to the Fieldstone Open Breeders Show safe and sound. We got there just in time to get Golden Sunrise off the trailer and into the ring...literally!! (We got there 5 minutes before the show was to start, and she was in the first class!) The same thing happened with  EEF Samson, (There was 1 class in between the two horses) we took him off the trailer and into the already started class; he didn't have any prep before going into the already full class. He was SO well behaved!! He was like he had done it his whole life!! Golden Sunrise placed 3rd in the "Open Broodmares Class" and EEF Samson placed 5th out of 9 in the "Open Yearling Class". We were SO happy with the horses and how they handled everything! We would like to thank Barry (Cassy's dad) and David for all the help they provided getting to/from and during the show!! It couldn't have been done without you two!!

July 13, 2009 - We are pleased to announce that Golden Sunrise placed second in both her classes at the LDA show on July 12th. (She had had 2 1/2 weeks off just before the show because of an injury. She performed wonderfully considering!!) She was shown Training Level Test #1 & #2. Golden Affirmation placed first and second in her classes. She was shown Walk/Trot test A & B. 

We brought EEF Samson and Golden Sunrise to the CSHA Open Show July 5th. Golden Sunrise placed 2nd in the "Open Broodmare/Yeld Mare" class. EEF Samson placed 3rd in the "Open Yearling" class.

We are hoping to get out to the next LDA show for sure (fingers crossed about the last one) as well as the CWHBA show. Time will be the factor on this as I am currently 22 weeks along (due November 12th). So until I get too big to ride/show and/or my Dr. tells me otherwise, things are still going as planned!

June 15, 2009 - We are VERY pleased to announce that Golden Sunrise placed first in both her classes at the LDA show on June 14th. It was her very first show under saddle (Other then the CWHBA show). She was shown Training Level Test #1 & #2. Golden Sunrises' scores were 72.6087 and 72.8571 respectively. Golden Affirmation placed first and second in her classes. It was the first time she was shown under saddle, and the first time being ridden with other horses. She was shown Walk/Trot test A & B. Golden Affirmations' scores were 58.5714 and 63.3333 respectively. 

The next show on the agenda is the CSH show being held at the Hunt Club in London. It is on the 5th of July.

May 20, 2009 - We are excited to announce that the "CWHBA Breeders Digest Volume Two Issue Three" Highlighted the Hogendoorn Breed Show we took the horses to last September. They published the results of the Free Jumping Competition in which Golden Affirmation won the GLN Cup. They also posted a picture of her free jumping. There was also a picture of Golden Sunrise Under Saddle (Where she won the Riding Test).

Unfortunately, after a few unsuccessful attempts with breeding Sonaya and Golden Affirmation we have decided to not try any more until next year. We ended up having a great deal of issues with shipping and customs in regards to getting the semen here in time to breed the mares. (Despite having every requirement set out by the CFIA, the shipments were still late.) We are hoping that by next year the customs will have things straightened out by then. Until then we look forward to our lone Landkonig foal next March out of Golden Sunrise.

We have also decided to go to a few of the LDA Dressage shows this summer. We will be taking Golden Sunrise for sure. We are still undecided about bringing Sonaya and/or Golden Affirmation to the shows. Golden Sunrise and EEF Samson will be shown that the CSHA Open Show at the London Hunt Club. As well as the show at Fieldstone Farm. Of course we will also be going to the CWHBA show at Hogendoorn's as we cannot miss that one!! As of now we are not sure who we are going to be taking to that one.

April 25, 2009 - We updated EEF Sampson's  page with more pictures and current videos of him both in the field and in hand. The videos in hand show how straight he travels and how well he handles. He is really maturing into an incredible horse with a very bright future!! To see the new pictures and videos, please click here...

April 18, 2009 - We are VERY excited to announce that Golden Sunrise is confirmed in foal to Landkönig. She is due March 10, 2010.

March 05, 2009 - We are VERY excited to announce that Golden Sunrise will also be bred to Landkönig for a 2010 foal!! Golden Sunrise will be bred to Padinus in 2010 for a 2011 foal instead of breeding her this time around.

February 19, 2009 - We are VERY excited to announce that both Sonaya and Golden Affirmation are going to be bred to Landkönig for a 2010 foal!! He is the sire of Lantinus who set a record in 2002 by selling for the highest price ever achieved by a jumper at the Elite auctions in the Hanoverian Niedersachsen Halle; And again, setting a record at Shockemoehle’s prestigious PSI Sale. The current owners of Lantinus, the Straumanns, paid 2.4 million dollars for him and turned down 5.5 million Euro’s ($8.7million) six months later after he won the Global champions tour GP of Qatar. Lantinus has been #1 in the FEI world rank in June and July 2008 and competed in the 2008 Olympics for show jumping.

February 08, 2009 - We updated the ABOUT US page with some more information on Cassy as well as some more pictures. We had a wonderful Christmas holiday here at EEF and are looking forward to spring, getting the mares in foal as well as showing. We will keep you posted on the shows we are planning on attending this summer.

November 15, 2008 - We are VERY excited to announce that we have a new mare to add to our broodmare band!! Her name is Sonaya. She is a half sister to our foundation mare Golden Sunrise. She is expected to arrive at our farm on the 18th of November. We plan to show Sonaya next season in dressage mainly, but if time permits, we are considering showing her in the jumpers as well.

October 12, 2008 - We updated the "About" page with a few pictures of the barn renovations.

September 16, 2008 - We made it to the CWHBA show held at Hogendoorn Farms safe and sound!! We couldn't have been more happy with the way our horses behaved and showed!! The judge was International Judge Hakon Wahldman from Finnland.

Golden Affirmation (pictured Left. Photo by Mike Armstrong) won the Free Jumping Competition, placed 3rd in her "3 year old mares and geldings class" and was approved at her inspection! She has a busy day and performed wonderfully!! We were very happy with her!

Golden Sunrise won the Riding Horse Test!! She also placed 2nd in the Free Jumping Competion (Behind her 2005 filly Golden Affirmation)

EEF Sampson did not place in his very strong class of foals and weanlings. We knew he wouldn't be competitive (being out of the cute faze and into the awkward 'teen' faze!) but really wanted him to go for the atmosphere. He was PERFECT the entire time! I couldn't believe how calm he was! We got LOTS of complements about how well behaved he was!

All in all, despite the rain, we had a wonderful time, the horses were great as were the organizers and volunteers!  

August 23, 2008 The second time we were unable to show was today. The free jumping competition was canceled due to lack of entries! We were REALLY looking forward to bringing Golden Affirmation. Because it was canceled we decided to wait and have Golden Affirmation presented for approval CWHBA at the same time as the CWHBA Breed Show held at Hogendoorn Farm.

We will be bringing Golden Sunrise, Golden Affirmation and EEF Sampson to the show at Hogendoorn Farm on September 13th. Golden Sunrise will partake in the performance test (under saddle and free jumping). Golden Affirmation will be shown in hand and the free jumping. EEF Sampson will be shown in hand for his first time out! We are hoping that 3rd time is the charm! We will make it there safe and sound and uneventful!

August 6, 2008 - Golden Affirmation is going to be competing in the free jumping competition August 23rd in Orangeville ON. The same day she is going to be presented at the CWHBA inspection for stud book approval.

Artist Jennifer Pratt posted a painting she has done of EEF Sampson as a 'model' in her "Canadian Bred - Original Sporthorse Artwork Series".   Here is a link to the painting.

Unfortunately there was a death in the family so we were unable to make it to the CSHA show. Next year we hope to be there with the horses.

We have somewhat settled into the new farm, the fencing is coming along nicely and we are making plans to renovate the existing barn. Pictures will come soon I hope!!

June 29, 2008 - Golden Affirmation is going to be shown in hand at the open CSHA show at the London Hunt Club on July 6th. 

 We are moving!! Our farm is just 15 minutes from London and St. Thomas. Situated between the 401 and the 402!!! We will update once everyone is settled in to our new place!!

June 02, 2008 - Artist Jennifer Pratt came out to meet us and our horses. She is going to use EEF Sampson as a 'model' in her "Canadian Bred - Original Sporthorse Artwork Series".  We were very grateful that she came out to see the horses and we eagerly await her work(s) of art!!

May 23, 2008 - Golden Sunrise is going to be bred to KWPN-AES  jumping stallion Padinus in 2009 for a 2010 foal. At the same time we are going to breed Golden Affirmation (stallion TBD). This summer we are going to present Golden Affirmation at a CWHBA inspection. We are also hoping to get her out to a few shows. 

May 02, 2008 - Golden Affirmation has been added to our broodmare band. We are very excited to have her in our program on a full lease.

March 04, 2008 - EEF Sampson was featured on artist Jennifer Pratt's "Canadian Bred - Original Sporthorse Artwork Series" blog. She is going to use him as a model for her 'Canadian Bred Sporthorse' series.

February 26, 2008 - Golden Sunrise produces a big, gorgeous and strong colt by Sambuca...more

January 10, 2008 - Taken from "The Breeder's Digest - Volume Two Issue One - December 2007"  Here is what was said about"

Golden Affirmation: "A mare with a nice topline, correct legs and a good walk."  

Golden Sunrise: "She is a very nice mare with a strong topline and a good and regular trot."  

September 2, 2007 - Golden Sunrise placed 1st in "4 Years and Older Mares & Geldings", won Grand Champion Senior Horse, and Overall Reserve Grand Champion Horse.
Golden Sunrise's filly Golden Affirmation placed 2nd in the "2 Year Old Fillies and Colts/Geldings". The horse that placed ahead of Golden Affirmation is the horse that went on the win Overall Grand Champion Horse for the show.
The show was a CWHBA Breed Show held at Hogendoorn Farm. The judge was International judge Johan Hamminga from Holland.

June 23, 2007 - Golden Sunrise was Top Mare at the CWHBA Mare Inspection.

June 09, 2005 - Golden Sunrise produces a stunning brown filly by Oxford...more

October 10, 2003 - Golden Sunrise placed 1st in the "2 yr old Canadian Sport Horse" class at the Maritime Fall Fair in Halifax, NS.

June 2003 - Golden Sunrise placed 1st in "2 and Under Mares" in Lawrencetown, NS.