Testimonials

Wolter and Ronberts are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These two Friesians are considered royalty here. In or out of their stalls they have everyone’s attention. Not only are they beautiful but they are a dream to work around and are very willing to please. They are easy going but can definitely “step up” when asked. I think this is the perfect breed, the perfect balance. We teamed them up in harness on Saturday and they were fantastic. Thank you for these wonderful horses.

3 Years Later.....

We are very happy with Wolter and Ronberts. They are very well behaved, eager to please not to mention exceptionally beautiful. Thank you!!

Dan & family in Chicago

We LOVE Wolter and Ronberts!!!!!!!!!

Thank You,

The Bleka family in Chicago

Aug 1, 2006
Hello Janna
I am truly enjoying Warno and he is becoming a magnificent horse with the current trainer. I have cut Warno's tail 3 times as it drapes on the ground. I will have to be cut again or braided up.) Next year we will begin to show him.
More important than all of this is his friendship. By working with him and riding, I am now able to walk and no longer trip after the injury which I had [not horse related].
Take care
Elizabeth

I want to let you know how pleased I am with my friesian.

As you are aware, I specialize in hippotherapy. Yesterday my TWH was acting up and needed another horse. Put Lancelot into the program and he was unbelievable!! Kind and gentle to all the kids. Not a mean bone in his body. The kids happen to be autistic and would bump up and down, toss and turn and he just walked on like a good boy not letting anything bother him. I was so very proud. Thank you again for my gentle boy. I put alot of trust in your recommendation and assurance that he would work out.

He is such a sweet boy!! Took him out for his first hack (3 hours) and he did not make 1 bad move. Even jumped his first log:-) The only complaint I have is that he loves me so and pushes everyone else away as he is the "king pin". He is happy and having a great life! Would recommend you to everyone.
Robin in Penn

Just a note to say how I feel it was meant to be that I recently found you and your beautiful ranch, and of course my "Zeus" boy. (my new love)...I wasn't really in the market to purchase a Friesian at the present, however after riding Zeus that was it for me. I am truely fulfilling a childhood dream of owning a Fairytale Friesian Stallion and have you to thank. Every time I ride him it becomes clear to me how special a horse he is to me, he is soooo sweet and seems to take care of me. Owning Zeus has given me a sense of contentment and a new positive outlet in addition to being a wife and mother of two precious little girls!! P.S.(Another special perk, I can practice braiding on his enormously long mane so that my girls can enjoy wearing braids in their hair..)
Love and thanks,
Heather

Hi Janna,
I spent the day with Libbe yesterday and he is a love.   Thanks for a great new love in my life!!!
I purchased Libbe from you back in September. He has settled in well and I, of course, have fallen hopelessly in love with him. He is representitive of his breed in that he is kind, loving and very intelligent. He makes very rapid gains in training due to his very willing work ethic and intelligence.

19 years later:

Libbe was my first Friesian. He made me fall in love with the breed. He was one in a million. I do love  them all but he had the original amazing brain. So smart. So kind. So calm but with great work ethic. You sent me one of the loves of my life and I high hopes for the same experience  again. (from BSF)
-Thanks Nancy in Atlanta

From the Stable Owner..............................

I own a farm just East of Atlanta in Social Circle GA. One of my dearest friends keeps her horses with me, in my care, and she just bought a 9 year old Friesian Gelding named "Libbe". He arrived from Holland and he is a lovely boy, kind and gentle and so far has acclimated beautifully.
Pansy in GA

Just a note to let you know that Theo arrived in good shape and he has settled into our farm beautifully. He really is a very sweet guy and is a big hit with all my boarders. Theo seems to be a very bright and willing chap. I've had about 4 rides on him at this point, and every one is better than the last. He has a beatiful head, very nice gaits and a spectacular temperament. Certainly the nicest Friesian we've met so far.I appreciate your donating some of your proceeds to breast cancer research. I am a breast cancer survivor. Thanks
-- Judy in Virginia
Update, Aug 17, 2005.........................
This driving picture is from the first show I took Theo to. We came away with 1st place in almost everything. The judge declared him to be the nicest Friesian she had ever seen and tried to convince me to take him to the big Lorenzo show in NY. Theo also was a demo horse for Paul Maye at the Virginia Equine Extravaganza. It was cool seeing how well he dealt with working on the grounds of a major NASCAR track. Neat horse.

Update Jun 13, 2006.....................................
I thought you might like to know that they went out today for the first time as a driving pair and won the Driving Grand Prix (Pairs Horse division) at the Upperville Horse Show. Paul Maye was driving, and man, they flew!
-- Judy in Virginia

Janna,
Our sweet, sweet, sweet gal arrived today. She stayed a night or two at the Equine Express headquarters and they all fell in love with her as well. She has settled in nicely here this afternoon, and has absolutely the sweetest spirit of any horse that we have ever owned. Amazing.

Thanks again for providing us with this beautiful creation of God!

Deb & Dave Hart

Friesian Harts of Texas

Janna,
The boys are just wonderful.....you would not believe how well they are going under saddle and driving.
I will be over to look at your mares next!

6 years later...
Again thanks for all the pleasure miles we have clocked with Jeen, Wabe and Catootje. Find me another super mare!!!!!!

Update... Janna, How goes it? Wabe and Jeen are winning big time in dressage this year. Scores of 70!!!! Minke will be debuting as a dressage horse this fall. Can't tell you how much I love my horses! It would be wonderful if you could come to the farm and play. Love, Margot in Oregon

Opal is a sweet and loving baby girl.

Regards,
Debbie

I just wanted to let you know how Jorrit is doing. When I led him out of the quarantine center a group of people just stared at him and all I could hear was what a beautiful animal he was. I had very high expectations for him and to be honest with you, I didn't think he could possibly live up to them. No horse could be as perfect as I had imagined. I have had many horses and have ridden horses all my life, and I have never known of one such as Jorrit. For starters, his personality is unlike any other horse I have known. He is so friendly, smart, cute, funny, and alert it is unbelieveable. He is literally a large black lab puppy. He follows me around everywhere. As soon as I leave his sight he whinnies as if to say what could possibly be more important than playing with me at this moment? He walks from the pasture to the barn with no lead rope and follows me and does not stop for anything. He stops when I stop. He goes when I go. I rode him for the first time and have decided he is the best horse I have ridden ever, and the unbelievable thing is he is only 3 years old. He has apparently had excellent training over in the Netherlands because he is very obedient and extremely intellingent. He is so smooth to ride. Everybody loves him and he is safe enough for kids as well. And of course he is absolutely gorgeous with excellent conformation and a beautiful, long mane, tail, and forelock. He loves having his hair braided. Just watching him in the pasture is amazing. Yesterday, there were some of our friends here to see him and he was in the pasture doing a piaffe. He had his head high and nose tucked in as if to say, look at me, I am beautiful. I just wanted to really tell you how happy I am with him, and how accurate you were in understanding what I wanted in my friesian and delivering exactly that. Thanks again for everything!!!!
-Sarah in Conneticut

Hi Janna,

 We are THRILLED with Taco!

Thanks so much for everything! It's so hard to move him from this beautiful place (BSF) !!

Mary and 12 yr old Christine

I cannot say thank you enough for your help and expertise in assisting me to pick out my dream friesian. I absolutely LOVE Wynzen! He is fantastic, I still cannot believe he is actually mine! He has been home for a little over a week now, and he is doing great. I couldn't be happier..he is perfect for me! I really appreciate all of your help and hospitality, your facility is exquisite. It was such a joy meeting you, Ron, Julie, Harmina, Francisco and all of your beautiful, beautiful friesians. I will never forget the experience!! Again, THANKS SO MUCH!
Love from Julie and Wynzen

Now that we're done w/ our hectic show schedule, I finally have a minute to sit down and write you a thank you note!
I wanted to let you know how much we appreciated all your help and patience trying to find the "right" horse. Gerben is so special, I just LOVE him!! He's always the perfect gentlemen..quiet and composed. He's also quite the trailmaster and enjoys going wine tasting as much as we do! He gives off all the confidence in the world when your riding him, you can't help but have a big smile. The brains and beauty weren't lost on him...Gerben is absolutely SPECTULAR to look at, extremely sweet and always friendly! What more can I say...Gerben already has a special place in our hearts and will definitely be a permanent part of our family for the rest of his years....
Our deepest thanks to you and your family. We'll keep in touch!!
~Andi

2 years later...................................
"Hi" Janna, Yep, Gerben is still the star of our barn.....what I would do to clone his looks and TEMPERAMENT!! You could ride that horse into a riot if you wanted too?? :) I bought Karen a mini for Christmas so she could safely learn how to drive a horse behind a cart. Last week he got loose while our barn help was cleaning up and I walked into the barn to find him STANDING underneath Gerben in the cross ties AND Gerben was relaxing, resting on one of his back feet.... I'm not sure if I got that one in a million, but he is a special horse. Since I have owned him he has NEVER even tried to bite another horse and kicking never crossed his mind, which is amazing if you had the opportunity to meet our Quarter horse geldings that he gets turned out with.....spoiled, bratty, show horses!! :)~ I just can't believe I got the privilege to own Gerben. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I made the mistake of letting Karen ride him the last time we went out for a long ride with some friends when her gelding started to act up, so we switched horses and I haven't heard the end of it since. I know how she feels, it's like giving up the Bentley to drive the Toyota Corolla. Thanks!!
~Andi

She is even more incredible in real life! What a beautiful horse! She is magnificent and more than I ever hoped for. Thanks so much!!!! She is the hit of Shelter Island! Don't be surprised if you get somebusiness from here as she has already made an impression on a local lady that was looking for a friesian horse. Of course I had only good words to say about you! Thank you sooooo much for hooking us up with such a loving, gorgeous horse!!! She brings tears to my eyes (and Swedes do not cry easily) .

Update May 10, 2005
Zwaantje had a girl, her name is Seneca and she is just the cat's meow! The birth went just fine and took only 7 minutes. This picture was taken on Seneca's first day of life and it made the front page of the local paper here. As you can see, Z. is a super mom!
All the best to you and your family,
Lotta in NY