Above, our main stable is pictured and the outdoor arena.
Our second stable, on a different property, is a certified CFIA quarantine facility, where we are able to quarantine all of the horses we import into Canada and take them directly from Toronto Pearson International Airport, where they complete their quarantine under Canadian regulations, governed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
All of the horses fly in on, either MartinAir or KLM. We have our own Veterinarian in the Netherlands that specializes in Equine Reproduction and we are set up to do all of our quarantine in Middenbeemster, the Netherlands, where the horses get exquisite care, and where they have worked many years with our Veterinarian. Our horses go directly to the airport the day of their flight, as we prefer they don't have to get shuffled around too often, as opposed to being dropped off the night before at the horse hotel, near the airport and then re-loaded the next day into a trailer etc, especially when handling young foals and pregnant mares.
After we have confirmation of the estimated time of arrival at Toronto Pearson, we personally see the horses through the veterinarian inspection at the airport and personally load them on our trailer and take them directly to our own quarantine facility, where we make all the necessary arrangements for our Veterinarian and the CFIA Veterinarian, to draw the necessary blood and necessary swabs etc.
Our stables are designed with safety of the horses, first and foremost. Each quarantine horse stall has a camera monitoring each horse during the entire quarantine process, with outside walls done with FRP-fiberglass Reinforced plywood to provide strength, cleanliness and a sterile environment. The fronts of the stalls are done with board made with re-cycled plastic, also for cleanliness. Each stall has the mattress system for the horse comfort, provided by "Stablecomfort" TM, which has recycled rubber, done in tubes and joined together, with a rubber one piece top layer, also easy to keep sterile.
Our stable has the capability to scan all microchips used in the horse or pet industry, both FDX-A 10 digit and FDX-B 15 digit and also 128KHz 9 digit encrypted microchips.
Our stable uses and endorses infra-red laser therapy. There are many lasers available but infra-red is truly state of the art.
For 2009 breeding season, we are planning on making available, to the public, some of the best FPS approved Friesian stallions in the world, that are available via frozen semen. We will be working with our own Veterinarian in the Netherlands, that specializes in Equine Reproduction, to only have the best. All of the stallions available will be listed on our website.