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Erin and Donaufürst in 1999. Photo
Credit: Shannon Brinkman
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Erin
Brinkman
Erin has over 30 years of
experience training horses for dressage. She enjoys teaching just as much as riding. She believes that trust begins with natural horsemanship work. From here working up through the dressage pyramid in a classical style.
She can also help you find your
dream horse in the US or Europe. Erin is available for clinics
and private lessons. |
Some Competition Highlights
Imminence
Silversands Dressage 2008
FEI 5 year old test-78.60% First level-79% Training level 78%- hi-point training and first level
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Bella Luna born 1995 Hannoverian mare owned by Delight Willing
Region 3 Championships 2007
Reserve Champion Prix St George-69% Champion Intermediare 1 Freestyle-77%
Region 3 Championships 2008 Champion Intermediare II- 66% Champion Grand Prix- 63%
Horse of the Year 2007
Intermediare 1 Freestyle- 75% |
Influential, "Lou" by Donaufürst, born 1998, Trakehner gelding trained through Intermediare 1 level in 2008. Lou was 11th place USDF HOY at 1st level 2004, with median of 71.783,
and scores thru 79%. In 2005, he was again 11th place HOY at 2nd
level with a median of 68.43%, scores thru 76%. In 2007 he was 7th place HOY at 3rd level with a 69% median. In 2008 he was 14th place HOY at 4th level with a 67% median. In 2008 he was sold to Nancy Kempe.
Region 3 championships 2004
79% 1st level hi-point of show
Region 3 Championships 2007
69 % 4th level hi-point 4th level
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Friedensfürst
USDF HOY 2007
75%
Training Level Test 2 - First Place
(Under
water - Torrential downpour at this show!)
Canterbury -
May 2007
74%
Training Level Test 2 - First Place
75%
Training Level Test 3 - First Place
74%
Training Level Test 4 - First Place
High Point Training Level |
Erin
has over 30 years of experience and believes in kind and correct
training from the start to achieve a harmonious and long-lasting
relationship between you and your horse.
She can also help you find your dream horse in the US or Europe.
Erin is available for clinics and private lessons. |
Erin's
Current Horses
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Photo
Credit: Shannon Brinkman
Imminence, newly approved Trakehner stallion born 2004. Owned by Jean Brinkman of Valhalla Farm. This horse in an absolute delight to train and show. In 2008, his first season showing, he has averaged over 75 % at Training level, over 72% at First and over 75% in the 5 YO FEI YH classes.
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Photo
Credit: Shannon Brinkman
Trevoreau, Is showing Prix St George and Intermediare 1. 2008 was reserve champion PSG Region 3 and won his Intermediare 1 open class. Owned by Mildred Schott. |
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Insightful, "Shakti"born 2000, currently finishing her FEI training. This mareis owned by Jean Brinkman of Valhalla Farm. This mare is a real ladies horse, light and sensitive. She is a easy to train very willing to try! This mare is for sale.. |
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Credit: Shannon Brinkman
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Freidensfürst, "Fenway" born 2002 Trakehner gelding by
Donaufürst
In 2005, Fenway was region 5, 3 yr. old In hand champion.
Fenway was bred, trained and handled by Erin. He had breed show
scores thru 82.9%.
In 2006, he began showing under saddle at training level. He
was hi-point of show with a 80.27% in training level test 4. In 2007 he was USDF HOY 3rd place at training level. He is currently schooling 3rd level. Fenway is for sale.
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Credit: Shannon Brinkman
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Erin and Fenway
Photo
Credit: Shannon Brinkman
Some of Erin's Previous Horses
Devaro, 10 yr. old Westphalian gelding, owned by Ashwin
Stable, Santa Fe, NM.
Erin began with Devaro in the summer of
2004. In 2005, they were RMDS Region 5 champions
at
PSG and INT. 1. Devaro was 26th nationally in his first year
showing Intermediare 1,
with a 67.5% median.
   
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Erin and
Beau-2000 Photo
Credit: Shannon Brinkman
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Beaujolais, "Beau", imported in 1999 at 11yrs old.
This horse was a successful re-school for Erin. He had been kept
in a stall for almost 8 years after an injury at age 4. He had
almost no handling and was bucking off his riders. Erin
categorized him as quite wild, and very much in the minus scale in his
training. She was very happy and proud to be able to eventually
train him thru fourth level. In 2001, he was 2nd place in the
region three championships at 2nd level with a 69% and third place third
level with a 68%.
Beau was the cover page of "Hunter and
Sport Horse", 2000, with an article Erin wrote about the
"Deep Riding Controversy ". Axel Steiner later emailed
Erin that this was "a very good article". |
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Credits: Shannon Brinkman
Limbo King, "Limbo", 2003, training the piaff
with Herwig Radnetter.
In 2003, Limbo was 16th place USDF
HOY at Intermediare 1, with a median of 68.250%.
Limbo helped Erin break
into the 70 percentile at FEI. They went on to do very well in the
USET classes in 2004, earning 13th place nationally.
Photo
Credit: Shannon Brinkman
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Dreamweaver,
"Dancer", bred and trained by Erin. shown in photo as a
5 year old 2003. He is currently owned by Ashwin Stable.
Finished to fourth level, he is currently being trained by Terina Drumm.
She just began showing him at third level, this was both the horse and
riders first time showing this level. they were in both shows in
60 percentile. |
Erin and Dancer with Herwig Rattener Photo
Credit: Shannon Brinkman
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Sunrise,
"Sunny", imported by Erin in 1999.
Sunny was sold back to Germany and is currently finishing
her Grand Prix training. |
“Erin Brinkman
has always been blessed with a natural feel for riding,
although she will tell you she had to work very hard to gain good body
control. She is incredibly thorough
with every horse she encounters
and just seems to speak “horse”. She
seems to me to always be evolving
in her approach to horses and I am quite often brought to tears by her
riding! She is an enthusiastic
trainer and it has been an honor to
have been her best friend for these last 10 years... “
-Shannon Yates, 2006
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