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Australian Horses

Teaching in Australia - Centennial Stables Show

Oberon Schooling

Riding in the Mountains

Serendipity Equestrian has had the pleasure of coming across some amazing horses that have really touched our hearts. 

This page is dedicated to those horses, who will be sadly missed by the entire Serendipity team!
 

Unfair Advantage (aka Gent) Gent was an amazing horse who was rescued from an auction where a number of horses are sold to the various meat packers/dealers around Alberta.  He was luckily picked up at the auction and rehabilitated into the amazing horse everyone at Serendipity Equestrian had the pleasure of knowing. Gent was owned by Lara Matiisen and was truly one of the best horses we have known.  He was competed in Jumpers by Alison and Lara and won the season Champion in 2006 with Lara for Starter Level in Three Day Eventing, with plans to move him up to the pre-training level in 2007.  Gent was used as a Pony Club horse and Lara was kind enough to offer him as a school horse to many riders at Serendipity Equestrian.  He was sadly taken from us in June 2007 which devastated the entire Serendipity team.  He was an incredible horse who taught so many riders how to ride and appreciate horses because his amazing personality.  He was taken too early and is missed dearly!

Admiral Pete
(aka Bleu/Blue)

Blue was a 1993 Registered Grey Appendix Quarter Horse Gelding who believed he was a Thoroughbred.  Blue stood 17 hands and was a gentle giant.  He started out his life as a racehorse but was retired due to an injury.  He was quickly re-trained as a show jumper.  Blue was an amazing and athletic jumper who won a Puissance jumping 4'10" and was only stopped at that height because that was the top of the standards!

Blue also began showing in three day eventing when his owner, Lara Matiisen, became interested in trying her hand at the sport.  It was also thought that Blue would excel in the eventing field as he had endless amounts of energy and he was fearless.  Blue literally would jump anything from anywhere!!  Due to his successful eventing debut and his demonstrated a keenness for eventing, the plans were to begin full event training in 2004.

Unfortunately, Blue was struck with a severe bout of colic which resulted in him sadly passing away in the Winter of 2003.

Blue taught his rider so much about horsemanship and learning to ride.  He will be sadly missed by everyone!