Our Team
Meet us and our horses
Trainer
Anke Rath
* 1968
What should I tell you about myself? I think you'll find out everything you need to know on the following pages ;)) "Since my earliest childhood, horses have been my constant companions. The calm eyes and gentleness of these wonderful animals have never left me!"
Wilma-Australian Cattle Dog
Of course, Wilma is also part of my team – my little ACD girl. She always loves to be there; typical Cattle Dog, wherever I am, the dog is too. The little one still has a lot to learn, but I'm sure she'll get there. In the future, I'd love to take her along on horseback, on our trail rides and tours. On the property she runs free and is definitely wherever the action is. She's quite the funny little Cattle Diva 😉
Our Horses
Magic Top Secret
My Paint mare "Secret" is an exceptional horse with super great gaits, a fantastic mover. Secret has been trained by me both on the ground using Natural Horsemanship, as well as in the classical Western riding style. Secret is the best partner I could wish for, and I look forward to many more successful and exciting years with her ;) Together with Secret, I successfully completed my training as a Western Riding Trainer B / EWU-DOSB, and she deserves my utmost respect for that. This one-of-a-kind horse is always there when I need her. Secret is also the mother of June. What a wonderful young horse she has given me :-) All in all, a totally sweet girl, with butter-soft gaits and a first-class character ;) Secret is used by me for advanced training and is only occasionally used as a school horse!
Magic Ice June
My little up-and-coming mare ;) June has now been under saddle for a few years, starting in February 2023. It is incredibly fun to train this wonderful little horse. She is curious, has really very comfortable gaits, is always up for everything and tries incredibly hard, even if with her own little girl attitude ;-) June has now completed her basic training and walks, trots, lopes, stops and backs up very solidly. We are now starting with the finer details and she is doing a great job there too. Unfortunately, we were set back a little in 2025 due to a kick injury and the associated tendon irritation, as well as a cervical vertebra blockage caused by a treatment. In 2026 we have resumed training and are now looking forward to continued progress. I started June mostly in the hackamore, but she is also ridden in the bit. She is really a lot of fun, the pretty little one ;)
Magic´s Moonlight Shadow
Shadow, my home-bred gelding and my special treasure ;) He is very solidly trained in classical Western, so that I can use him well in the all-round area. He is a calm, well-balanced fellow with butter-soft gaits, who also carries larger riders well. Shadow has mastered almost all maneuvers of the Western riding style and puts in a lot of effort during training. Like all of our horses, he is regularly ridden out on trails and is a reliable partner there as well. All in all, a truly wonderful, well-behaved boy who is a joy to ride ;)
Cool Texas Cowboy aka`TC
TC, our Paint Horse gelding, is used by me in my lessons. He is a calm, patient fellow who is rarely fazed by anything. TC was started under saddle late, as he was previously a 100% breeding stallion with us. I trained him in classical Western style and he also handles the basics of Natural Horsemanship very well ;) He carries our smaller riders with a height of 1.50m. He is a good boy who does his job really well ;) and is loved by everyone.
In Memoriam
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Sina
… of course she’s also part of my team ;)) Unfortunately, she sometimes sees it quite differently ;-DD Sina can make use of anything — brushes, hand brooms, hoof picks, etc. … these things then get taken apart into their individual pieces ;) That’s how she trains all of us in the stable to keep things tidy ;-D — you’d better not leave anything lying around!! But she is also a loyal soul and accompanies me every day during stable work ;) We still need to polish her skills a little in her job as farm dog and watchdog ;-DD Sadly, I had to say goodbye to my faithful girl in 2023. But in my heart, I will love you forever <3