A year and a half ago, we went to look at a pony to buy for the riding school we were stabling at, at the time. We got to the place, looked at the pony and I saw Diesel, this beautiful black horse, standing in the field, skin and bone, terrified of us. Every time I tried to get close to him, he would run away and snort at us. I asked the owners whether I could buy him as well, and they said yes, because he was just n nuisance to them. We had to get the vet out to tranquilise him, just to be able to load him and get him away from that horrid place. I worked with him, just standing with him for two weeks before he would even come close to smell me, I started grooming him, taking my time to ask him for anything, and with patience and a lot of love I was able to back him within three months of having him. He is the sweetest and most gorgeous horse, very intelligent and loves to learn new tricks.

Natasha von Brandis
Pretoria, South Africa