Pia Virginia Fortmüller: Merry Christmas!

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Merry Christmas!

Its that time of the year again :-) And I would like to wish everyone who has kept up with me and my journey a very Merry Christmas!

2012 was a unforgettable year. Full of MANY highlights as well as challenges and at the root of it lies my passion and love for my horses and the sport of dressage.

I came across two poems that I would like to share because I believe they offer a beautiful insight to the unique relationship between a rider and their horse.

"Riding is a partnership. The horse lends you his strength, speed and grace, which are greater than yours. For your part you give him your guidance, intelligence and understanding, which are greater than his. Together you can achieve a richness that alone neither can."

"The Horse"

Where in this wide world

Can man find nobility without pride,

Friendship without envy,Or beauty without vanity?Here, where grace is served with muscleAnd strength by gentleness confinedHe serves without servility;He has fought without enmity.There is nothing so powerful,Nothing less violent.There is nothing so quick,Nothing more patient.~Ronald Duncan, 1954

I hope these poems warm your heart as they do mine. Seasons greetings and happy new year!!!

Coming up next will be the adventures of 2013 :-)

1 comment:

i,secoDecember 26, 2012 at 5:27 PM
Hi, there
I am Sercan. We ve met at the Hannover Airport this morning. I just wanted to say "Hi".
See you.
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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME....

I grew up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and will therefore always be a Canadian cowgirl at heart. After I graduated from high school I moved to Germany for a year where I lived and worked at Gestuet Tasdorf. I then returned to Canada to continue my education and moved to Vancouver British Columbia, I lived there for five years, where I trained full time with Canadian Olympian, Leslie Reid, during this time I finished my Bachelor of Psychology with a minor in early childhood education at Simon Fraser University. Upon completing my BA degree I made the decision to give my dressage career my full dedication. As of September 2009 I moved to Germany, to live, work and train towards my dream of representing Canada internationally. For the first 6 months of my move to Germany I trained with Canadian Olympian Leonie Bramall, who also works closely with German Olympian, Heike Kemmer, and as a result the opportunity presented itself for me to move to Amselhof Walle, where I lived for 4 years and trained full time with Heike Kemmer. During this time I also worked closely with the renowned German trainer, Jonny Hilberath. In the fall of 2013 I made the decision to work full time with Jonny Hilberath and I boarded at his stable in Abbendorf for most of 2014. Then in the fall of 2014 I moved my horses to Gestuet Famos which then lead me to my current home base which is a beautiful barn in Kirchewalsede. As of to date I train with both Anna Sophie Fibelkorn and her long time trainer Hans Heinrich Meyer Zu Strohen.

This is a blog which I have set up to to share my thoughts, interesting stories, motivational quotes and inspirational ideas.

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http://www.piafortmuller.com/