Willow is our purebred Friesian mare by Bendert and out of a Reitse mare, our late mare Nikkie. She is a 1998 baby.

Willow has the personality we all crave in a Friesian. She is super affectionate, loving nothing more than to give hugs and to follow you around a pasture. We call her The Pocket Friesian. She is smart, learns quickly, is willing to go to work, and very forward. She has the energy and presence of her Father, Bendert, and the senseability of her mother, Nikkie.

Without a doubt, Willow's strongest personality trait is her heart. She will do anything to please you, will go as far, as fast, and as well as she possibly can for you.

Willow is the horse everyone cannot help but fall in love with. Her picture graces the walls of stable managers, among the photos of their own horses.

At a stout 15.1 hands, she is too short to receive a ster status but she was awarded a 3rd premie at her keuring, and was awarded the honorary title of "prettiest head at the keuring" by the Dutch judges.

Her foals promise to carry on this tradition of heart, looks, brains and temperament. A born mother, there are days when we see her watching us, as if to say, "So? What's the holdup? When are we having babies?"

Meet Prieto, Willows first foal, and our darling.


And a bit more grown up...

Long legged, sweet tempered like his precious mother and strong, he was born April 6th, 2005. Prie has been sold to Carlos Macias, congrats! Her 2006 foal is tentatively for sale and will be $8000 in utero.This foal has SOLD. Congrats to Donna! PLease contact us for more information on her 2007 foal. jacqueline@toadstoolfarm.com