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Welcome to Anneke's Friesians, the Friesian match makers. This website shares our lifelong passion for the purebred Dutch KFPS Friesian horse with you. We are Dutch nationals in northeast Texas with already 27 years of Friesian experience you can benefit from and build on. Click on any of the contents topics listed below or scroll down the page to learn more about what's behind Anneke's Friesians and behind "Learn about Friesians . Find Your Friesian . B-Book: Just Say No . No "other registries." . Import & domestic."

Especially if you are interested in one of our horses for sale you might want to know more about us. We have been blessed with many wonderful Friesian friends from years of networking back home in The Netherlands and having lived in the United States for 17 years now, and we also work with trusted, high-quality partners in our native country: The Netherlands.

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Anneke

This is then 3 y.o. ster gelding Luca with Anneke one week after his arrival in the United States and with just 2 mos. of saddle training at Luca's first event: the Equine Expo in Ft. Worth TX early May 2006. Photos by Gloria McDonald of www.wildmanephotos.com. To the right he's shown in June 2006 at the Engelsma clinic. We keuring prepped him and he made ster October 2006. You see me with the proud new owners of Timber Creek Ranch.

This is Timber Creek's Luca and Anneke on September 2, 2007 doing a little breed representation at the Mount Vernon TX rodeo. How can you do anything but be in love with a horse like this.

1. A copy of the Country World cover from May 2007, which featured the Friesians and Anneke in a spotlight article. 2. The December 2007 Midwest/west regional Equine Journal magazine, which featured a spotlight on our business. 3. To the right a clipping from the February '08 Phryso with a picture of Anneke doing the simultaneous translating in English at the annual Stallion Inspection in Leeuwarden.  There is also an article on AF on the Dutch website WereldExpat, click here to view this online feature. We are regularly involved with interviews and p.r. for various publications and media.

 
I was born in a Randstad city and raised in the Achterhoek in The Netherlands with a passion for horses. Through the years I acquired lots of horse and especially Friesian experience (since 1981) but would have to wait quite some time and care for other people's horses until owning my very own dream horses. Now I am blessed with three Friesians and various sale and clients' Friesians. My professional life took me to several major Dutch and American cities but slowly I worked my way to the countryside and equine roots and now I live in rural northeast Texas and head Anneke's Friesians. I have one brother who lives with his family in the south of The Netherlands. My super parents continue to live in the Achterhoek.
 
As a teenager I rode a couple of Friesian horses in my neighborhood: Pitie ster (s. Ritske 202 pref) and Alice ster (s. Lammert 260). They were my world in the 1980s and would become resp. the grand dam and dam of our mare Sanne B. I showed them at and attended Friesian inspections, trained horses, and have been reading the KFPS Phryso magazine ever since the early '80s, keeping up with the breed in detail since. I switched to riding KWPN warmbloods for a few years but never forgot the Friesians and would quickly switch back.
 
In the spring of 1991, I moved from The Netherlands to Washington D.C. The move to America resulted in tremendous personal growth both in spite and because of it having been tough and rewarding at the same time. Over those same years I also obtained a renewed appreciation for my home country The Netherlands and have found a peaceful balance between the U.S. and Holland and my past and present. Subsequently I would move to Chicago IL in the mid '90s, to McHenry IL late '90s, followed by northeast Texas early 2005, and in 2007 our new location in northeast Texas; we're here to stay! The move to Texas lead to the creation of Anneke's Friesians, with all the years of Friesian activities coming full circle and making dreams come true.
 
The Friesian horses returned full-force to my life in 1995 (a Thank You to Clark and Lojan of Fryslan Farm) at which point I joined FHANA and in 1997, I obtained my then 7 month old Sanne from The Netherlands. It was the best decision ever. Meanwhile I have three Friesians, more in the works, and guest Friesians. The Friesians have enriched our lives in countless ways with a myriad of chapter and promo activities, social events, networking, business, and work for the studbook; KFPS and FHANA. Below you will find information on the business and you may read more about our horses on the Herd page. 
 
Today, the Friesians are once again a life force propelling us forward.
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Why Buy from Us?
Because buying direct through me saves money and time! Here is why.
  • We cannot think of any other seller who provides as much in-depth information about, assistance with, and related sales for the breed before, during, and after! We also assist with horses not purchased through us.
  • We are committed to the right match and not making a sale.
  • We know the breed facts and lingo and provide factual information and technical details without the marketing confusion and often seen, intentional or not, false advertising.
  • When you buy a Friesian, or any horse, you can either buy from an owner/breeder or a broker. The benefit of working with an owner/breeder is that you get a good feel for the background of the horse with personal service but they may not have the largest selection or can be hard to find. Then there are the brokers with a wide selection. Many of the big, fancy Friesian websites and advertisers are brokers, who may often own the horses but only for a quick resale-often at high prices-and getting to the source of where the horse came from is usually tough nor does the broker really know the background in many cases, which increases the chance of unexpected surprises.
  • Why buy from us? When you buy from Anneke's Friesians you buy direct, which saves money and time.
  • You will always have direct access to the owner of the horse and the horse's background with excellent customer service and the horses come from a small group of reliable and dedicated owners, both domestic and in The Netherlands.
  • Our listings are invited and not purchased ad space. On a limited basis we sell Friesians from our home, either imported by us or on a consignment basis. See next paragraph for details.
  • You will pay the same price the owner has the horse advertised for at home; there are no added brokerage/resale fees inflating the price.
  • We specialize in Friesian matchmaking, not making a sale. Of course we cannot help everyone but we sure have helped many already.
  • We offer a full range of services, which includes guiding the sale along with knowledge, paper work, translation services, travel services, and more.
  • Brokers search The Netherlands for horses and work with many sources resulting in a variety of obstacles when you want to research the horse's past and making it hard to reliably have the horse represented to you. We work with just a few people so we know what we advertise and we provide any information we possibly can and you will need.
  • Sometimes you will see horses we had on our site that were then purchased by U.S. brokers from Holland and subsequently are up for sale in the U.S. with often a much higher price tag than we had on the horse; it may be convenient to have the horse imported before you buy, but you will pay more too. We work direct with steady U.S. and Dutch partners, who are fully accessible.
  • We often have the inside track on special deals, payment plans, and price reductions not advertised elsewhere. It's about making a deal together.
  • We are Dutch nationals as well as  U.S. resident, are multi-lingual and well traveled; language barriers and borders are easily crossed. I keep customers informed on the breed, and advertise for a handful of trusted friends and partners so you will feel part of the process.
  • Either way, a horse always needs to be transported to its new home, vetted, and insured and we have great referrals and information for that.
  • In short: you will be buying direct from trusted sources without added fees and with great service & knowledge you can count on, because the purebred KFPS/FHANA Friesian horse and sharing its joy are our 27 year + passion/obsession.
  • Visit the Sales Information page for more general sales info and the Sold page for the horses we have sold so far. We will be glad to put you in touch with clients for many happy testimonials or visit the Guest Book page for comments. Back to contents.
 
Let Us Sell Your Friesian For You!
Are you too busy for your Friesian? Were you sold the wrong match? Are you going through a life-changing event? Advertising, marketing, lead generation, receiving visitors, breed information, the sales transaction itself, guidance in vetting, maintenance of the horse, and answering mail and phone calls is time consuming, intricate, and can be overwhelming but this is exactly what we specialize in and have proven success in. Let us take the pressure of you and send your Friesian to us to sell. Certain restrictions apply as we will thoroughly check the horse's and owner's background if we are not yet familiar with the horse and owner, which often we already are. We also have limited availability as we specialize in Friesian matchmaking and not a puppy-mill operation; we give the horse full focus for a loving and forever home. We have an excellent track record for care and happiness of the horse, reliability, satisfied sellers and buyers, and speedy sales transactions. E-mail us for details. Back to contents.
 
 
We are proud members in good standing of
  • KFPS, Koninklijke Vereniging Het Friesch Paarden-Stamboek.
  • FHANA, Friesian Horse Association of North America.
  • SCFHA, South Central FHANA Chapter, founded and headed since 2005 by Anneke.
  • GLFHA, Great Lakes FHANA Chapter, headed by Anneke 2002-2004.
  • NTW, North Texas Whip.
  • Flying Dutchman, a NE Texas Dutch-heritage group. Anneke is on the board. Back to contents.
 
Working For a Living
Of course there has been and will always be work along the way; working hard is in our blood. We  have a formerly "regular" professional life but now enjoy being home owned and home operated. You may read more about horse-related activities on the Herd page. Back to contents.
 
 
Web Design
Website design is a newer hobby. The first project is Pleasant Hill, this is the second, third site is our local FHANA chapter South Central Friesian Horse Association (SCFHA), initiated and headed by Anneke, and the latest project is for Triple S Holsteiners. We try to learn new tricks of the trade to upgrade as time permits. The sites are created with MS FrontPage 2003. A word of "caution:" website design is highly addictive, it can be costly, and definitely it is time consuming!! Website design builds on the interest in creative writing and graphic design. A special thank-you to Angela Fritsch for her Internet and website tips when starting out. If you have any questions or comments about this website contact us at frisian@earthlink.net or AnnekesFriesians@yahoo.com. Back to contents.
 
 
Thank You
A special thank-you to the family and good friends; your network of support and friendship is invaluable and appreciated! Back to contents.
 
 
 
 
 
Music: Cher - Believe.
 
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