Impressions

"Dear Linda,

A few months have gone by since my friend and I visited you in Warendorf, Germany. I just wanted to thank you for going above and beyond to make this a special trip. Of course, our main goal was to see the dressage horses for sale in the area. Your relationships with local farms, breeders, and horse trainers made our search easy. Every horse was beautiful and well started in dressage. How exciting!

Beyond the horse shopping however, Joan and I wanted to thank you for the wonderful recommendations on hotels and restaurants. The inn was extremely comfortable. Each restaurant was more charming than the last. It was obvious to us that you had put a lot of thought into our week, and worked hard to make this trip outstanding!

Thanks again for all your efforts." --Jane Brown, MD

"Could not ask for a more professional and fun first trip to Germany. Linda took very good care to not only show us some spectacular horses, farms, and introductions to many warm and friendly horse people but our accommodations she arranged for were just lovely. I can recommend her services if you want to really enjoy the experience!" --Joan Lanier, MD

"I first met Linda Christie at the BalimoTM/Eckart Meyners' workshops in Denver, CO in July 2005. I not only participated as an instructor, but was also a student rider with Linda as my teacher. In the workshop in Luneburg Germany, I was again Linda's student rider. That allowed us to continue where we'd left off in Denver. Linda is an excellent instructor who teaches in a clear, supportive manner combining her understanding of classical horse training with the ability to help riders correct their position. Linda gets two thumbs up in my book!

Three of us headed to Germany in September 2005 to attend the Eckart Meyners workshops but wanted to do a bit of sight seeing first. Linda arranged for our hotel rooms as well taking us to an amazing Equestrian Rehabilitation Center, for a visit to the Theodorescus' farm, a tour of the National Stud and Equestrian Academy in Warendorf as well as to the Olympic Center all in Warendorf. She then gave us detailed directions to Verden where we visited the Pferde (Horse) Museum, which was very interesting and arranged for our hotel accommodations. Both hotels were reasonably priced and very nice. Linda is so much fun to be with you can't help but have a good time." --Sue Leffler, Ontario Canada

"My first three days in Germany I stayed in the lovely, historic town of Warendorf, home of Deutsche Reitschule, The Westphalian Landgestut, the DOKR, numerous excellent trainers, and awesome tack shops. My guide was Linda Christie, an American who has lived, trained and taught in Germany for the past five years. ...International Equestrian Connections, LLC, [which] sets up training tours or horse buying tours for Americans when they come to Germany. Linda knows everyone in the horse community in Warendorf, and she is one of the nicest people I've ever had the pleasure to deal with." --Tracy Robertson, CA