Shopping the Horse Country of Germany – June 2006
geoff young all photos by geoff young When Nancy Gooding asked Valerie and me if we wanted to go shopping with her, I thought, sure, I could use some new shirts. Twelve days later, at 43,000 feet above the spot where the Titanic went down in the North Atlantic, I saw the Northern Lights through […]
The Beautiful Kranich – Count Anton Günther’s Favorite Oldenburg- July 2006
kip mistral The driving force for a writer is curiosity. One minute we’re minding our own business, and the next we’re experiencing something like whiplash when our attention is suddenly diverted by something fascinating and mysterious. And then we can’t rest until we explore it, wherever it leads… I had inspected the wonders of Rosenberg […]
My Dinner with Karsten Huck – January 2008
Geoff Young The best stories are told over a good meal with a good bottle of red, and that is what I was anticipating as I drove to the restaurant where I would be meeting Karsten Huck. Huck built his reputation for handling difficult horses, and with an Olympic medal to his credit, […]
Lessons from a Master- January 2007
glenn hartigan It was more than 20 years ago that Karsten Huck first came to the United States to compete in the prestigious Madison Square Garden in New York City. At that time, he was already one of Germany’s top competitors, and was just starting to make his presence felt on the international scene. Since […]
Seeking Approval – February 2008
Geoff Young All photos by Geoff Young According to several studies, the most dangerous jobs in the world are mining, logging, commercial fishing, structural metalworking, and flying planes. They need to add another job to that list – handling young stallions during the Oldenburger Hengst-Tage […]