Ville Palomäki
Head of sales and training of horses and riders
Ville Palomäki was born 1970 in Finland. At the age of three he started his horse riding career. His excitement for horses runs in the family. His father was an army officer on horseback. The whole Palomäki family used to spend their weekends with hunting and trail riding in the beauty of the Finnish nature.
Our Experienced Team
Our team of horse grooms, trainers and stable helpers is responsible for the all-round care of the horses at the farm and on the show grounds.
Proper care of horses is one of the secrets for the well-being of horses and their motivation.
We can rely on an experienced and proven team.
VUOKKO & SULO
PALOMÄKI
THE PARENTS
VUOKKO & SULO
PALOMÄKI
The family Palomäki has had a strong commitment to horses for the past five generations. Thanks to this long-lasting passion Ville's parents have gained extensive experience which they actively use and contribute to our daily business today. So our enterprise benefits from a cross-generational passion for horses. Vuokko and Sulo support operational activities wherever their help is needed, such as taking care of the horses or the facilities. In addition they make sure none of the employees stay hungry.
FRANZ-WERNER
TEIGELER
FACILITY MANAGEMENT
FRANZ-WERNER
TEIGELER
In 1987 Franz-Werner Teigeler completed his education as an equine technician specializing in classical horse riding training. Thanks to his great ability and his diverse experience his input is invaluable. Franz-Werner has several times successfully presented young horses at the Federal Championship. He has participated in stallion performance tests and showed young horses at auctions. Moreover he was a horse trainer at George Theodorescu, and is still participating successfully in horse shows up until the high-level classes. Apart from that, he is responsible for the riding facilities and also that the equipment is in good condition.
MELANIE
PRÜTER
STABLE MANAGEMENT
MELANIE
PRÜTER
In 2005 Melanie Prüter completed her education as an equine technician specializing in breeding and husbandry. She is particularly reliable and her thoughtful stable management is exemplary. At all times she keeps a close eye on the health of each individual horse and its nutrition. Melanie coordinates dates for horseshoers and veterinarians, horse transportations, and the horses'exercise. She is responsible for the foaling and raising of young horses. In addition, Melanie holds a Class C trainer license.
JANINA
MECKE
RIDER
JANINA
MECKE
Janina Mecke works for us as a rider. She is primarily responsible for training young horses and showing them at competitions. She has already trained horses up to advanced level dressage competitions.
We are happy that Janina has joined our team since the beginning of 2021. Her positive energy and diligence are what make her stand out.
THOMAS
HECKER
STABLE
THOMAS
HECKER
Thomas Hecker looks after the stable 6 days a week - primarily he is responsible for feeding and keeping the stables clean.
ALINA
WERNSMANN
RIDER
ALINA
WERNSMANN
Alina Wernsmann ist seit Januar 2022 bei uns als Bereiterin tätig. Sie unterstützt das Team bei der Ausbildung der Berittpferde. Sie ist Pferdewirtin klassische Reitausbildung und bringt viel Erfahrung in der Ausbildung junger Pferde mit.
Our Farm
The equestrian center is located in beautiful Westphalia region – Germany’s equestrian mecca. Originally it was an old farm that has been and still is being restored and modernized step by step. We offer our customers a beautiful and bright indoor riding arena, two dressage rings, two spacious sand paddocks, one round pen, and several large, lush pastures that allow for natural and horse-appropriate husbandry.
A gallop track for young horses and as diversion for trained horses leads around the meadows.. The main barn includes one lovingly set up and large tack room, one spacious wash stall, several grooming areas, and one RELAX with a solarium.The cozy and comfortable casino is not only the ideal location for getting together and exchanging expertise, but also forms the core of our equestrian center.
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Ville Palomäki
Head of sales and training of
horses and riders
Ville Palomäki was born 1970 in Finland. At the age of three he started his horse riding career. His excitement for horses runs in the family. His father was an army officer on horseback. The whole Palomäki family used to spend their weekends with hunting and trail riding in the beauty of the Finnish nature. At the age of ten, Ville was already a successful young showjumper.
When he was sixteen he was discovered by Kyra Kyrklund and she advised him to change to dressage. She had significant impact on his riding career and was his trainer for over seven years.
This helped Ville Palomäki to become a successful dressage rider. In the ensuing years, he won several medals and top placings in competitions up to the highest level S, at the Finnish championships, the Scandinavian championships, and even at the European Championships.
He completed the military sports school with great success. During this period he had the honor to train with the legendary rider Herbert Rehbein. Herbert had a great impact on Ville’s riding career and became his role model.
In the following years Ville Palomäki was nationally and internationally successful right up to Grand Prix. He has been living in Germany now for twenty years. During the time he has had the chance to work and train with dressage champions, such as Margit Otto-Crepin, Hubertus Schmidt, and others.
He maintains a longstanding collaboration with successful horse breeders and stallion breeders, who helped him recognize and train promising young dressage horses.
All of these experts in dressage and breeding supported Ville on his journey to become a successful trainer and rider, training his horses individually from youngsters to Grand-Prix horses.
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