BOND JAMES BOND MB APPROVED!

Hi everyone! (photo taken by Debbie Patterson - www.unbridled.smugmug.com)

Seems like we've waited a long time for Bond to grow up and develop into the stallion we thought him to be from the very beginning....

Finally the day came to load him into the trailer for the long haul to the American Trakehner Association Stallion Inspection in Maine, USA. I could not accompany Serge to the inspection site but instead two of our young friends (Jess and her man Nick!) went along to help out. Jess was responsible for making Bond look spiffy in his tux for the judges and Nick was in charge for filming

the important event.

We were lucky to meet Bruce Griffin, a well known professional handler/trainer at the site. Thanks to Zenda Farrel, we were given an opportunity to hire Bruce Griffin's (and his wife/partner) services for the triangle phase and Serge presented Bond for the hard surface/free jump phase. It should be mentioned that Bruce and his wife volunteered to help out Serge during the free jump phase......VERY nice of them to do so.

In the end, the help we received from Jess, Nick, Bruce and his wife proved to be invaluable!

We are proud to announce BOND JAMES BOND MB by Oskar II out of our mare Barina by Graditz *E* (Peron *Pg*) APPROVED by the American Trakehner Association!!! He now has his 007 Breeding license! YAHOO!!!

Also a special thanks to my friend Shawnda (who happens to be Barina's breeder!) for helping me keep my sanity by giving me minute by minute updates from the stallion inspection site and to Anissa Cottongim for holding my hand by email!

THANK YOU ALL!