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Welcome to Hesperides Sport Horses, where my dream is to create the perfect amateur sport
horse. Being an amateur dressage rider myself, I understand what the amateur rider needs in a
horse--a good mind, good, easy gaits, and enough *WOW* factor to be competitive. I choose my
mares carefully for these very qualities, and choose stallions to enhance or improve upon these
qualities. My breeding operation is modest and in the beginning stages, but I am excited about
my goals and the future!
I train with Melissa Hervert-Allen, USDF bronze, silver, and gold medalist. Melissa has worked
with some of the finest dressage trainers in the world, including Steffen Peters, Jan Ebeling, and
Conrad Schumacher, and trains on a regular basis with Christopher Hickey. In 2001, Melissa was
selected to participate in the USDF Symposium with Isabel Werth.
Why Hesperides? The Hesperides were nymphs who lived in a beautiful garden, situated in the Arcadian
Mountains (Greece) . In this garden grew the tree with the golden apples which Gaia had given as a present to
Hera on her wedding to Zeus. This garden was guarded by Ladon, a dragon with a hundred heads. The only one
who succeeded in obtaining some of the apples was Heracles, who tricked Atlas to get them for him. Thus Heracles
completed the eleventh of his Twelve Labors. Closer to my heart is the 1648 publication of Hesperides and His
Noble Numbers by my favorite poet, Robert Herrick,. His lyrics showed considerable classical influence, but his
greatness rested on his simplicity, his sensuousness, his care for design and detail, and his management of words
and rhythms.
horse. Being an amateur dressage rider myself, I understand what the amateur rider needs in a
horse--a good mind, good, easy gaits, and enough *WOW* factor to be competitive. I choose my
mares carefully for these very qualities, and choose stallions to enhance or improve upon these
qualities. My breeding operation is modest and in the beginning stages, but I am excited about
my goals and the future!
I train with Melissa Hervert-Allen, USDF bronze, silver, and gold medalist. Melissa has worked
with some of the finest dressage trainers in the world, including Steffen Peters, Jan Ebeling, and
Conrad Schumacher, and trains on a regular basis with Christopher Hickey. In 2001, Melissa was
selected to participate in the USDF Symposium with Isabel Werth.
Why Hesperides? The Hesperides were nymphs who lived in a beautiful garden, situated in the Arcadian
Mountains (Greece) . In this garden grew the tree with the golden apples which Gaia had given as a present to
Hera on her wedding to Zeus. This garden was guarded by Ladon, a dragon with a hundred heads. The only one
who succeeded in obtaining some of the apples was Heracles, who tricked Atlas to get them for him. Thus Heracles
completed the eleventh of his Twelve Labors. Closer to my heart is the 1648 publication of Hesperides and His
Noble Numbers by my favorite poet, Robert Herrick,. His lyrics showed considerable classical influence, but his
greatness rested on his simplicity, his sensuousness, his care for design and detail, and his management of words
and rhythms.
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