FOREIGN AFFAIR | 11 YEAR OLD OLDENBURG GELDING | SPRINGFIELD,MO

Kingsley, Foreign Affair, is a 11 year old Oldenburg Gelding. Kingsley was recently imported from Germany with the help of Meredith’s trainer, Karissa Cassidy who owns Katalyst Sporthorses. Kingsley is out of the Oldenburg Clarell, and by the Westphalian stallion Florencino I.

Kingsley has a super unique lightening blaze, and is one of the sweetest horses in the barn. He loves to snuggles and is a willing participant in hugs. When his owner Meredith goes to put his bridle on, he much prefers to rest his chin oh her shoulder and take a quick nap before being ridden. The pair trains with Karissa and they are gearing up their focus to get into the Jumper ring, while in Germany Kingsley was a very successful in the Jumper ring, he competed in the 1.2 meters. Meredith’s favorite thing about riding him is his smooth canter, and his enthusiasm to jump anything she points him at.

Meredith first found Kingsley because her trainer Karissa of Katalyst Sporthorses has a contact in Germany that she has imported several horses from. One day she sent Meredith a picture of a beautiful red horse, and at the time that was the first red horse she had been shown from all of the options in Germany, he immediately stood out and she asked Karissa for more information. About a month later, Meredith purchased Kingsley and he was on his way to the US. The minute the pair met, Meredith knew she loved him and his silly personality. He instantly nibbled at her hat and tried to take it off.

This sweet boy loves Apples.

Meredith started taking lessons at the age of 12 doing barrel racing, and at the age of 15 started taking jumping lessons. She has been riding for 12 years, and owned 3 horses. Her favorite thing about owning horses is the freedom to go to the barn and ride them as much as she wants!

“My favorite memory of Kingsley is the day we did our first mini course together over small cross rails at the canter. For weeks we had been building our confidence together on the flat and had started jumping small single jumps. We would jump them from a trot and canter away. But on this day I was allowed to trot and canter away around to the next jump. I felt like we both could be a great team together that day. Ever since then, we’ve had our ups and downs and now just recently did our first bounces together. It has been a slow process, but we hope to start showing together next year.