Summer 2018

The summer was quite hot and dry as usual so there was not so many competitions. We and also the organisers plan most of the competitions around the hottest summer time.

Master Cruiser did his first international race at 17/6 in Soumensac with Marja. Master Cruiser was moved from Finland to France at the beginning of the year and we did few test races before we went up to try the international level. Even in hot weather Master Cruiser showed no signs of problems and the CEI 80 km was finished quite nicely.


Also Ainhoa Patchouli debuted with Marja during the summer. First race for the horse but finished with ease the CEN 20 km at 14/7 in La Croix Blanche. Accompanied with Don Pablo and Lauri. It was nice to go together but always it is somewhat stressful to have two horses WITHOUT any crew to help.

At 24/8 we had two day competition CEI 2* 2x70 km in Monpazier with Master Cruiser. The first day went really well and there was no problems. Horse felt just great all-around. At the next morning the horse was somewhat stiff but stiffness went away after walking and there was no problems in the vet control. However after the first loop of the second day the Master Cruiser sadly went slightly lame that was also visible in the vet check. There was no problems with the hoofs or lower limbs thus we concluded that there was some minor strain that caused the lameness. Next morning there was no lameness or any problem whatsoever. So luckily it was just bad luck with minor injury that stopped the race that day.

Meanwhile Laura continued training and racing with Step Night as planned. Step Night completed CEN 48 km with Laura at 26/08 in Kouvola without problems.

Even the summer was quite hot and dry we still continued to train hard for the upcoming events. Most of all to the main event of our season: World Championship for Young Horses in Samorin, Slovakia.

Spring 2018

Spring started at 25/03 in Durance's great tracks when Marja / Master Cruiser completed CEN 60 km easily. Even it has been raining very much the stiff sandy tracks in Durance held really well and it was very nice to compete there.

Next was the first FEI qualification for 5 yo Don Pablo at 15/04 in Montendre where Lauri / Don Pablo completed CEN 44 km. It was quite wet but the track was decent and there was no major problems.

At 29/04 in Beaumont-du-Perigord both Lauri / Jiicee Superstar and Marja / Master Cruiser competed in CEI 44 km. Track was very slippery and rocky. Also the parking and grooming areas suffered really badly from the rainy weather. Luckily Lauri and Marja was however able to complete the race quite easily. Thank you Laura for the grooming / assistance!

In Finland at 05/05 in Pinsiö it was time for the first FEI qualification for Step Night. Laura / Step Night was able to complete the race easily. Well done!

The spring highlighted at 20/05 in Castelsagrat where our own breeding, owned and trained, Finnish born Jiicee Superstar debuted in her first CEI 2* 120 km. Weather was really hot recording up to 30°C and the track had lot of ascend totalling over 1900 meters. Nevertheless our 7 yo Jiicee Superstar ride by Marja was able to complete the race without problems! Excellent job!

Winter 2017-2018

Spring is coming!

18.02.2018 Laura and her new horse Step Night started the year in Hollola completing CEN 24 km successfully. This was the first race for the horse but everything went smoothly. Quite promising debut for the horse!

25.02.2018 Jiicee Superstar completed the legendary but difficult Hasparren CEI 90 km race with Marja. This was the first completed CEI 1* for our own bred "foal". Born to us and under our eyes in Finland and now ridden by us in CEI level in France. What an excellent horse she has grown into! We are very lucky to have her!

25.02.2018 Laura and Step Night completed CEN 32 km in Lieto. Lot of unlucky events before even getting to the race put some stress to the competition but still the horse was able to finish the race without problems. Well done yet again!


We celebrated the new year by moving from our old house to the new. Also we moved our horses with us to our new stables. Thus lot to do in very limited time. Also we are going to do lot of renovating to the stables and to the surroundings during the year while training and competing normally. Needless to say that we will be having quite stressful year but we trust that it will be worth it.

We also transferred our Master Cruiser from Finland to here in France. Master Cruiser has completed the FEI qualification and he shows quite good potential to be steady performer in CEI level. We plan to have few training competitions with him and then we try to break the ice for CEI level during the spring.

Jiicee Superstar is getting lot of training and we aim to progress in to the higher CEI levels. Don Pablo is starting his FEI novice qualification this year and we hope to get that underway and done during this year. Ainhoa Patchouli is going to debut in competitions during the year and we plan to get him steadily towards national young horses championships.

Laura will continue on training and competing her new horse Step Night in Finland. Also in addition to endurance racing Lauri will be competing in various competitions in farriery / blacksmithing during the year.

Autumn 2017

A lot has happened during the autumn of 2017.

06.10.2017 Lauri and Jiicee Superstar competed in 6yo finals in Uzes France. Jiicee Superstar was awarded with rating "Very Good". Only 30 from 138 of the best 6yo horses got better rating. Thus "very good" was quite good considering that Jiicee was the only non-Arabian horse in the competition made for Arabians. The race had heart rate limit of 56 in every vet gate and 54 at the finish within 10 minutes. Even with the strict rules that aren't easy for trotters Jiicee was able to finish with speed of 14.4km/h. This was also the last novice qualification for Jiicee for the FEI level!

14.10.2017 Laura and Master Cruiser finished 80km in Urjala which was also their last novice qualification for the FEI level! Without problems Laura and Master Cruiser was able to finish the race.

05.11.2017 Don Pablo and Marja finished 44km without problems in La Crau. This 4yo horse is showing quite promising start to his racing career.

25.11.2017 Jiicee Superstar and Lauri debuted in CEI1* but sadly did not finish. As being mare and boxed near many stallions Jiicee developed serious rut (heat) for the race morning. That influenced unusually hard to the behaviour of Jiicee thus resulting metabolic disqualification due to high heart rate which lowered to normal levels after 5 minutes from the vet gate. The problem was not actually metabolic but excitement caused by the rut and nearby stallions. Bad luck but we will be prepared next time to deal with the potential rut!


With broken hearts we had to announce the tragic and untimely loss of our oldest and most accomplished horse Super Pearl in accident in her paddock at 8.10.2017. This tragic event brought us to consider our future more closely.

After some consideration we decided that we want our own stables with pastures and home next to the stables. After few months of searching we found perfect combination for us. We will be moving there 1.1.2018. We hope that after some renovating we can get the stables just perfect for our requirements. The area includes 30ha of land for paddocks, prairies and fields and including stables with 14 boxes and large storing areas. Also including good paths for training in walk, trot and gallop. We are looking forward to develop our team with our new facilities.

During winter we continue on training and preparing to move to our new facilities. Lot of work but we look forward to it! 

Summer 2017

Not much during the summer as there is not as much of competitions during the hot summer time. But still lot of training for the main events of the year.

10.06.2017 Lauri with Jiicee Superstar and Marja with Don Pablo started in hilly Greoux Les Bains in CEN 20 km. In the 20 km alone there was over 250m of incline which meant really good training for the horses. Both horses finished easily without any problems but due to mix up with interpreting the rules the Don Pablo was disqualified because the speed was too high for 4yo horse. Anyway very good training for both of horses.

24.06.2017 Jiicee Superstar and Marja completed CEN 42 km in Le Luc 42 km. Weather was really hot recording over 40C under the sun. Heat stress was very high but Jiicee was able to complete the race without any major issues.

08.07.2016 Master Cruiser and Laura completed CEN 80 km in Padise Estonia. This was Master Cruiser's first CEN 80 km but it went really well. Without any problems with very good recovery times Master Cruiser was able to complete the race with speed of 13.2 km / h.

23.07.2017 Don Pablo and Marja completed CEN 40 km in Revest-du-Bion 40 km. This young horse completed the race without any problems.

26.08.2017 Lauri and Jiicee Superstar completed CEN 40 km in Greoux-les-Bains. This was just training competition for the upcoming main event. With good speed (14,8 km / h while maximum allowed was 15 km / h) and with good recovery (heart rate 52) this was quite easy race for Jiicee Superstar.

During the fall we are getting ready for the main event for Jiicee Superstar and the last FEI qualification of CEN 80 km for Master Cruiser. Also we continue to race with Don Pablo to make him more comfortable with racing. We are also training with Ainhoa Patchouli to get him ready for saddle and races for the next year.

Spring 2017

Spring has been quite eventful for us.

We decided to retire Super Pearl as we got her pregnant. While Super Pearl wasn't meant for this sport, she still single handedly brought us up to FEI 3* level. Six years with us resulted great foal Jiicee Superstar and over 1500 km of completed races. We hope that she can make yet another great foal for us while enjoying her well earned retirement constantly watching over the herd!

26.03.2017 Farid Ibn Shadwan and Lauri tried to start FEI 1* in La Voulte Sur Rhone. Sadly surprisingly cold morning with raining caused cold wind within the trailer that resulted very stiff shoulder for the horse. That resulted lameness in the first inspections and Farid Ibn Shadwan was not able to start. Due to the history of this horse and other minor issues during the winter we decided to give the horse total rest from this season. We hope that after the rest we can continue to use him fully again in the next season.

23.04.2017 Laura and Master Cruiser started in Lapua Finland in CEN 56 km. This event was quite far away (5 hours driving) so we came to the place one day before the event. Horse behaved quite well during the transport and he was really calm and nice during the day and night before the event. For endurance horse to be able to rest and to be calm during the transport and time in the event area, is really good perk to have. The race went really well and the Master Cruise won the Best Condition award.

28.04.2017 Jiicee Superstar and Lauri started Jiicee's first CEN 81 km in Uzes. The 6yo horse went really well during the whole race and was able to finish the race with speed of 15.6 km / h without problems.

30.04.2017 After few days Marja and Don Pablo started also in Uzes in CEN 20 km. This was the very first race for 4yo Don Pablo. Overall everything went really well and the horse was working nicely with good recovery times.

27.05.2017 In Finland Laura and Master Cruiser started CEN 64 km in Liesjärvi. The race went well without any major problems. Horse did finish in good condition with last pulse of 48.


During the summer we plan to have few more competitions mainly with Don Pablo to get him to be fluent in competitions. With Jiicee Superstar and Master Cruiser we are training hard for the season's main events. Jiicee Superstar is aiming to the Young Horses Championship in Uzes and Master Cruiser is going for the final CEN 80 km competitions for his FEI qualification.

We also bought new horse Ainhoa Patchouli. This 4yo arab gelding is starting the basic training and we hope to get him ready for first starts in the next season.

Winter 2016-2017

The winter weather was quite nice and we were able to train without major problems from the weather.

During the winter we bought two new horses. We bought Master Cruiser in December from Finland and for now the horse is staying in Finland. Most of the time Laura rides and competes with Master Cruiser. This horse is 9yo american-french trotter (gelding) which retired from race tracks. Master Cruiser has some quite good traits for endurance horse and the conformation is really good for long distance running. Master Cruiser has lot of potential and we hope to see fast progress during the upcoming season.

In February we bought Don Pablo from France which is also retired trotter. Don Pablo is only 4yo french trotter (gelding). In spite for his young age he is very calm. He is also very eager to learn new things. Also he has very nice movement overall. All these traits should server him well during his endurance career. During the season we are going to build steady foundation for future for Don Pablo with broad basic training and with many small races.

Lauri and Super Pearl competed in Port Saint Louis at 16.11.2016 at CEI*. This competition had minimum speed limit of 14 km/h but otherwise the course was quite easy without any inclines. Previous weeks with heavy raining made the course really wet with lot of flooded parts that made the race harder. However the obstacles Super Pearl was able to finish the race yet again with speed over 15 km/h.

Lauri and Master Cruiser competed in Vesilahti Finland at 28.1.2017 at CEN 18 km. This competition was first race for Master Cruiser and it was just test for the horse to see how he works in the competition. Master Cruiser was really calm and completed the race without major problems. Future seems really good for this horse.

Lauri and Jiicee Superstar competed in Villelaure at 26.2.2017 at CEN 40 km. First competition in PACA area of France. We were mostly just testing the current fitness of Jiicee Superstar. Everything went well and Jiicee was able to finish the race without problems. All looks really good for upcoming events for Jiicee Superstar!

Laura and Master Cruiser competed in Jämsä Finland at 11.3.2017 at CEN 32 km. First race for Laura with Master Cruiser. Horse was quite nervous during the race but Laura and Master Cruiser finished well. More experience for the horse and we trust that horse will learn to relax in future competitions.

At the same date (11.3.2017) Marja and Jiicee Superstar competed in La Crau at CEN 60 km. This race was quite easy overall and we didn't want to push the horse to the limits. Horse was really good and everything looks very nice for future races.

Overall winter was quite nice with good training and few races that prepare us for the upcoming season.