Anna Kasprzak Builds Breeding Barn Stokkerhovedgård Across the Street

Dressage

Denmark

Anna Kasprzak has decided to expand her ECCO dressage stable in Haderslev, Denmark, with a special breeding barn, built across the street from her dressage yard.

The farm is called Stokkerhovedgård and is an older farm that will be fully renovated to be operational in late summer, welcoming its first mares and foals.

The breeding barn will be managed by the 40-year old Mette Bonefeld Thomas who began working part time for Kasprzak in April 2019.

As soon as Stokkerhovedgård can open, Mette will work full time. Her duties include coordination with the vet, ordering and picking up semen, getting the mares ready for insemination and taking care of them and their foals. All breeding mares, foals and youngster will be stabled at Stokkerhovedgård. She will be assisted by groom Stine Dam Andersen.

At Stokkerhovedgård there will be room for 11 mares in foal and four large rearing stalls for youngsters. Kasprzak has six brood mares and they will also do embryo transfers. All brood mares and recipient mares will stay at this yard.

“Until now riding and breeding have been managed under the same roof, but with the breeding department moving to another place all of my employees will get full focus on their area regardless if it is riding or breeding,” Anna explained. "I am following the construction site almost daily and can not wait for it to be done and we can move in."