ABOUT US
A native of Germany, my profession for many years was as a translator for a number of international companies. My profession translating German, French and English included many great experiences and the opportunity to live in some exciting places that included London, France and later on, the Caribbean and Bermuda. It was there in 1995, that I met my husband of today. Moving to his Vermont home in the mountains, we shared our love of outdoor sports that included not only skiing, biking and running but my favorite of all, riding horses. While traveling and thinking of living in a climate for our golf and riding, we discovered Southern Pines, NC. For me, the attractive equestrian community offering its 4,000 acres of nature reserve and for my avid golfer husband, the unbelievable number of area golf courses sold us immediately.
I made my NC real estate license as a Broker and I am now also enjoying my work as a real estate agent with a great company, Janice Storrs Properties. It specializes in relocation and horse farms here in Southern Pines. Check out our website link if you are interested in finding out more about this area.
I'm enjoying Southern Pine's year round climate for running, biking and riding. And yes, still skiing when we take our annual trips back to Germany. Always with a horse, I competitively rode in Europe, competing up to 4th level dressage and eventing to Prelim in Germany. While working in France, I had a healthy taste of competing in the show jumping arena. It was while in Vermont that I found my most recent and dearest horse, my Morgan mare, Mariah. I trained her through 2nd level dressage and on to eventing (we event barefoot). A natural, and loving cross-country, she and I event locally now far away from the hectic international show schedules. I've had a great time experiencing all of my equestrian endeavors!
While living in Vermont, I worked for an equine veterinarian, running the entire office operation and getting a lot of hands on experience with assisting. It was during this time that I saw a lot of horses suffer from very sore backs due to ill fitting saddles.
Saddle-fitting was always a problem with my short-backed Morgan. Every 'treed' saddle was too long for her back, so I had to compromise by putting it further on her shoulders to avoid her getting pinched in the lumbar area. Needless to say, I was thrilled when a friend of mine introduced me to the Barefoot® saddle. It made a huge difference in our dressage work and at the same time definitely freed up Mariah's shoulders.
Many of my friends (and horses) have also had saddle-fitting problems and so I started telling and showing them my Barefoot® saddle. Then it dawned on me! I contacted Barefoot® in Germany to see if I could be an importer for their great saddles, and with my German background (and no pun intended), it was a perfect fit! I discovered a business that I absolutely love to represent and believe in.
So that's it. I have evolved and am now not only a real estate broker but also a successful sales rep for these great saddles, helping both people and horses! Well, I hope you enjoyed my brief bio. I look forward to your call or email and helping you find a perfect fit for you and your horse as well!
Brita
