| At BAYSIDE RIDING CLUB VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. Tracie & Arent Brink began Bayside in February 1992 when they started clearing the cactus and stones off the 7.5 acre property. After three years of hard work the stable was finally completed. In 1995 Hurricane Luis hit as a category 5 and completely destroyed the entire facility. Unbelievably, all the horses survived the storm. Construction began immediately after the storm and by 2000 the facility was finished again. There have been many wonderful people involved over the years and the stable has thrived. Bayside is a labor of love and our goal is to show everyone that it is possible to have a rental horse business and take VERY GOOD CARE of horses. Operating a stable on a small island is difficult to say the least. All the horse feed, equipment and yes, the horses have to be imported to the island. Most of our horses are rescues. Bringing a horse to St. Martin is an adventure all by itself and the cost is extremely high. They either have to arrive by boat or airplane. The trips can be long and tiring for the horses and the person traveling with them. Once they have arrived they learn that people are good and kind and settle in happily very quickly. Some take a long time in rehabilitation. This can be physically and/or mentally. "The horses" soon enjoy their time teaching the children residing on St. Martin / St. Maarten how to ride. Many are over 20 years old and are still going strong. If kept in good physical shape and conditioned properly, they are able to live out their lives here in paradise with us. With time, they have all become gentle, loving horses which are very willing to take you on an unforgettable ride through St. Martin's Nature Marine Reserve to help earn their keep. "We are privileged to know and love them." |
| WE MAKE HORSE LOVER'S DREAMS COME TRUE ! |
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| ALEX & JACKIE w/ CLAPTON & MYSTIQUE |
| Pauline swimming with Bonita |
| Thomas working with Syleckt |
Christine & Maikel riding Clapton
and Mistique at the beach
and Mistique at the beach
Does riding a horse in the surf of a beach
sound like your kind of vacation activity ?
sound like your kind of vacation activity ?
Syleckt playing on his day off
New arrivals on Ameri Jet:
Aztec, Amedeaus and Cierra
at the Dutch airport.
Aztec, Amedeaus and Cierra
at the Dutch airport.
| BAYSIDE IS PRIVATELY OWNED AND FUNDED. We do accept donations to help with the rescues. If you are interested please contact me. There are many ex-race horses and abused horses that need a good home. |