2nd.GO Horse Placement

     Thank you and welcome to my site.  My name is Marie van der Wilk, I'm 44 years old, a single Mom and employed by Interior Health. I began using horses as an extra income to subsidize my personal "horse habits".  I began buying and selling horses seriously in 2002.  When I was a teenager my legal guardian purchased many horses to be resold.  This is how I was able to developed a sense for a "good" horse I suppose. 

    I am also a hired rider at many of our area horse sales. Hired privately by the owners to show thier horse in the ring during the auction.  I have been doing this for nearly 30 years now and have developed a quick sense on what the horse truly knows.  As you may know horses are known to "test the rider", most are very intelligent and very crafty!

    I also ride in the Kelowna Gymkhana Club, the Armstrong Enderby Riding Club, the I.P.E. each fall  and enjoy heading out to any other events that fit into my schedule. I belong to the Cowgirl Way Drill Team aswell, so we ride in a few parades and open a few rodeos throughout the year in our area, we also do Drill demonstrations at the Interior Provincial Exhibition in Armstrong each fall.

   In the past I have purchased the occasional horse in the auctions but usually if I bid it seems others pick up that it must be a "good" horse and the bids go up, leaving me to go home with an empty trailer.

     *** I also have been taking in quite a few misunderstood horses.  People not sure what to do with the unpredictable manner of a horse.  People have given me horses with the understanding that if the horse can be placed in a good forever home... it will be. I also guarantee not to give out the horses previous owners information, all my clients are aware of this.  I do get to know the horse over a time and then decide what is best for it.  Please note there are some horses out there that are just bad......if after a time I am not completely satisfied with the horses mannerism, if I am doubtful he is safe, kind or placeable he will be sent for slaughter use. Also please note the horses I send are human consumed and treated very well. In all cases I pre arrange the liner so the horses do not sit in a pen waiting for more than a few hours.  All horses are treated with respect.~~  

  **This is very important that my customers are aware of all the services I offer

                               .....not just the happy endings. 

     ~~Every horse has a story, I wish I could hear it from their point of view~~