Outstanding F.E.I. Stallion " Confidant"

Pierre is Wonderful
Pierre is an experienced, talented horseman, and an extremely careful and thorough businessman. He has worked hard to make many excellent contacts for buying dressage horses. He has more than proven his ability to find outstanding horses that suit his clients' desires, needs and budgets. I have been to Europe on five horse buying trips with Pierre and have experienced first hand all aspects of his business practices and character. He is capable and extremely well organized. He is truly one in a million. He will find what you need and want, and help you select your dream horse, at the same time arranging for a positive, stress-free travel experience.

Best of Both Worlds
With 25 years of teaching and training in Europe, and more recently for the past eight years doing the same in the USA, Pierre understands both the European and American horse markets. He was born and raised in France and is very comfortable traveling throughout Europe. This is an advantage for both his clients and his European horse buying contacts. American clients are definitely at an advantage in Europe when represented by a European, and the European breeders and dealers seem to be more comfortable negotiating with another European who shares cultural norms.

The Highest Integrity
 Pierre is truly the most honest and responsible and interesting person I know. I think it is his refreshingly open and direct way of talking with people that helps him have such good relationships with not only his clients, but also his horse buying contacts in Europe. Pierre is focused on long term high quality business, not short-term gains, and so he chooses only reputable contacts who respect and share his ideals.

Attention to Details
Pierre takes great care in knowing his clients' needs, desires and experience so that he is able to find and provide the most appropriate selection of horses from which to choose. He is sensitive to even subtle issues with the horses' soundness, temperament and training. As an accomplished rider and trainer, he can evaluate the horses' rideability and help the client evaluate the horses as they ride. He offers additional insight by videotaping clients riding prospective horses and then reviewing the tapes with them. In short, he makes every effort to make sure that no horse is purchased unless the client has a very high chance of reaching the stated goals with it.

Honesty
Pierre is an excellent negotiator. I could buy another horse with the money he saved me in buying five horses with him as my agent. Perhaps one of his best qualities as an agent is that he would rather not make a sale than recommend a horse he feels would not be a good match for the client. That said, he does always seem to be able to find the perfect match.

Flexibility and Efficiency
Pierre works within each client's budget and tastes in planning travel arrangements. Every effort is made to customize the trip to the client's desires. He is also very organized about how he plans each day so that no valuable time is wasted. He always has a back-up plan should things need rearranging at the last minute. He is a wonderful and safe driver who is familiar with the European drivers, roads and winter driving conditions, and he always has great directions and maps to do his best at arriving on time at even the most remote locations.

Confidant, a Dream Come True
Thanks to Pierre I have my dream horse! He is everything I've always hoped to find and more. His temperament, soundness, movement, and training are superb, and his pedigree and conformation are also world class. Top trainers from Europe and the US are equally impressed by this special stallion. I never thought I could afford a horse such as this, but thanks to Pierre he is mine.

I have ridden and trained six of the horses Pierre has found and imported, and each of these horses has an extra special quality of movement, temperament and training. They really are unique. Pierre's customers are very satisfied and happy with their dream horses. This pleases me to no end because several of them have also been my training clients. I want them to be well and appropriately mounted and happy with their horses. I cannot recommend Pierre highly enough.

- Elizabeth Ball

Show Results for Confidant 2002:
CDS HORSE OF THE YEAR 2002
This year Confidant won 15 Intermediaire II classes

Dressage Under The Oaks May 2002
1st place with 64% Int. II
1st place with 70% Int. II
1st place with 71.9% Int. II

Del Mar  National Horse Show April 2002
1st place with 68.7% Int. II ( see article Chronicle of the Horse, Friday May 10 2002  issue)

Show Results for Confidant 2001

Golden State Festival Show Results
PSG  64% and 68.50%

DG Bar Show Results.
PSG  65%

Flying Cloud Show Results.
PSG  70.75% and 72%

Amazing 4 year old "Absolute Joy"

As a committed amateur dressage rider, I knew I faced a few challenges when I began looking for that special horse. It was very important to me that this horse be a beautiful, athletic mover with three excellent gaits, but there were two other qualities that were even more important to me. 
First, this horse had to have an excellent mind and temperament, that "special something" that creates a true partnership. Second, the horse needed to have all of this in a smaller package. I'm a petite woman and I wanted large horse movement in a smaller version. I guess I wanted it all; great temperament, great movement, great size. A tall order maybe, but my dreams came true with 'Joey', a Hannoverian gelding that Pierre found on a trip to Germany.
Pierre has an amazing eye for really great horses for which I have great respect. Equally impressive is his ability to match horse and rider in style and temperament. Pierre truely cares about his clients' needs. Joey, or Absolute Joy (his registered name), lives up to his name in every way. He truly is an absolute joy. This wonderful horse is everything I wanted and more. I've always dreamed I would own such a horse of breathtaking beauty and movement who is also my best friend. Even better, Joey was within my budget and my dreams became a reality.
If I am again in the market for a horse, I would not hesitate to work with Pierre. First hand, I've seen horses Pierre has found for other clients and their stories of success are similar to my own. I highly recommend Pierre to anyone wishing to experience dressage at its best.

- Pamela Vendetti

Show Results For Abolute Joy 2001

Rancho Murietta Show Results.
Training level test 3  73.84% First place
Training level test 3  74.61% First place
Training level test 3   80%  First place

DG BAR Show Results.
Training level test 3  76.92%  First place
Training level test 3  74.61% First place
Training level test 3  66.15% Second place
Training level test 4  67.6%  First place

Fieldstone Show Results.
Training level test 3  75.38% First place
Training level test 4  74.8% First place

USDF ALL-BREEDS 2001.
Finishing third overall at Training level for the entire country.

USDF ALL-BREEDS 2001 From The Hanoverian Society.
Finishing second overall at Training level open division with 74.615%
 

Dazzling Grey F.E.I. Mare " Promenade" and Lovely F.E.I. Gelding " Virtuos"

Pierre,
I thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Germany. It was a pleasure to travel with you, and I truly appreciated all the work that you did to organize the trip. The nature of a horse-shopping trip is such that most of the direction of the trip changes day to day and it was wonderful to have you and your file of contacts available to make plans and hotel arrangements at just a moment's notice. It made it all so easy for me.
Then there was the horse shopping part of the trip, (the best part). Your contacts were all wonderful people to work with, honest and helpful, even when they did not have just the right horse for me; they made calls and helped all that they could We looked at so many horses, and most of them exactly fit the description of the type of horse that I was looking for. It was also a pleasure that they were all in my price range, with no pressure to spend more than I wanted. Your knowledge and assessment of each of the horses was an invaluable tool in making the right decision. All in all it was a great trip and now I await the horse of my dreams!
Please feel free to give out my name and number as a referral, anyone that chooses to partake of your services is in good hands.
Sincerely,

- Kimberly Cook (San Jose, California)

Show Results For Promenade:
 

Charles de Kunffy coin Perpetual Trophy.
Awarded for winning the third level warm up class, amateur and open combined.

Stanford Dressage Club Perpetual Trophy.
Awarded to the winner of third level horse of the year, amateur ( 71.43% ).

American Trakehner Association Perpetual Trophy.
Awarded to the highest score on an AHSA level 3 or level 4 single test (77.40%).

Cantata Memorial Perpetual Trophy.
Awarded to the highest scoring mare in a CDS Horse of the Year class.

Sample of an article from “ The Chronicle of The Horse”
about Promenade at the CDS show

-“Kimberley Cook came to the show just to have fun, which included winning the CDS third level amateur championship on Promenade. 
She also won the trophy for the highest score in a CDS class at third or fourth level with a 77% from judge Linda Zang (0 judge). Zang gave Promenade four 9’s on her third level, test 2 ride. Judge Axel Steiner (0 judge) also gave Promenade two 9’s in their third level, test ride.
The pair also earned the CDS third level amateur championship and the trophy for the high-scoring mare (out of 68 mares) in the CDS show.

Cook purchased Promenade, who is by the Thoroughbred stallion Prince Thatch, in October of last year. She went horse shopping in Germany with her trainer, Elizabeth Ball and Ball’s husband, Pierre Cousyn. Promenade, 8 at the time, fit Cook perfectly.

“ It has been great to have a horse that knows a little bit more than me for a change” said Cook, who had ridden through second level. “ I have learned so much from her. She is a pleasure to ride and a joy to be around. We seem to have gotten on the same wavelength; I just think things and they happen”. 

Lovely F.E.I. Schoomaster "Navaro"

Pierre,
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for helping me find the horse of my dreams. My beautiful Navaro is really so special that I can hardly believe that I have him. He delights me on a daily basis. Horse shopping with you in Germany was a delightful experience.
Your priority of assessing the horse in terms of safety and compatibility for me was truly appreciated. Also, you consistently tried to look at only horses that fit the description of what I was looking for. You are such a planner that I felt everything was taken care of even at a moments notice you were able to switch directions and make any necessary arrangements.
Please give my name and number to anyone who is considering using your services. I can not recommend you highly enough. It was an absolute pleasure. Regards,

- Linda Roan