Impulsion Brook Stables is a beautiful 100 acre piece of land located in Nova Scotia, Canada. The farm is owned by Vanessa Cross and her brother Percy. The farm has many loyal stable hands, and owns a variety of natural and unnatural breeds of horses, from Arabians to Gypsy Vanners, and Flutterquines to Ravequines.
Vanessa is proud to be the founder of the
HARPG-GVA, which hosts annual shows on the property for the marvellous breed.
Seasons: Spring: March- June, Summer: June- September, Fall: September- December, Winter: December- March
IBS Staff: Vanessa Cross:
Birth date: March 7th, 1986. As the owner and founder of IBS, Vanessa handles the breeding and showing of the horses, as well as any sales. She annually hosts shows for the Gypsy Vanner Association, which she founded. She shows in multiple disciplines, mostly Dressage, Jumper and Halter, but also works with a few of her horses at liberty. She is Percy's sister.
Percy Cross:
Birth date :January 11th, 1988. Percy is the co-owner of IBS and manages scheduling and finances. He makes all the arrangements for shows, travelling, feed, breeding, vet check-ups, farrier visits, etc. He is good with handling the horses, but doesn't ride much and prefers to stay on solid ground. He is Vanessa's brother.
Katie and Melissa Sommer:
Birth date: May 1st, 1995. Identical twins. Katie and Melissa are two of the stable hands at Impulsion Brook Stables. They work with the horses bred at the farm until they have matured. They work with them on the ground and help start them under saddle. They accompany Vanessa to some shows and handle the younger entries. Melissa has been leasing Fabuloso and Katie has been leasing Crimson Paradise.
Matt Drayden:
Birth date: September 20th, 1986. Matt is Vanessa's boyfriend (since June 20th, 2011), and works as a stable hand at IBS. He comes in every morning and mucks stalls, and also helps out around the farm with all the odd jobs (think repairing crooked fence posts and replacing tractor tires). He also accompanies Vanessa to shows and will drive an extra trailer if Vanessa is taking more than six horses.
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