Ken And Scot
Robert and I are very fortunate to have some great friends both in and out of the horse world. Among our dearest are Ken Berkley and Scot Stewart, two of the most accomplished professionals in the Hunter/Jumper industry today. Many years ago when Robert and I lived in New Jersey, our home was right around the corner from theirs and it just so happened that the same held true down here in Wellington where we both had places in Bedford Mews.
Ken and Scot have shared so many wonderful memories with us that they are beyond counting, but what makes them most special is not the great trips we’ve been on together along with our other great friends, but rather the fact that we are all truly like family, including the unconditional love part. So many times Ken, who can host and prepare a dinner or any size party like no other person I know, will call and say, “Come on over later for some steak”, and seemingly effortlessly, he will prepare a feast worthy of a king in minutes when most would have required days. Scot is equally amazing in that he still, after so many years at the top of the sport, has as much passion for it as I remember feeling toward the beginning of my career. He will find and purchase horses and ponies directly off the Internet with incredible success and have even more success in finding great homes for them soon thereafter. I love watching the smile he gets on his face when he sees a pony he likes on-line and calls me over to watch his next purchase going around. Amazing! These two guys have proven their abilities as all around horsemen again and again, resulting in absolutely gorgeous homes and farms in both New Jersey and Wellington. But way stronger their material wealth is their obvious love for each other and all their friends whose lives they enrich with laughter and joy at every get together.
So without getting any more schmaltzy, I just want to say that, speaking for both Robert and myself, we love Ken and Scot more than words can express, though I guess I did just try to do just that.
Oh well - love you guys!
RD
