Carolyn Hoekstra, M.D., a USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist, began her horse career as a Warmblood breeder. She started Knollwood Farm in 1988 with the purchase of the approved Dutch Warmblood stallion PATRICK, and three imported youngsters as breeding stock. She developed several contacts in the Netherlands, which enabled her to add the very best quality to her breeding program. Over the next sixteen years, Carolyn added two more approved stallions: Kevekko, who she imported as a foal, and Noteworthy, an impressive stallion that was bred by Carolyn with frozen semen from Europe.  She also bred and imported many premium mares, paying close attention to bloodlines, temperament, conformation, and performance. The resulting foals have been extremely successful in every sporthorse arena, and the Knollwood Farm breeding program's legacy is still strongly felt in the community. During this time, Carolyn, who is an OB/GYN physician, studied Horse Management at Michigan State University, took breeding classes at MSU and at Texas A & M, as well as several courses through the North American Dutch Warmblood Association. In addition, she participated in two USDF Breeding Judges' Forums. She became proficient in biomechanics of the horse as well as conformation analysis. Carolyn has won innumerable year-end awards for breeding, including being 5th place in the USDF's National list of Top Breeders in the U.S.  Noteworthy, bred by Carolyn, was in the top 3 Stallions in the US many years in a row.  One of his offspring, Excalibur (also bred by Carolyn) was the National Champion Oldenburg, and 3rd place USDF Horse of the Year for all three-year-olds in the country. Starting in the late 1990's, Carolyn decided to become more active in Dressage competition and began to phase out her breeding endeavors.  In 2004, Carolyn turned Knollwood Farm over to her daughter, Colleen, and decided to stop breeding altogether in order to devote more time to riding. Currently, Carolyn is riding and competing her Dutch mare, Promenade, who was imported by Carolyn as a yearling, and was converted from a broodmare to a performance horse at the age of 7 in 2004. Promenade's impressive show record includes national placings through the PSG Level. The pair are now working towards Intermediare I, aiming for Grand Prix! Carolyn has studied Dressage with renowned international trainers and judges, including Hilda Gurney, Michelle Gibson, Charlotte Bayley, George Williams, Tom Dvorak, Jan Ebeling, J Ashton Moore, Elizabeth McMullen, Lois Yukins, and others.
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