Hunterdon County, NJ—Freedom Farm’s Pete D'Costa and Silke Rembacz Dressage have joined forces to create a new venture, Freedom Horse, LLC. As the in-house dressage trainer at Freedom Farm Silke Rembacz—who is an international rider and competitor in her own right—is now also Pete D'Costa’s business partner in a new venture, Freedom Horse, LLC Jointly buoyed by their individual expertise in buying, training and selling horses, together with D’Costa’s business acumen and Rembacz’ training experience, has led to this formidable partnership. What makes this venture different? It is that together, they bring nearly 4 decades of equine industry experience, knowledge and high-caliber performance, to an area that requires finesse and a sound business/investment background, in order to match the risk-tolerance level of investors to a niche and targeted market opportunity.
As background, dressage is a path and destination of competitive horse training, with competitions held at all levels from amateur to the Olympics. Its fundamental purpose is to develop, through standardized proagressive training methods, a horse's natural athletic ability and willingness to perform, thereby maximizing its potential as a riding horse. At the peak of a dressage horse's gymnastic development, it can smoothly respond to a skilled rider's minimal aids by performing the requested movement while remaining relaxed and appearing effortless.
Herein lies Freedom Horse, LLC’s competitive advantage. In a typical day, Rembacz begins at 6:30 AM on the phone with her European partners. Together they import horses 5-7 times a year from Europe, ranging from 3-year-olds through Grand Prix schoolmasters. Having had successful partnership in place for over a decade, there is room for growth and great potential for considerable return on investment now that D’Costa is able to add another significant dimension to this solid foundation: His personal interest while in the corporate world had always been horses, but his background is in business development and business analytics. Having transferred his business interests to this new career path, he now complements his attention to clients’ needs and to delivering customized service to each client, with his involvement in the Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce (where he has been an invited speaker and panelist at business functions), as well as with the ESDCTA, serving as the chair of their marketing committee.
Together, Rembacz and D’Costa bring a passion that is unbridled, stemming from their true love and commitment to the equine industry. Their name recognition and blue-ribbon status in the equine community, as well as Rembacz’ extensive experience in buying-training-
If you’d like more information on Freedom Horse, LLC, D’Costa is always available to answer any questions, at (908) 494 -4878 or via email at pete@freedomfarmnj.com. Please visit us at www.freedomfarmnj.com and click on the “Horses for Sale” tab on the left for additional information.
