Pam's Saddles and Harness Makers

I lived in Europe a total of almost 20 years. First in Frankfurt, Germany when I was in the Army during the Vietnam war. Then many years later for another 15 years in the very most southern part of Holland less than a mile from the border with Germany in Herzogenrath. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzogenrath

My career had advanced to the point where I was the General Manager of the European Division of the American food processing company I worked for. It was a fun and challenging job which paid pretty well and provided the opportunity to travel and see a lot of Europe.

My wife Pam and I had a couple of horses and a delightful mutt dog named Chuy. He was named after Chewbacca, the fictional character in Star Wars who was Han Solo’s buddy. We owned a little Dutch house and some land for the horses to graze on, which was directly across the street from our house in Kerkrade. Pam’s main hobby was competing in dressage. We got to know some of the real heavy weights in the equestrian world, including several people who had won gold and silver medals in various Olympics.

Sadly most marriages are not permanent. Whether that is good or bad is another subject, but it is an unfortunate reality. After being together for seven years we had begun to grow in different directions.

Pam is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, but she decided to stay in The Netherlands after we divorced. She now owns a company there in Holland which makes saddles and harnesses.
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Sadly it is not common to find people who genuinely enjoy their job. People whose passion also makes them enough money to get by on. Turning one’s avocation into one’s vocation is so wise. And also so rare.

The website for her company is: http://www.pamszadelentuigenmakerij.com/index.html

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