G O B E Y O N D - W I T H M B S T U N I T E D
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In the world where
nothing is certain but the breath-taking beauty of an Arabian
horse, meet the dream team of MBST: Miles Buckley and Gregor
Aymar, friends and business partners united by a deep love and
passion for horses. But for them, an Arabian horse is much more
than meets the eye. In fact, it is the strong but sensitive
personality inherent to the breed that captivated their young
hearts many years ago, making them unable to imagine their future
without horses. And yet, being part of the Arabian horse industry
means so much more to them than a way to make a living. It is
their entire life. Miles: M is for Motivated
Gregor: G is for Genuine
However, Gregor’s involvement in the industry reaches far beyond his artistic activity. As a great ambassador and promoter of the breed, he was one of founders of the European Breeders Trust AG, a shareholding company meant to stop the decline of the Arabian horse breeding in Europe. Further he was part of the organizing team of the prestigious All Nations Cup and European Breeders Select Sale in Aachen. Brave enough to openly discuss the burning issues of the industry, he is not afraid to honestly admit that the world of fine art of breeding horses he learnt the hard way. Yet, this tough lesson was also an enriching experience that now helps Gregor to guide people in the right direction so that they avoid making similar mistakes.
Why are MBST United a dream team?
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Miles
grew up surrounded by horses. Thanks to his parents’ strong
involvement in breeding and showing part-bred Arabians and ponies,
he has been no stranger to the horse show scene since early
childhood. At one of the shows, the sophisticated beauty and
commanding charisma of an Arabian captured his attention. From
that day on, he has been determined to combine his passion for the
breed with his innate competitiveness and challenge seeking
personality. This combination has inevitably resulted in Miles’s
impressive career as a trainer and handler that already has
several major awards to his credit, including two prestigious
World Champion titles. The first victory at the World
Championships is of special importance to Miles due to his help
and involvement in breeding the successful yearling colt. His hard
work and dedication made his business develop into a widely
recognised international enterprise in a relatively short time.
Apart from show halter training, Miles has been engaged in other
commercial activities, like breeding, marketing, sales and
consultancy. His personal motto to keep the horses and people
around him happy and content has certainly come to fruition,
helping the business to grow and prosper.
However,
none of the above would be possible without the continued support
from his closest family. In fact, Miles’s mother Jackie, his
father Edward and brother Connor are the backbone of MBST. When
Miles is away, Jackie stays in charge of managing the farm,
conditioning of the show horses as well as supervising the
broodmares and foals, while Connor is taking care of the halter
training and clipping. Without their daily engagement and hard
work, the functioning of the farm would not be possible when Miles
is traveling from show to show.
Fascinated
by Arabians from an early age, Gregor’s main goal was to turn his
passion for horses into a professional career; the aim which he
has continually put into action for more than 25 years. As a
self-taught photographer and graphic designer, strongly focused on
finding a link between his education in marketing management with
his artistic sensitivity, he founded Eyecatcher Advertising, an
equine marketing company based in Geldern, Germany. Without any
formal training in photography but with his own inimitable style,
Gregor has worked his way up to become one of the most recognised
and sought-after equine photographers in the world. His exquisite
photography perfectly captures the essence and ethereal beauty of
the purebred Arabian horse.
Two
very different but equally successful careers have become a joint
venture which combines the best of both worlds. Miles and Gregor
complement each other perfectly by bringing their own unique sets
of skills and talents into the business. More importantly, their
collaboration is based on long-lasting friendship, loyalty and
mutual trust. Striving for excellence in all their endeavours,
they have continuously supported each other and, when necessary,
they have pushed one another out of their comfort zones to reach
beyond their limits.
Besides their mutual passion for horses, they share a clear vision
of how to grow the business by building and maintaining strong
relationships with their clients. With a high standard of business
ethics in all facets of operations, they aim at establishing close
collaboration with their clients based on the give and take
approach to business. Their main purpose is to honestly advise and
guide people in the right direction, helping them to improve and
develop their breeding programmes. Although Miles and Gregor are
heavily engaged in expanding the business in the continuously
changing reality, their commitment to the wellbeing of the breed
goes far beyond their own personal interests. Mindful of how their
attitude and actions may have a long-term impact on the future,
they do their best to promote the breed and to open people’s eyes
to how amazing Arabian horses truly are.
All
that said, there are two more people to mention who have been and
are very important and loyal to the team, Miles's long term
friend Malik Morrison who is not only managing Arabians Imperial
UK for Dawn Cascoe for past years but has been very
supportive to Miles during all of his career. Last but not least
there is Wynand Bouwer, a very talented trainer
and horseman from Namibia who accompanied Miles and MBST for many
years throughout the show rings of the world.
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