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INFORM BEHIND THE SCENES A smoothly running online conference with the professional touch needs loads of preparation and practice beforehand. Here, a selection of impressions snapped “behind the scenes”. 32 33
ON-FARM KNEER FAMILY, BAD DITZENBACH, GERMANY REAL PROFESSIONALS Florian (l) and Moritz Kneer together manage Oberberghof farm in Bad Ditzenbach. Some words are often misunderstood. The word “amateur”, for instance. In the correct sense, an amateur is someone who does something for the love of it. This is an entirely fitting term for brothers Moritz and Florian Kneer. But they easily earn the title of farming professionals too ... even although their main business is building windows. Oberberghof is a well-kept horse farm on the outskirts of Bad Ditzenbach, nestling amid the Swabian Alb foothills. Enthusiasts of rural architecture would recognise right away some of the farm buildings originally fulfilled another purpose. This is confirmed by Florian Kneer who runs the farm with brother Moritz. “From our mother’s side we come from a family which, as was earlier quite common, ran a hostelry and butcher’s business along with the farm. By 1962, our grandfather had established a beef herd as main enterprise on Oberberghof. Later, horses were brought into the business and, after his successful graduation in horse husbandry at the Baden-Württemberg State Stud Farm in Marbach, he specialised completely in this.” Florian and Moritz took over in 2004, with Florian manager of the non-agricultural side and Moritz the person usually found around the farm. “We farm around 75 ha here”, explains Moritz Kneer. “Most is pasture, mainly on steep slopes. We only have about a hectare of arable land, along with some woodland. We have 25 horseboxes with 16 of these rented out to private horse owners. Riding is a hobby for most of our customers and the same applies to us. We’re open minded about breeds. We keep mainly warmbloods. A rare breed is represented here by our Altwürttemberg horse. Additionally, 34 35
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