Manor house vacation in the low season

„Quebracho and Pavana are real powerhouses. Carved from really hard wood, but sometimes also very impulsive“, says Levke with a controlling look at her sturdy Criollo ponies. A breed that she got to know and love during a stay of several months in Chile. „By the way, that also applies to me. Maybe that's why we fit together so well.“ Good is the key word. Levke knows what is good. For her horses, who are offered a real grazing experience in a spacious grass and forest paddock, as well as for her guests, who experience feelings of happiness on wonderful rides through the gently rolling Recknitz valley and on instructive courses.

„You can't learn flying canter changes with me, but you can learn a better understanding of the four-legged friends in order to be able to communicate with them on the same level and become a perfect team.“ She gets help from yoga teacher Nadin, who is also a horse rider and knows: „The problems of the horse are often linked to the problems of the rider.“ The harmony that prevails today between Levke's cloven-hoofed Pavana and new friend Kati must be discovered during a one-day ride through the fields and meadows behind the manor house.

In the meantime, house and court chef René has also arrived. With a loud thud, he places his cobbler's bag, which contains a colorful collection of cooking utensils, on the cast-iron August Speiser stove. A colossus, five meters long and two meters wide, it was forged in Rostock more than a hundred years ago and has already changed hands several times. „There are only three of these left“, Levke interjects as she hands over her green garden delicacies to René üand then drums her fingers into the kitchen with the loud echoing call „Kooochen“

Quail eggs, onions, muesli, bacon and, of course, the green prey from the manor house garden. Sometimes halved, sometimes sliced, sometimes diced. While the ingredients for the hearty roast venison with jacket potatoes and brown gravy are being added to the pots, Kati's daughter Matilda ensures a regular supply of wood in the glowing fire compartment of the stove. Over delicious wine and wonderful food, they tell anecdotes, talk shop and listen to Levke's exciting manor house stories. What an atmosphere!

Then it's 10.00 pm. The Kaiserschmarrn is already waiting impatiently to be crowned as the manor house chef rinses the last orange fillets and marinates them in a high-proof marinade. All it takes is a spark from the hearth fire to ignite the explosive mixture, light up the eyes of the guests and enchant their palates. „René, he just knows how to do it.“