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Beryl Sagar and BJ Merino
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It all started as a hobby, making saddle blankets for her husband Don to use in his endurance competitions, but Beryl Sagar’s business BJ Merino NZ Ltd has mushroomed and her saddle blankets are now sold around the world.
The couple has enjoyed considerable success in their chosen sport of endurance and also bred their own horses for competition and the overseas market. Even now, in their 70s, they both work and still actively break in and ride horses.
The Sagar's breeding and riding achievements
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When dairy farmers Beryl and Don Sagar decided to take up horse sports they wanted something different, choosing the sport of endurance.
“We looked at polo, polocrosse, maybe hunting. We wanted something that was different and decided on endurance.”
A Winning Team
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Endurance enthusiasts Beryl and Don Sagar are proof that team work and mixing business with pleasure is a winning combination.
The Sagars, who recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary and live at Parakai just outside Helensville, have been regular fixtures on the New Zealand endurance scene since Don took up the sport in 1985.