Leaving to marry the love of my life, Sarah Willeman, on June 16th 2012 in my 1990 Porsche Carrera 4. There is nothing like arriving at your own wedding in an air-cooled Porsche 911.
The Turtle Garage is dedicated to my love of excessive personal transportation. I have enjoyed all things motorized for as long as I can remember, from riding and tinkering with my first Honda 50 at age seven to restoring pre-war BMW motorcycles today. I don’t always go for the most powerful or expensive vehicle. I like cars and motorcycles with interesting stories—about their design, production, ownership, or place in history. Here’s how it all began.
About the Author: Philip Richer is President and co-founder of Katonah New York-based Hollow Brook Wealth Management, LLC. Hollow Brook is a leading independent wealth management firm that manages and advises capital on behalf of families, foundations, endowments, pension plans, and individuals. Philip serves as Treasurer of the United States Equestrian Team Foundation and is on the Board of Directors of the Hampton Classic Horse Show and the United States Equestrian Federation. He is Chairman of the Lake Placid Horse Show and serves on the board of WidePoint Corporation (WYY), a NYSE MKT-listed provider of managed mobility services, telecom lifecycle management, and cybersecurity solutions. He is also on the board of the Pray Family Foundation. He is an avid equestrian show jumper and successfully competes his horses on the “A” circuit for over three decades. His wife, Sarah Willeman, manages Turnabout Farm, a horse boarding, training, and breeding operation based in Connecticut, Texas, and Florida. Sarah also maintains a literary and lifestyle blog called Grappa Lane. and his wife, Sarah Willeman, spend summers in Ridgefield, Connecticut and are residents of Wellington, Florida.
Some photos of Philip’s life over the decades:
Philip aboard Firefly, three time Hampton Classic Amateur Owner Jumper Champion
Devon Horse Show 2009 aboard Glasgow, winning the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Classic.
Cowboy Capital Classi Rookie Non Pro winner, Stephenville, Texas 2011.
Boston Bruins Stanley Cup Champions 2011
Closing the Nasdaq Stock Exchange 2011.
Philip Richter aboard Firefly, at the Hampton Classic.
Philip at the Great Wall of China 2004
Philip at Ephesus in Turkey
Oil rig tour Gulf of Mexico 2006
2014 RM Auction at Amelia Island. Saying goodbye to Malcolm’s French Mistress.
Kart Racing with Scott Coleman, Raceway Park NJ 2010
Central Park Horse Show 2014
Philip with the Boss, Miami Stadium 2014
The King Ranch, 2007
Southampton Concours D’Elegance 2005 with Malcolm Pray’s 1912 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
Sarah, Philip and Hurricane 2012
Philip with Ray Ray, Wellington Florida High Amateur Jumper Champion 2011
Firefly, 2014 American Gold Cup Amateur Jumper Champion
My brother Hans, Dartmouth College 1985 on his BMW R90/6
Philip with Car Crazy host Barry McGuire, Amelia Island 2006
My father Max and his mother Carla, Hamburg Germany 1936 on the running board of their 1928 Mercedes. This car was ultimately appropriated by the Third Reich.
Philip and Sarah, Thoroughbred Hall of Fame ceremony honoring Sky Beauty, Saratoga Springs 2013
Philip at Churchill Downs with legendary bugler Steve Buttleman, 2008
Philip in Banff, Alberta Canada 1004
Philip in eastern Turkey, near the boarder of Iran in 2005
Philip in Iran, 2010
Philip on Glasgow, Old Salem Farm 2010
Philip at Spruce Meadows, Calgary 2005 aboard Kodachrome
Philip on Glasgow at the Old Salem Horse show in 2008
My father Max with Malcolm Pray, Greenwich Concours 2006
Max and Philip, New Zealand 2003
Lech, Austria 2010
Running to the finish on Firefly, in Wellington Florida 2009
Cowboy Capital Classic, Stephenville Texas 2012
Max and Philip with his Maule MX-7 1993
My father Max with his Beechcraft Bonanza A36 2005
My grandmother Mary Hofmann in her father’s Packard, fourth of July 1928 Maysville Kentucky
Chekhov at the Hampton Classic at age 21 in 2006
Philip on his Honda Z50 in 1977
The Christmas of the motorcycles 1981
Test driving the new Super Gator 2014
Philip with Bullet 1984
Philip at Château Pichon Longueville in Bordeaux in 2003.
Philip on the hood of a Caddy in Havana, 2015
Philip on Pistoya, Hampton Classic 2015
Banner Photos by Kristen Whalen and Louise Wales
