I am a KNHS instructor with an active All-round level 3 license and have also worked in recent years as a teacher/examiner of Horse Husbandry-Sport at the MBO level. 3&4.
In addition to theory lessons in Anatomy, First Aid, Occupational Health and Safety, Dentistry, Entrepreneurship, Breed Knowledge, I have written an optional part for Horse Breeding and Reproduction.
I personally followed the Bachelor’s degree in Horse Husbandry for two years at the AERES HOGESCHOOL in Wageningen with many exemptions😅
I gave the practical lessons for the Rider License and Training ORUN aspiring instructor. And much more…
I have given riding lessons at riding schools for years to toddlers through to adults with great pleasure and I also had a carousel team of 16 horses/riders that I supervised as Commander at the Dutch Championships.
In addition, I have guided many dressage riders and riders who progressed from B to Z2 dressage in a short time.
I am classically trained according to the Scala der Ausbildung and have trained with the very best trainers in the Netherlands and Belgium. O.a. Frenk Jespers, Tinekes Bartels, Sjef Jansen and International Jury members Mrs. Jurgens and Eddy de Wolff-vanWesterode.
My own competition successes were that I was champion of South Holland and Brabant several times, was selected 6 times for the Dutch Championships and participated, with one of the highlights being day Champion of the Hoekse Waard with the highest number of points in dressage and jumping of 400 participants!
I was also mainly specialized in correcting problem horses and training young stallions and preparing them for inspection. I was also hired in Germany as a stable rider at a very renowned International Dressage stable.
So I see myself more as a trainer/instructor than a competitive rider, even though I sometimes competed 3 times a week with different horses and at Pr.St. George Level himself drove.
In 1988 I founded a very successful breeding and trading stable, Gasaya, from which many National sport horses and at least 6 Grand Prix show jumping horses were born, in which I had inseminated my mares myself and at the time I was one of the first female stallion owners with an International AI. station.
NICE TO KNOW: I won the KWPN Horse Assessment competition for South Holland and Brabant twice in 2016 & 2018 🤗
After my training in the 1980s at the NHB Deurne, I also obtained the Commander’s diploma at the ORUN 3. With a 10 for teaching for both courses.
I am now a bit older and offer the following services:
Private dressage lessons for all levels up to Z2.
Coaching with horses for children and teenagers/adults
Purchase and sale mediation of dressage and jumping horses
Kwpn breeding advice on mating/stallion selection
Bridle fitting and corrections
Just ask? Bought a horse in a poke? Other horse matters are also allowed.
I currently work part-time as a manager at Stal de Stelle in Bruinisse. It is also possible to take lessons there in the Agterberg indoor riding school.
MY MOTTO For driving: THE BASIC MUST ALWAYS BE IN ORDER BEFORE DRIVING PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED AND YOU CAN MAKE PROGRESS!🐴
WELFARE & FAIRNESS TOWARDS THE HORSE ARE FIRST!