After four years the cooperation between the LJ Leathers sponsored rider, Rodrigo Giesteira Almeida and Dutch trader, Loewie Joppen has come to an end. Almeida is to replace Kim Emmen's place in the stables of Audi dealer, Eric Berkhof.
Almeida will take over the reins of Emmen's former Grand Prix horses.
With Loewie Joppen Almeida jumped in the spotlights, mainly aboard Kafka vd Heffinck winning the CSIO5* Nations Cup of Athens as well as some Grand Prix competitions in Kronenberg, etc.