In an upcoming horse sports country like China the ambitions to be there for the next Olympics are big. And they just got bigger as Hong Kong based Leo Chau is moving over to Den Ham to create a new training center for talented Chinese riders. Chau, who made a his money with an IT company in China, just bought the seven acre stables of ‘Stal Roelofs’ in Den Ham for around 2 million euro’s. His main goal is creating a modern training location for young Chinese riders. Showjumping is becoming more and more popular in China, but they have not been able to break through to the top level and Leo Chau wants to change that. ‘It would be great if China would have an Olympic team in the future with riders that have been training in Den ham’ said the Chinese investor to local newspaper Tubantia. ‘If you are looking for top horses you will not find them in China. The best horses are in Germany and the Netherlands. And that is the main reason I wanted to open a training center in Europe. ‘ His aim is to work with ‘local’ trainers and horses mostly. ‘Currently I am looking for trainers. And it could be possible that a top Dutch rider comes to my stable to train Chinese riders. If that happens the trainer can also bring his horses.’ Chau is already talking to big names in the Netherlands like VDL stud that has many horses ridden by top rider Jur Vrieling.
In an upcoming horse sports country like China the ambitions to be there for the next Olympics are big. And they just got bigger as Hong Kong based Leo Chau is moving over to Den Ham to create a new training center for talented Chinese riders. Chau, who made a his money with an IT company in China, just bought the seven acre stables of ‘Stal Roelofs’ in Den Ham for around 2 million euro’s. His main goal is creating a modern training location for young Chinese riders. Showjumping is becoming more and more popular in China, but they have not been able to break through to the top level and Leo Chau wants to change that. ‘It would be great if China would have an Olympic team in the future with riders that have been training in Den ham’ said the Chinese investor to local newspaper Tubantia. ‘If you are looking for top horses you will not find them in China. The best horses are in Germany and the Netherlands. And that is the main reason I wanted to open a training center in Europe. ‘ His aim is to work with ‘local’ trainers and horses mostly. ‘Currently I am looking for trainers. And it could be possible that a top Dutch rider comes to my stable to train Chinese riders. If that happens the trainer can also bring his horses.’ Chau is already talking to big names in the Netherlands like VDL stud that has many horses ridden by top rider Jur Vrieling.