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Jens Wawrauschek: “Whether that one horse is ‘the one’? You’ll only know once you feel the desire to build a bond with it…!”

Based in Warstein, Germany, Jens Wawrauschek has built a strong reputation through his company JW Horses, known for connecting talented showjumping horses with riders across the globe. With experience from...

“You can already see it in their eyes”: how breeders Van Uytert, Van de Lageweg, and Okkema select their young talents

“Mindset is ultimately everything,” says Joop van Uytert. Together with Janko van de Lageweg (VDL Stud) and Age Okkema (Stal de Mersken), he shared his vision on selecting young stallions,...

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Thibault Philippaerts: "My biggest luck is the support of my team and family!"

Thibault Philippaerts was described on Friday as “ready for the future!” — a comment that brought a big smile to the Belgian rider’s face. “I grew up looking up to legendary...

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“Gaining experience is sometimes even more important than winning a class”: Seamus Hughes Kennedy reflects on his breakthrough year!

“When you canter into the ring and deep down you know you’re going to jump clear, there’s no better feeling.” Seamus Hughes Kennedy smiles as he says it. The 23-year-old...

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16-year-old Vice World Champion, Niels Van Rossem: ‘Once I'm in the ring, it's all about gut feeling!’

When Niels Van Rossem enters the arena, the world seems to fall silent for a moment. His gaze is focused, his posture calm. At sixteen, he radiates the maturity of...

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“He jumped out of the field, and later to the top of the world”: The extraordinary story of Hello Jefferson!

His name has become a familiar one in the world of showjumping: speed, precision, and victories at the highest level. Hello Jefferson, the impressive gelding ridden by British showjumper Scott...

“There are many people with horses, but few horse people”: the story of show jumper Alexander Housen

 ‘I think I could ride a horse before I could ride a bicycle.’ It's a sentence that Alexander Housen utters almost casually, but it says everything about his life path....

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"Building a bond and growing together is the most beautiful part of our job": how Michael Pender keeps building his dream

“When things don’t go well on Sunday, you just have to get back to work on Monday.” It sounds almost rather cold, but for Irish show jumper Michael Pender, newly...

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"She raised our children in the sport": Kristel Ceulemans on the emotional farewell to family horse Javanna

“When you have to say goodbye to a horse like Javanna... it can never be good enough. But we’re so grateful that she was able to stay with us for...

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“It doesn’t come by itself, we work day in, day out”: Emilie Conter on the road to the top

“Dreams can never be too big,” says Emilie Conter with determination. The Belgian show jumper radiates a blend of down-to-earth realism and ambition that typifies her generation. She grew up...

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