World Dressage Masters Guide 2016
By Equine MERC
By Equine MERC
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NEXT GENERATION<br />
1How did you start your equestrian career?<br />
I started as a baby so to say. My dad always took me with<br />
him on his horses. I rode just for fun until I was 10 years<br />
old. After that I started competing at some small regional<br />
shows and when I was 11 years old I went competing at FEI<br />
level with my pony Tonkawa. That was the moment that I<br />
knew I wanted to become a professional dressage rider.<br />
Jorinde Verwimp<br />
<strong>2016</strong><br />
WDM GUIDE<br />
2When and where did you compete for the first time in<br />
a WDM NextGen competition and what was the result?<br />
I rode my first WDM NextGen U25 competition in<br />
Mechelen in 2014 and I won both tests, the Intermediate<br />
II and Grand Prix, with 73% and 75%. It was a great<br />
experience for me and my horse Tiamo to compete at such a<br />
big show.<br />
3<br />
Why are WDM NextGen competitions important to<br />
you?<br />
I think it’s great that they also organised the U25 classes<br />
because I gained a lot of experience at these high level and<br />
super nice shows. There are not so many big shows for<br />
dressage riders U25. It also made the transition to the real<br />
Grand Prix easier for me.<br />
4<br />
Wat is your goal for the future?<br />
My goal is trying to qualify for this year’s Olympic<br />
Games in Rio de Janeiro. We are pretty close to an<br />
individual starting place but we still need to show some more<br />
good results at the last few qualifying events, one of them will<br />
be WDM Lier in Belgium.<br />
Date of birth: November 10 th 1994<br />
Place of residence: Wiekevorst, Belgium<br />
Education: Athletics Sports College<br />
Trainer: Anky van Grunsven & Sjef Janssen<br />
Horse: Tiamo (Lester x Hemmingway)<br />
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