I grew up with cats and dogs, which was probably one reason for my liking for animals. At the age of eight I started riding and since then horses have been my greatest love. At the age of 13 I broke in my first green horse, a Haflinger stallion, and made him into an outside riding horse.
Thanks to my family, I got in touch with natural healing at an early age, so training to become a non-medical practitioner for animals was an obvious choice. As I wanted to know more about the physical aspects in this field, I went to Tanja Richter’s, who taught me everything about biomechanics, massage techniques and joint mobilisation for horses. Training in veterinary acupuncture at Dr. med. vet. Jean-Yves Guray’s (caretaker of international competition horses, e.g. at the Olympic Games in Atlanta and Sydney) rounds up my range of treatments.
In 2001 I was lucky to get the opportunity to receive a two-year training at Marc de Broissia’s, which helped me a lot to really improve my riding skills and to broaden my knowledge on handling and the care of horses. Marc de Broissia has not just become a good friend of mine, but also the most important person in my personal development as horse rider.
A two-month stay at the world famous Circus Zingaro in Paris helped me expand my experience with horses especially in the field of show preparation.
In 2004 I was a spectator at a Philippe Karl clinic. His training system “School of Légèreté” aroused my curiosity, so in February 2007 I went to France for one year to intern with him and his wife Bea Borelle. In March 2008 Monsieur Karl appointed me an honorary member of the “School of Légèreté”.