Jan Henn

Riding Career:

My first experiences in the saddle where as a kid on ponies.  At the age of eleven I finally got the proper riding lessons which I had longed for on warmbloods at the local riding club. Even back then, what I enjoyed most was simply spending time with horses.  The sound of horses chewing hay and their scent was imprinted in my memory and will forever remain my love.

Due to my success as a handball player and my career development after finishing high school, I had a long break from riding during which I only had occasional contact with horses.

Only when I started working at a veterinary practice for behavioural therapy in Munich in 1998, did the horse virus again completely infect me. This was followed by participating in countless horse seminars and stays in the USA, Canada and Spain.  I was always thirsting for a better feeling for my horses. Out of all of the well-known and famous characters of this scene which I have experienced and met in person, Ray Hunt has left a life-long impression on me.

My dressage training, especially in hand, has since 2005 largely been influenced by Philippe Karl.