Lotte Meulendijks

Profile

Name:

Lotte Meulendijks

Birthday:

11.01.1996

Country of birth:

Netherlands | NL

Discipline:

Dressage

Life motto:

If you’re riding a horse you love, you’ve already won. Live life to the fullest. Be kind or be quiet. A great rider adapts to the horse, not the horse to the rider.

How long have you been riding and for how long?

Since I was little, I’ve always loved horses/animals but I started very playfully, I wasn’t serious at all when I was young and also loved to do show jumping. My sister Anne and I spent all of our free time at the riding school of our aunt. We live and breathe horses.

How do you stay motivated?

Love what you do and work with your horses, not against them. My horses are my best friends and I think that’s the most important thing. I never want to achieve success at the expense of my horses or any horse for that matter.

How many hours a day do you spend at the stables?

These days I spent less time at the stable, I used to be in the stable 24/7 but nowadays it’s around 4 hours a day.

Website:

Website-Link

Instagram:

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Successes

National successes

2016 : 3rd place in the Dutch Young Rider Dressage Championships category in Ermelo

2014 : 2nd place in the Dutch Championships Junior Dressage category in Ermelo

2015 : 4th place in the Dutch Young Rider Dressage Championships category in Ermelo

International successes

2021 : 6th place in the CDIU25 FEI Grand Prix U25 category in Exloo

2021 : 5th place in the CDIU25 FEI Intermediaire II category in Exloo

2021 : 4th place in the CDIU25 FEI Grand Prix Freestyle category in Exloo

Current : Successful starts and placings in international Grand Prix competitions

European Championships

2012 : 2nd place in the pony team category at the European Championships in Fontainebleau

2014 : 2nd place in the junior team category at the European Championships in Arezzo

2016 : 2nd place in the Young Riders team category at the European Championships in Oliva Nova

2016 : 8th place in the Young Riders Freestyle category at the European Championships in Oliva Nova

Further successes

Trained and rode several horses up to Grand Prix level

Runs the training and sales stable MDH Sport Horses in Heeze, the Netherlands, together with her sister Anne

Regular collaboration with top international trainers and successful U25 and Grand Prix starts