My Career
How I became what I am today
Personal details
Name
Carl Cuypers
Date of birth
21.06.1978
Place of birth
Borgerhout, Belgium
Nationality
Belgian
Education / Professional career
12/2019 to today
Trainer/Coach Team Bechtolsheimer and Laura Tomlinson Dressage
05/2017-12/2019
06/2012-05/2017
Trainer/instructor of the horses at Hofgut Rosenau and of Anna Nolte
06/2011
Start of training for Anna Nolte
06/2010-06/2011
01/2009-06/2010
10/2006-01/2009
01/2005-10/2006
06/2000-01/2005
Preparation for Master of Horse Management in Warendorf & Münster
06/1999-06/2000
06/1997-06/1999
1984-1996
Training positions
Training with the following instructors:
Nobert van Laak
Bimbo Peilicke
Klaus Balkenhol
Klaus-Martin Rath
Ann-Katrin Linsenhoff
Maria Günther
Udo Lange
Hans and Sissy Max-Theurer
Sven-Günther Rothenberger
Dr. Wilfried Bechtolsheimer
Jürgen Koschel
Ton de Ridder
Isabel Werth
Johannes Riegler
Johannes Riegler
Successes as an active tournament rider
- FEI Level successes as “Junior” and “Young Rider” in Belgium
- Master of Horse Management with distinction
- Awarding of the Golden Riding Badge
- National and international successes with young horses up to Grand Prix, Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix Freestyle.
- Qualification for the Federal Championships for five- and six-year-old dressage horses
- Vice-Champion at Grand Prix level 2005 in Hesse
- Member of the Belgian national team and participant WEG (World Championships) 2006 in Aachen
- Participant and finalist at the 2014 World Championships for Young Horses in Verden (FEI)
- Winner of the Professional Rider Championship Darmstadt / Kranichstein 2015
- Finalist Nuremberg Burgpokal Frankfurt 2015
Successes as a trainer / instructor
Coached FEI Pony riders, Juniors, and Young Riders (FEI), as well as internationally successful Grand Prix riders. Training in close collaboration with the respective national coaches.
June 2011: Anna Nolte began training as a rider. At that time, Anna competed at the German A-level dressage level. After just three years of training together, Anna Nolte achieved her first international successes. She became the Hessian Grand Prix Champion in 2015. After less than six years of training together, Anna Nolte was awarded the gold riding badge.
In 2016, international Grand Prix successes followed, including third place in the Grand Prix Special at the Swarovski family’s major international equestrian tournament in Fritzens, Austria. Anna also achieved numerous other successes, including victories in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special, as well as a high ranking in the world dressage rankings.
Sprachen / Möglichkeiten der Unterrichtserteilung
| Deutsch: | fließend |
| Holländisch: | fließend |
| Französisch: | gut |
| Englisch: | gut |
Additional skills
Management of riders and horses up to international success
Interests
Traveling, enjoying good food, having fun with great people