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heroes of our time
HEROES OF OUR TIME
After an epic sports career, seven-time Olympic rider Jos
Lansink now focuses mainly on the training of riders.
From his stable based in Meeuwen (Belgium), he
guides riders and horses up to the highest
level and since the beginning of this year
he also is the national coach
of the Dutch showjumping
team. With his impressive
track record and
unprecedented dose of
experience and wisdom,
Jos Lansink
Jos definitely deserves
a place in our series
Heroes of our Time.
Text: Jenneke Smit | Photography: Remco Veurink
Jos Lansink is highly regarded in the world of international
showjumping. He started riding at the age of three and it
turned out to be the very beginning of an impressive sports
career. He became Dutch champion with the ponies and after
that, the horses started to play an increasingly important role in
the life of the farmer’s son. As the oldest son he was expected to
take over the farm, but his heart was with the horses.
Ehrens and Horn
After finishing school, Jos started part-time riding for a trading
stable. “The first time I worked half days at a trading stable and
half days at home on the farm. At one point we sold a horse to
Rob Ehrens through the trading stable and I got the opportunity
to work with Rob for three months. After that I was determined
to continue as a professional rider. Rob knew a stable near him
that was looking for a rider. I went there, but left after one year
because Hans Horn offered me a job, that was in 1982. He had
bought De Wiemselbach and asked if I wanted to come and
work for him. Because of that, I was able to go back to my native
region”, tells Jos. This was the beginning of a partnership that
would last for 14 years and included many highlights. Such as
winning the Grand Prixs of Geesteren and Rotterdam in 1988
and being selected for the Olympic Games in Seoul with Felix
in the same year. In that Olympic debut, he finished seventh
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