Anke transformed my riding and my horse within weeks. She just expects that you can do it...so you try. That kind of encouragement and expectation raised my riding to a much higher level. And my thoroughbred transformed from taking tiny little steps to really swinging through his back and moving beautifully. I recommend Anke 100%!
---Kathleen Burke Jensen
Anke's resume
Dressage Credentials
- Started professional career at the age of 16 with an apprenticeship to earn the first level of horsemaster "Bereiter"--- the belgium horse trainer certification system
- Completed practicals in Holland and Switzerland; groomed and trained horses and then accompanied them with their riders to competition
- Completed the "Bereiter" in June 1983 in Belgium
- Completed Reitwart in die Landesreitschule in Vechta with Michael Putz 1984
- Earned Bronze medal in DressageJjumping and Driving in 1984
- Earned the German degree of "Pferdewirt Reiten" at Warendorf German riding academy 1988
- Successfully completed examinations in 1992 for "Pferdewirtschaftsmeisterin"---the highest certification attainable as a German equine professional for training both horse and rider.
Dressage Professionals
Through a lifetime of hard work and international experience, Anke has trained with an impressive collection of the sports top riders. Here are a few examples:
- Cliniced with Maria Guenther, an international dressage judge in the 19080s and known for instructional dressage videos
- Cliniced with Rosemarie Springer, an international dressage rider from the 1970s. . Trianed with Herbert Rehbein, an international dressage trainer
- Rode with Hans Staub, Swiss international trainer and Olympian
- Trained with Sandy Pflueger Clark (Phillips), US Olympian
- Worked at one of the top dressage barns in Europe; the stable of George Theodorescu
- Trained with Sally Clark, the 1996 Olympic medalist in Atlanta in three-day-eventing
- Studied with Michael Putz, international judge and author at the Westphalian riding academy
- Cliniced with Inge Theodorescu
- Worked with Herbert Meyer, European, Olympic and World champion and Germany's jumping team trainer for 25 years
- Worked with Enzo Truppa, an Olympic Dressage Judge
- Trained with Heiner Schiergen (German Professionals Champion)
- Trainer for 9 years at the breeding stable of Ilsebell Becher, an international competitor from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Clinic and Teaching Experience
- Gave a clinic in Christchurch at Jill Husbands stables
- Coached the Bremen Regional Juniors Dressage Team
- Since 1999 Anke has been giving annual clinics to clients in Indiana and Chicago
- Has also given clinics in Dahlonega, GA, Cincinnati, OH and Palm Springs, CA
