Yvon started riding horses when she was 8 years old. For everything that had to do with horses she loved, read every horse magazine, read and collected the little horse statue collectables.
By the time she was 15 she got her own horse and broke him in herself, and trained him up to advanced dressage. She taught him the flying changes and passage. And sold him on as a school master when her 3 year old Stallion (v. Gribaldi) was ready to break I
At 16 years old she had her first horsey job on an international jumping stable. She has competed for over 15 years in Dressage in Holland and Australia up till including the advanced dressage. Horses for her work got sold by the time they reached that level. At home she trained on Inter I/II level. She has worked on different Grand-Prix Dressage Stables in Holland and Australia, and trained at a young age in Germany.
Yvon has a Dutch Coach All-round Equestrian level 2 diploma and her EA Level 1 Dressage Coach. Blue Card and first aid with cpr. She can instruct all levels up to Advanced dressage and low level Jumping. She is great with boosting confidence and helping people achieve their goals and dreams, and or overcome their fears. She has a huge amount of experience with problem and difficult to train horses and successfully educated them to be the best riding horses.
Yvon’s approach is soft, friendly and encouraging, creating a supportive environment for every rider at Meraki Equestrian Centre in the Tablelands.
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