Education

Dutch born, Belgium based, Jenny Veenstra has been a professional rider and trainer for over thirty years, working at several dressage stables, training horses for elite riders. She also trained jumping horses, eventers, driving horses and Arabians, and has experience with all breeds.

From starting young horses to training horses at Grand Prix level for a former European Champion, Jenny has been training with three time Olympians Tineke Bartels and her daughter Imke Schellekens-Bartels for over twenty years.

She was previously selected by them to be the head instructor for training-weeks for Friesians at their Academy Bartels, Home of the Global Dressage Forum.

In the past Jenny trained with her Friesian Grand Prix stallion Wolter V with Alex van Silfhout, bondscoach of the Dutch national team and with Johan Rockx, bondscoach for Holland at the Rio Olympics, as well as with Academy Bartels. She also trained with Classical Master Arthur Kottas, former Head/Oberbereiter of the Spanish Riding School and Spanish Olympic rider Rafael Soto.

In order to further enhance her ability to assist her students, Jenny has completed the training for Action Type Training, Deep Motivational Drivers and Rider Preference Instructor, as well as courses in sports psychology by Rico Schuijers and equine physiology by Eric van Breda.

Additionally, she has obtained certification in equine first aid from the University of Utrecht, and has completed various courses in equine physiotherapy under the guidance of Sylvia Haveman.