Even though his family was initially not involved in horses, it was his father’s enthusiasm for the sport that encouraged him to start riding. He was twelve when he was on a horse for the first time and after that he just continued riding, and on and on he went, also experiencing some wonderful training by the Belgian Johan Philippaerts and the German legend Marcus Ehning. 

His wife is also a talented showjumper and the pair had their first child Julia at the end of 2017.