Maxime achieved great success with her Grand Prix horse Bailey, including 3 silver medals at the European Championships, a Dutch Championship, a gold medal at CHIO Aachen, and being ranked number 1 on the U25 world ranking for six months! With her new star, Living Legend, who is only 8 years old, she hopes to have a worthy successor as a Grand Prix horse.
In July 2019, Maxime started her own business. She works with great joy and enthusiasm every day with the horses at her stable. She also trains and coaches her students at competitions
Follow Maxime on Instagram: @maxime_van_der_vlist
Meet our team riders
MARLIES VAN BAALEN
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Thanks to the passion her parents and grandparents had for horses and equestrian sports, Marlies van Baalen grew up surrounded by horses. Marlies lives with her family at Dressuurstal Van Baalen, and dressage is her passion and her life. She is at the helm of Dressuurstal Van Baalen.
Marlies represented the Netherlands at the 2004 and 2020 Olympic Games and competed in nine European Championships at the youth level. In 2023, she became the Dutch Champion in the Senior category. Marlies competes in national and international competitions and coaches various riders.
Read more about Dressuurstal Van Baalen: www.dressuurstalvanbaalen.nl
Follow Marlies on Instagram: @marliesvanbaalen
HELEN LANGEHANENBERG
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Helen Langehanenberg is a German dressage rider and one of the most popular female champions across all levels. She made her debut at the London Olympic Games in 2012, finishing fourth in the individual event with Damon Hill and winning the silver medal in the team event.
Helen went on to demonstrate her outstanding calibre by winning 3 golds (Herning 2013 in team dressage; Gothenburg 2017 in team dressage; Herning 2021/2022) and 3 silvers (Rotterdam 2011 in team dressage; Herning 2013 in individual dressage; Herning 2013 in freestyle dressage) at the European Championships.
Helen has also been honoured with various awards for her achievements, such as being nominated sportswoman of the year in 2014 by the municipality of Billerbeck in Germany.
Read more about Helen: www.langehanenberg.de
Follow Helen on Instagram: @helenlangehanenberg.official
JULIA OTTO
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Julia has been riding since the age of 6, starting with ponies, of course. At a young age, she joined the Talent Team in Rotterdam, where Edwin Hoogeraat and Richard Kapteyn taught her the ropes of the sport.
Julia soon achieved regular success with two horses in regional championships and (inter)national competitions. While studying Commercial Sports Marketing at the Johan Cruijff Academy in Tilburg, she trained at Stal Franssen, Stal Ehrens, and Stal Hoogenraat.
Julia trains (young) horses into skilled, easy-to-ride show jumpers and has experience competing up to 1.45m level/CSI2**.
Read more about Julia Otto Sporthorses: www.juliaotto.nl
Follow Julia on Instagram: @juliaottosporthorses
MAXIME VAN DER VLIST
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Maxime van der Vlist grew up in the Dutch/Belgian border village of Baarle-Nassau/Hertog. Horse riding runs in her blood and is her passion. She started riding at the age of 3 on her Mini Shetland stallion, Charlie.