Therese van Rijckevorsel events several horses:Canons Park (Parky) 16.1hh, Thoroughbred, born in 1993. Parky is an ex race horse with lots of experience. He was bought as a 6 year old novice horse, has competed in many 3* competitions and Burghley 4*, 11th at Bramham YR CCI***. Parky has been off competing due to injury but is now back and is aimed for 3* level 2010. Lovely sweet horse but can be very sharp.
Butterfly Boy (Bobo) 16.2hh, born in 2001 (Muskaat – Opium de Laubry) and has a thoroughbred mother who show jumped 1.40m. The sire is a grand prix show jumper with Voltaire in his blood lines. Bobo came to Therese as a 3 year old and is extremely talented in all phases and is a real star for the future. He competed at intermediate level 2009 and is ready to go CCI**. Great temperament with a will do attitude.
Buzzy Bee (Bee) 16.1hh born in 2001 (Joy Van 't Langwater - Canadian River) and owned by Eric van Rijckevorsel. Bee is a Belgian Warmblood with very good paces and a good jump. Her grand mother was a medium weight champion at Dublin Horse Show and her sire is by Capitol. She did her first CCI* in Hartpury 2009. She is a lovely horse and is aimed for a CCI** later next year. Bee is a lovely mare with great temperament a real quality horse.
Fun Fair (Felix) 16.1hh by Roven, born in 2005 and bred by Tintin’s parents in Belgium, very talented young horse with good paces and a scopey jump, 75% thoroughbred and 25% connemara. Felix has a fantastic temperament and learns new things easily. Will be aimed at Burghley Young Event Horse 2010.
Don't Look Back (Donal) 16.1hh born in 2006, Irish horse by Ghareeb. Has been broken this season and has a lovely temperament and finds everything very easy. He is a very good jumper with a positive attitude. Donal will also be aimed at Burghley Young Event Horse 2010.
Therese has been longlisted for several years for the Swedish Team and has also competed at Burghley CCI**** in 2004, came 11th at Bramham YR CCI***, 5th and 10th at Chatsworth Advanced and qualified for British Open YR Championships in Waregem 2001. Her aim for 2010 is to come back to 3* level after having a daughter this year and new horses coming up. Long term she is aiming for the 2011 Europeans and 2012 Olympics in London.
Why horses? "My mother used to event in Sweden so she introduced me to horses and later on eventing. What I love about horses is that you never stop learning and it is very rewarding to work with them."
Biggest horsey bug bear? "Riders who blame their horses."
Worst horsey habit? "My little daughter sleeps by the arena while I school my horses."
If not horses what? "When I was 15 I was accepted at a snow board college but ended up choosing a horsey career instead. If I wouldn't have done horses as a career I would probably have been a designer."
What could you not live without? "My sleep, I really need 8 hours sleep!"
