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- Eddo is riding Sienna, a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare by Juventus, owned by client Cindy Weathersbee of Silver Oaks Farm, Kerrville Texas.
- © Deb Johnson Photography
Born in Holland, Eddo Hoekstra started riding at the age of nine and later moved to Germany in his early twenties. Here he completed his German riding degree--Bereiter FN with the German National Federation--while training with Rick Klaassen former coach for the Dutch Dressage Team. After receiving his Bereiter designation, he taught riding in the cavalry in Germany for the Dutch military, and then accepted a position as riding coach at Spicelands Riding Center in Bermuda where he taught for six years before moving to Canada. After moving from Europe, Eddo has trained with Jan Kluijtmans, Robert Dover, Betsy Steiner, George Williams, Eric Lette and others. Today, Eddo holds an International Coaches passport, Level 2, has competed internationally at the FEI level and has been working with Walter Zettl for the past five years.
