Jaco Fourie is a South African
equestrian
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athlete and
SA National Champion in
dressage
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.
, ''Exclusive: An Interview with Jaco Fourie'', Referenced 15 October 2008 He lives near
Kimberley, South Africa, Kimberley,
South Africa
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''Jaco Fourie – Professional Rider'', Referenced 15 October 2008
''Die skaap is perd van ander kleur'', Referenced 15 October 2008 in the Northern Cape, on a Kalahari farm. He appeared on the cover of the May 2007 edition of the SA Horseman Magazine.
''SA Horseman Magazine May 2007'', Referenced 15 October 2008 He married Magda Fourie in 2009 and together they have 2 daughters, Hanneke and Adelinde and a son Andrè Fourie. The couple own and manage
Areion Warmblood Horses & Dressage Academy.
, ''Areion Warmblood Horses & Dressage Academy'', Referenced 15 October 2013 His wife, Magda, died on 26 July 2019 and he has been a single father ever since.
Riding career
Jaco Fourie started his riding career in the family business of his father and 2 brothers at the age of 4, and was tutored and mentored by many riding professionals to young adulthood.
He had training from ''bereiters'' and instructors from the
Spanish Riding School
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in Vienna, the SA Lipizzaner Centre, Natalie Hobday and Jonny Hilberath (GER).
His first
Free State Provincial Colours were awarded in 2003, and received his National Protea Colours for
dressage
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in 2007.
, ''National Colours Recipients'', Referenced 15 October 2008 Fourie has represented his home-country,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
in the Equestrian Tri-Nations Competition on two occasions in 2007 and 2008
, ''South Africa leading the Tri-Nations at HOY'', Referenced 15 October 2008 in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
''HAWKE'S BAY TODAY: Youngster gives it full throttle on Britten'', Referenced 15 October 2008 He won the SA Championships in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
''FSNC Newsletter'', Referenced 15 October 2008 He also won the FEI World Dressage Challenge in 2005.
''FEI World Dressage Challenge Results 2005'', Referenced 15 October 2013 He is the leading
South Africa
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n rider in the South African National Equestrian Federation's dressage rankings.
''SANEF Dressage Rankings'', Referenced 15 October 2008
He worked full-time as stud manager for
Www.CALLAHO.com, CALLAHO Warmblood Sport Horses,
''CALLAHO Training & Sales'', Referenced 15 October 2008 a
South Africa
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n based horse breeding stud farm, who is also a major sponsor of international riders,
''Eurodressage: 2006 World Equestrian Games'', Referenced 15 October 2008 but has since moved onto his own property where he owns & manages
Areion Warmblood Horses & Dressage Academy.
He has subsequently followed a parallel career as equestrian dressage coach, and coach developer for the South African Equestrian Federation, designated as National Coach Education Advisor (NCEA) by
Www.sasca-pb.co.za, SASCA in 2020.
Horses
His first pony was a crossbred Welsh pony named ''Prins''.
In
dressage
Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ...
, Fourie rode
CALLAHO's For Joy CALLAHO's Granulit
CALLAHO's RosengirlCALLAHO's Benicio
' and ''AREION's Deja Vu''
, ''Championship Results'', Referenced 15 October 2013
References
External links
CALLAHO Warmblood Sport HorsesSouth African National Equestrian FederationFree State & Northern Cape Horse SocietyAreion Warmblood Horses & Dressage Academy
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1975 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Pretoria
South African male equestrians
South African dressage riders