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Santiago LAMBRE

Santiago LAMBRE is a Mexican athlete and competes in Jumping.

Name Santiago LAMBRE
FEI ID 10000530
Gender Male
Date of Birth 23/07/1975
Competing for Brazil - BRA
Registration Jumping 2024
Last update 20/03/2023
FEI Database




Jumping 70x70
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He began riding at age five in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Why this sport? His father Nestor Lambre Lavapeur was an international rider and encouraged Santiago to take up the sport. "My father used to ride and train jumpers. I was lucky to be born surrounded by horses and grow up with the best teacher, my dad."
General Interest
Hobbies Spending time with his sons. (sidelinesmagazine.com, 01 Dec 2022)
Sporting philosophy / motto "Work hard, get to know your horses, and spend enough time to understand them." (sidelinesmagazine.com, 01 Dec 2022)
Famous relatives His father Nestor, who is originally from Argentina, competed as an international rider. His brother Rodrigo and his cousin Matias Albarracin have represented Brazil and Argentina, respectively, in equestrian jumping. (bol.uol.com.br, 07 Aug 2019; fei.org, 2016; phelpssports.com, 15 Jul 2014; Milenio, 23 Dec 2012; FEI, 04 Jul 2000)
Other information FROM MEXICO TO BRAZIL After more than two decades of representing Mexico, in 2021 he switched to compete for Brazil. "I decided to change for Brazil after 21 years riding for Mexico. My brother [Rodrigo] is on the Brazilian team, so I would like to jump some Nations Cup [events] together with him. And I'm very excited now for the last years of my career trying to do something for my country. I always [planned] to come back [to represent Brazil] one day and I think it was the right moment." (horsenetwork.com, 26 Sep 2021) WELL TRAVELLED He was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, to an Argentinian father and later became a Mexican citizen after moving to Monterrey, Mexico. In 2008 he based himself in Liege, Belgium, in order to gain experience riding and competing in Europe. He has since relocated to Florida, United States of America. (Facebook profile, 09 Jan 2022; santiagolambre.com, 03 May 2018; jumpernation.com, 17 Apr 2017; phelpssports.com, 15 Jul 2014; equestrianlifestyle.mx, 05 Mar 2011)
Further Personal Information
Family Sons Santiago [2014] and Lorenzo
Residence Ocala, FL, USA
Occupation Athlete, Horse Trainer
Languages English, French, Portuguese, Spanish