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Daniel BACHMANN ANDERSEN

Daniel BACHMANN ANDERSEN, Danish Dressage athlete.
Name Daniel BACHMANN ANDERSEN
FEI ID 10055420
Gender Male
Date of Birth 01/06/1990
Competing for Denmark - DEN
Registration Dressage 2024
Last update 06/06/2023
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Dressage 70x70
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He took up riding at age 10.
Why this sport? He wanted to start horse riding at age seven but his mother thought that it was too dangerous. He eventually began riding at age 10 and at the same time he met Danish dressage rider Morten Thomsen, who had just returned from the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Andersen went on to start working at Thomsen's stable, where he was also mentored by the Olympian.
Further Personal Information
Family Wife Tiril Anerud, children Filippa [2012] and Fredrik [2015]
Occupation Athlete, Business Owner, Coach, Horse Trainer
Languages Danish, English
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievement Winning the 2018 World Cup event in Herning, Denmark, and the 2019 World Cup event in s' Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. (britishdressage.co.uk, 07 Nov 2019)
Hero / Idol German dressage rider Isabell Werth. (britishdressage.co.uk, 07 Nov 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto "When I sit in the saddle, I cannot think of anything else. It is only me and the horse." (ridersinsight.com, 25 Nov 2014)
Awards and honours In December 2018 he received the PSI Shooting Star Award in Ankum, Germany. (valentindressur.dk, 16 Jan 2019)
Famous relatives His Norwegian wife Tiril Anerud has competed in dressage at an elite level. (fei.org, 27 Jan 2021)
Other information STABLES In May 2020 he set up the Kleppenhus stables with his wife Tiril Anerud near Aarhus, Denmark. In early 2022 he announced that he was moving to Agnete Kirk Thinggaard's Julianelyst yard in Ostbirk, Denmark. "We have got the opportunity to get more boxes and apartments and the location of Julianelyst is better because it's closer to Germany and closer to the highway. We are looking very much forward to this new chapter and to get all our employees and students' horses at the same barn together." (tvsyd.dk, 07 Aug 2022; zibrasportequest.com, 08 Feb 2022; malgretout.dk, 03 Feb 2022; eurodressage.com, 26 Jan 2022; fei.org, 27 Jan 2021; Facebook page, 26 May 2020) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE In May 2022 his horse co-owners Andreas Helgstrand and Christian Vang Lauridsen announced the sale of his ride for the 2022 World Championships, Marshall Bell, to Nicola Ahorner. A month later he was invited by the Ahorner family to help with Marshall Bell's training and the start-up in new surroundings, which then led to an agreement to lend Marshall Bell for his world championships campaign. He and Marshall Bell went on to compete at the 2022 World Championships in Herning, Denmark, and won gold in the team event. "As we approached the world championships, it became very clear that the owners wanted to sell [Marshall Bell]. I wanted to help [the Ahorner family]. It was a really good trip and they were super sweet people, but I didn't even think about getting Marshall Bell back." (FEI Facebook page, 12 Aug 2022; horseandhound.co.uk, 07 Aug 2022; dr.dk, 06 Aug 2022; eurodressage.com, 07 Jun 2022) CAREER In 2014 he began working as a rider for Blue Hors Stud in Randbol, Denmark. He had previously completed an internship at the facility in 2006. Between 2012 and 2014, he was employed by fellow Danish rider Andreas Helgstrand as a horse trainer, and prior to that he had worked with Rudolf Zeilinger in Germany for six years. "It made a difference to me that I went to Germany. It was a lifetime experience and investment in my future, which you cannot buy with money." (horsemagazine.com, 01 Jan 2019; eurodressage.com, 16 Mar 2018, 07 Oct 2014; everhorse.dk, 03 Mar 2016; ridehesten.com, 26 Sep 2012)

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