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Nicky Lieberton

Nicky Lieberton (1986) started her equestrian career at a young age, although the jumper sport initially grabbed her interest. After her time in the pony division her first horse, Legend, followed. She campaigned this son of the thoroughbred Lauries Crusador up till ZZ-Licht level. After the break arisen from the birth of her children, she again pursued the sport passionately. Nicky always had an affinity with Iberian horses and that’s how she came to possess Fandango. A PRE gelding she is currently competing at Z1-level and with whom is working towards the Grand Prix. Lieberton has a strong ambition to compete at international level. Nicky has a background in retail and the catering industry and combines her entrepreneurship with hospitality. She pours these qualities into the sports and trade stable she runs with Rodgrigo Laserna.

Nicky Lieberton

Rodrigo Laserna

Rodrigo Laserna (1987) learned horse back riding at the ranch of his family in Colombia. Via videotapes he meticulously studied the art of dressage. He received his education at the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art in the Spanish Jerez, where he was a pupil of Rafael Soto. In addition to riding, Rodrigo developed his techniques in training a horse in hand. After his education, Rodrigo was employed at the renowned equestrian sport facility Heilan in China, where he had a quadrille under his wing. In China, he met Imke Schellekens-Bartels and her mother Tineke and went on to work at their olympic dressage stable Academy Bartels. In the Netherlands, Rodigro was on track to the Grand Prix with Exit LW (s.Johnson) and was successful in the international Small Tour with United-offspring Casper. Over the last years, Laserna has grown to become a widely-recognized name as a trainer. Numerous people active in dressage sport have found their way to Rodrigo, thanks to his technical abilities to teach piaffe in hand.

Quillemette Kraaikamp

Quillemette Kraaikamp (1991) is known as a photographer. With her company Hypic Equestrian Photography, she has photographed many famous equestrian athletes and famous horses. Quillemette trained in equestrian sports and worked at various boarding and training stables. She is a well-known face on social media with her own horse Goldflamme O'Pardi. This Zambuka son, like several horses from NL Stables (by Voice), is released by her at Z1 level. At NL Stables, Quillemette proves her versatility: in addition to the care and training of the horses, she is involved in photography and maintains the social media channels. Quillemette became Dutch reserve champion MCI young horses together with NL Stables Elias Torreluna in 2023 and played a nice role in team gold at the MCI European championship in Paris. During this European Championship, she and NL Stables Elias Torreluna were able to call themselves European champions of the Primera test with 84.2%. As a rider, she dreams of a European MCI title and a tailcoat, her ambition is to develop through the Light Tour to the Grand Prix.

Quillemette Kraaikamp

Kylie Beekenkamp

Kylie Beekenkamp (1991) has been in love with the PRE for 18 years and has now found her ultimate combination in her work. Grooming and managing dressage horses is her great passion and she has been able to carry out this work at several large stables in recent years. One of these large stables was the Glock horse performance center where Kylie learned and saw a lot. At NL Stables she can combine her love for the PRE with what she loves most. A professional stable where sport, trade, welfare and love for the PRE come together. At the age of 15, Kylie was given a highly trained PRE to ride and after purchasing her first PRE, no other breed was an option. She rode Z1 with her own horse and was introduced to Working Equitation. Kylie currently has two PREs and competes in KNHS, Working Equitation and MCI competitions. With her now 21-year-old stallion Kaiser, she participated in the MCI European Championships in Belgium and Paris in 2022 and 2023. Kylie looks forward to the future with what she says is a great team at NL Stables, where she has been welcomed with open arms.

Amy van Loo

Amy van Loo (1999) has been crazy about horses since she was little. At the age of 7, her horse adventure started at the riding school in the village, but after a few years of riding lessons, the horse virus started to itch more and more. The next step, leasing a horse, was taken and soon after, Amy's big dream became reality, her own horse! Artifex has already made Amy's dreams come true. They participated in KNHS competitions, competed in championships, but above all they had a lot of fun together and made beautiful memories. After a short horse break due to Amy's Communications studies, she has now taken up horse life again at NL Stables as a groom. Amy has worked at several stables, so for her the life of a groom is like riding a horse, just get on and ride away. The dream of having your own horse again in the future is certainly there, Amy is certain that this horse will become a PRE. The men of NL Stables have stolen her heart since day one with their looks and sweet character. Amy's ambition is to continue to grow in the communications industry within the horse sector and to experience many great successes with team NL Stables.

Amy van Loo

Alfonso Laguna Guerrero

Alfonso Laguna (1993) grew up among horses and started riding at a riding school in Madrid at the age of 6. During this period he has gained a lot of competition experience in the youth categories. After this, Alfonso decided to focus entirely on horses and started working for various professional stables and riders in Spain. From a young age, Alfonso was associated with the PRE-morphological competitions where he could make perfect use of his eye for detail. He later graduated from the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art Foundation in Jerez, Spain. After his studies, he worked at various companies as a rider and instructor. Alfonso has not only gained experience in Spain, but also in the United States, where he has worked as a rider with different breeds. Today he is truly passionate about working with purebred Spanish horses for himself and NL Stables. In addition to all the hours in the saddle and all the hours as an instructor, Alfonso has a nice addition to his CV as a jury member in the disciplines of Classical Dressage and Western Dressage. For NL Stables, Alfonso is the driving factor in Spain, our ears, eyes and a real talent searcher.

Nicky Lieberton

Nicky Lieberton

Rodrigo Laserna

Rodrigo Laserna

Quillemette Kraaikamp

Quillemette Kraaikamp

Kylie Beekenkamp

Kylie Beekenkamp

Amy van Loo

Amy van Loo

Alfonso Laguna Guerrero

Alfonso Laguna Guerrero

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