RUOSTE Henri

Finland

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 18 Feb 1982

Age: 39

Gender: Male

Place of birth: TURKU

Birth Country:

Finland

Place of residence : MENDEN

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Dressage Individual	52

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

European Championships

Year	Location	GP Special	GP Freestyle	Dressage Team
2019	Rotterdam, NED	15	15	13

Legend
GP - Grand Prix, NS - Not Started, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner, Horse Trainer

Education:

Business Administration

Family:

Wife Senta Kirchhoff, one son [2018]

Languages spoken:

English, Finnish

Club name:

Gut Bertingloh [GER] / Turun Seudun Ratsastajat [FIN]

Sporting relatives:

His wife Senta Kirchhoff has competed in dressage to CDI 4* level. (data.fei.org, 01 Nov 2020; st-georg.de, 31 Oct 2020)

Reason:

He began riding as a child following encouragement from his mother. "When I was a child, my mother impressed on me that you have to fall off a thousand times to become a good rider. I did my best, but soon found out that maybe horse riding was not my cup of tea after all. Because falling off is neither cool nor enjoyable. However, back then, my mother's will was stronger than mine and so I returned to riding." (gut-bertingloh.de, 24 Aug 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to obtain a pilot's licence. (yle.fi, 31 Jan 2021; gut-bertingloh.de, 24 Aug 2019)

Memorable:

Competing at the European championships in 2013 and 2019. (gut-bertingloh.de, 24 Aug 2019)

Philosophy:

"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." (Facebook profile, 24 Dec 2020)

Award:

In 2019 and 2020 he was named Equestrian Athlete of the Year by the Finnish Association of Sports Journalists. (ratsastus.fi, 13 Jan 2021)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
In 2015 he and his wife Senta Kirchhoff opened a stable in Menden, Germany. Before that he ran a training and competition stable in Krefeld, Germany, with Joachim Arl. He had also worked closely with Warwick Mclean and Carolina Westerlund, who run the Mclean Equine Performance stable in Germany. (eurodressage.com, 27 Apr 2020; horsemail.fi, 12 Jan 2015; eurodressage.com, 19 Dec 2013, 16 Feb 2013; mcleanhorses.com, 19 Aug 2013)

TIME ABROAD
He moved from Finland to Germany in 2001. He went to England to study in 2006, before returning to Germany in 2011. (topdressage.fi, 19 Aug 2013)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/henriruoste
Athlete Website: http://www.ruoste-dressage.com/
EQ Stable Website: https://www.gut-bertingloh.de/en/henri-ruoste/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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