Hiroyuki KITAHARA
Hiroyuki KITAHARA, Japanese Dressage athlete.
| Name | Hiroyuki KITAHARA |
| FEI ID | 10003234 |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 13/09/1971 |
| Competing for | Japan - JPN |
| Registration | Dressage 2021 |
| Last update | 28/11/2022 |
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| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began riding at age eight with the Japan Racing Association's youth team. |
| Why this sport? | He was encouraged to try the sport by his father, who worked at the Japan Racing Association. |
| Club / Team | Japan Racing Association [JRA]: Japan |
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| Family | One daughter |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | Japanese |
| Higher education | Law - Meiji University: Tokyo, JPN |
| General Interest | |
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| Most influential person in career | German equestrian Hubertus Schmidt. (jra.go.jp, 29 Jun 2012) |
| Other information | TIME IN GERMANY He worked at the Schmitte Stable in Germany from 1999 to 2001, and then again from 2007 to 2008. In March 2018 he moved to Germany in order to train with Henri Ruoste at Gut Bertingloh in Menden, Germany, ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "It took me a while to become convinced by Henri's methods. There were some parts where I had to come and change what I had already learned. If you don't do it, it doesn't make sense to be there. If you don't have the courage to change, you can't improve." (number.bunshun.jp, 23 Jul 2021; dressage-news.com, 27 Jul 2019; eurodressage.com, 10 Apr 2018; jbg.jp, 14 Dec 2013, 22 Nov 2013) |
