38 days on tour… Sunshine Tour done and back home

38 days, 2,500 kilometers, 18 horses, 147 starts, 51 international placings up to 1.55 m and countless sunny, intense and unforgettable moments on a rewarding tour to Spain. A memorable journey lies behind us, filled with sporting success, valuable experience and many special moments we will look back on for a long time.

Our Sunshine Tour in numbers:

  • 2,500 km journey to Spain
  • 3 days of travel with 3 stopovers
  • 3 large horse trucks with trailers
  • 18 horses
  • 38 days away from home
  • 3 competition weeks
  • 7 grass arenas and 13 sand arenas with 1,308 permanent stables
  • 98 starts for Laura and Laurens
  • 147 starts in total for our two riders and three students
  • 51 international placings for Laura and Laurens, including two wins
  • 1.55 m the highest class
  • 0 missed starts
  • 3 lost horseshoes
  • Several world ranking points collected
  • Hundreds (or thousands) of photos / videos
  • At least 200 kg of carrots
  • Around 25,000 steps per day on average
  • 21 sunny days
  • Countless laughing fits
  • And above all: endless positive experiences and unforgettable moments.