In corona times we are all ordered to stay at home, self quarantine, and do social distancing. With more time on your hands to spend online, Eurodressage launches a "Hit & Run" interview series so that you get to know the world's most famous dressage riders and personalities more closely.
Danish horse dealer Andreas Helgstrand made his claim to fame as head rider at Blue Horst stud, for whom he steered mare Blue Hors Matine to individual silver at the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen. Ten years ago he established his own business Helgstrand Dressage which he has developed into a major brand as a leading dressage horse dealer and stallion owner in the world. He has won numerous World Young Horse Champion's titles on Donna Unique, Honnerups Driver, Revolution, and Jovian.
Hit & Run - Andreas Helgstrand
What is your earliest memory?
A dinner with my grandfather
Which person alive do you admire the most and why?
My wife because she knows me better then everybody else
When were you the happiest?
When we got our kids and when I took the silver medal with Matine
What is your biggest fear?
Losing someone close to me
What was your first thought today?
Looking forward to ride tomorrow morning
What is your most annoying character trait?
I'm too much on the phone
Which trait do you dislike the most in other people?
People talking only about themselves
What is your dearest possession?
My family
If you look into the future, what do you see?
Having more time to enjoy my family and my own riding and see Helgstrand keep on developing
What makes you unhappy?
Too much stress
What is the love of your life?
My wife
What was the best choice you ever took in life?
To start my own business
What's your guilty pleasure?
Cars
What do you owe your parents?
I owe them more time. I need to spend more time
Who can sit next to you at your dream dinner table?
My grandparents who died years back
What was the worst job you ever did?
Being a blacksmith. It's too hard on the back
What was your biggest disappointment in life?
When I failed my exam for the lorry driver's license and my wife passed it.
What would you change if you can go back into the past?
Nothing I have the best life I could wish
Name one thing that would improve your quality of life?
More time to my family and friends
What is your biggest achievement?
Building up Helgstrand
What is the most important life lesson you have learnt?
Everything is possible if you believe in it.
Where would you like to be right now?
Here in my house
What's your favourite motto?
You only lives once, remember to have fun on the way
Which character would you dress up in for Halloween?
A happy person
To whom would you like to say sorry?
My family because I am working a lot
What does love feel like for you?
Family and riding my top horses
When are you most relaxed?
When I am on holiday
What super power would you like to have?
Clone myself
When did you last cry, and why?
When Alexander won the gold medal at the 2019 European Pony Championships
When were you closest to death?
Once I had a really bad accident skiing
How do you want to be remembered?
As a good, visionary rider who made Helgstrand a worldwide equestrian company.
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