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Benedikte Serigstad ENDRESEN

Benedikte Serigstad ENDRESEN, Norwegian Jumping athlete.
Name Benedikte Serigstad ENDRESEN
FEI ID 10044834
Gender Female
Date of Birth 15/05/1994
Competing for Norway - NOR
Registration Jumping 2024
Last update 23/01/2023
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Jumping 70x70
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began riding at age three.
Why this sport? She was encouraged to try the sport by her father Stein. "He put me on a horse as soon as it was possible and I started competing at age five."
Club / Team Larvik og Sandefjord Rytterklubb: Norway
Further Personal Information
Residence Sandefjord, NOR
Occupation Athlete, Coach, Horse Trainer
Languages English, Norwegian
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto "Be in tune with your horse and allow it to be a horse with time in the paddock. It is important to have happy horses." (hestesport.no, 17 Dec 2013)
Famous relatives Her father Stein Endresen has represented Norway in equestrian jumping. He finished 15th in the individual event at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Her younger sister Siri has competed in pony jumping at international level. (hest.no, 18 May 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 02 Sep 2015; stallbergan.no, 27 Jul 2015)
Other information STABLES She coaches young riders and trains horses at Stall Bergan near Sandefjord, Norway, which is operated by her father Stein and her stepmother Kristen. The facility is a riding and training centre that concentrates on jumping. It has an outdoor arena, two indoor arenas, a dormitory and a cafeteria. (Facebook team page, 08 Jan 2023; Facebook profile, 19 Jul 2022; stallbergan.no, 13 Oct 2021; hestesport.no, 17 May 2018) FIRST HORSE She used her own money to buy a five-year-old horse called Cabalight in 2015. "Although I was born into a professional horse family, it is enormous fun to own my own horse. It's the first time I have experienced this." (equilife.no, 20 Jul 2015)