Leunus van Lieren

Leunus van Lieren
Born(1953-10-06)6 October 1953
Wissenkerke, Netherlands
Died6 December 2024(2024-12-06) (aged 71)
Schore, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupationhorse breeder

Leunus van Lieren (6 October 1953 – 6 December 2024) was a Dutch horse breeder and dressage horse trainer.

Van Lieren was born in Wissenkerke in 1953.[1] He started his business in 1980 and built so his horse stable "Hexagon" in Schore. He has bred many Grand Prix level horses. His most famous horse was Rubiquil. In 2017 he became KWPN Breeder of the Year.[2][3]

Dinja van Liere, trained by Van Lieren, is a known international equestrian who worked in his breeding and rode on horses bred by Van Lieren.[2] The son of Van Lieren, Laurens van Lieren and also Thamar Zweistra from Schore are equestrians who compete in European and World Championships on horses bred by their father.[3]

In July 2024, Van Lieren had a serious accident after he fell from a horse.[4] He died from an illness (not related to the accident) on 6 December 2024, at the age of 71 years old.[2][3][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Leunus van Lieren". mensenlinq (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Toonaangevende Zeeuwse sportpaardenfokker Leunus van Lieren (71) overleden". PZC (in Dutch). 7 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Leunus van Lieren (71) overleden, paardenman in hart en nieren". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 7 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Leunus van Lieren komt onder paard terecht, situatie voorlopig stabiel". dehoefslag.nl (in Dutch). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "'Leunus van Lieren was een uniek mens', amazones brengen eerbetoon aan overleden trainer". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.