About Michael Vermaas









					TRAINED WITH: - Lord Henry Loch - Luis Valenca (Portuguese School of Equestrian Arts) - Don Jose Athayde (Head of Alter Stud) - Fernando Oliveira (Nuno Oliveira's assistant) - Marcel Bonaerens (Ludo Phillipaerts' coach) OF SPECIAL NOTE: While studying in Great Britain, he trained a horse that later was sold to Prince Phillip as an eventer. Has been listed on Sylvia Loch's website as one of the top 15 Classical Dressage trainers in the world. Performed on the quadrille team of Luis Valenca at the Salon du Cheval de Paris and Equitana Earned his British Horse Society credentials in only six months Was sponsored by Loctite Corp. to work show jumpers in Germany in the '80s Began giving riding instruction at age 18 Trained horses for the Saudi royal family and Saudi Aramco Read more about Michael in Ingrid Edisen's December 2007 article in Horse Gazette magazine Article by Ingrid Edisen. Copyright by Ingrid Edisen 2007, 2008. Originally published in the Horse Gazette. Reproduced here with the express permission of the author.
	ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS: 1984 Portuguese Equestrian Federation Credentials earned 1985 British Horse Society Credentials earned - BHSAI PERSONAL: Michael and his wife Anabela have one daughter, Laura. They live in Selma, Texas. He is fluent in four languages and his nick name is Dutch Mike. He grew up near Rotterdam in the Netherlands and began riding at age 10. He moved with his family to Portugal at age 13 when his equestrian career began in earnest.