Coby van Baalen

Silver team medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney (2000)
Placed second in the World Cup Finals in Den Bosch (2000)
9 medals at the Dutch Championships
Trainer Coach 6 NOC*NSF
Part of the ORUN committee: guarantees and assesses the quality of the instructors exams
Ambassadress of the Manege In ’t Biobos in Arnhem (Nationaal Centrum Paardrijden voor Gehandicapten)
Ambassadress of the Prins Willem Alexander Manege (Vereniging Paardrijden Gehandicapten Amsterdam)
Chairwoman Stichting Ruimte voor Buitensport en Recreatie (Stichting SRBR)
Founder DVB Foundation

Coby was born at the 6th of April 1957 and, as he daughter of a farmer, got infected immediately with the horse virus. Early on she began to undertake all sort of things with ponies and horses. She did jumping, carriage driving and dressage. After her marriage in 1978 with Arie van Baalen, she decided to specialize in dressage. Today, Coby is the general manager of Dressage Stable Van Baalen, she takes care of the training of both the riders and the horses and directs the office.

Coby about the motivation behind her work:
“It is a privilege when you can make a living out of your hobby. I think it is wonderful to pass on the knowledge and experience that I have accumulated over the years.”

Coby’s honors list:

Year	Achievement
1998	3th place Dutch Championships Nijmegen with Ferro 6th place (individual) World Equestrian Games Rome with Ferro Silver Dutch team medal at the WEG Rome
1999	2 times a 1^st place CDI-W Den Bosch with Ferro 2^nd place Dutch Championship Nijmegen with Ferro Silver Dutch team medal at the European Championship Arnhem 1^st place CDI-W Berlijn with Ferro
2000	2^nd place World Cup final Den Bosch with Ferro 2^nd place Dutch Championship Nijmegen with Ferro 5^th place (individual) Olympic Games Sydney Silver Dutch team medal at the Olympic Games Sydney 1^st place CDI-W Neumünster with Ferro
2001	3^rd place Dutch Championship Nijmegen small tour with Welhit II 1^st place Zuidlaren in the freestyle with Welthit II 1^st place Maastricht in the freestyle with Welcome 1^st place Mehelen Prix St. George with More Magic
2002	2^nd place Dutch Championship Nijmegen with Ferro 4^th place CHIO Aken with Ferro 2^nd place CHIO Aken with the Dutch team 6^th place WEG Jerez de la Frontera with Ferro
2005	1^st place Stallion Show Zwolle with BMC Kigali Promising Stallion Stallion Show Zwolle with BMC Kigali 1^st place Prix St. Geroge CH Eindhoven with BMC Pasternak DVB 4^th place Dutch Championship Nijmegen small tour with BMC Kigali
2006	3^rd place KNHS Indoor Kampioenschappen Roosendaal with BMC Pasternak DVB 5^th place Grand Prix CHIO Rotterdam with BMC Kigali ZZGP-Champion Prix St. George with BMC Ojay DVB
2007	1^st place Prix St. George Jumping Amsterdam with BMC Ojay DVB 1^st place Grand Prix Uden with BMC Ojay DVB 2^nd place Grand Prix Outdoor Gelderland with BMC Ojay DVB 11^th place Grand Prix en 6^th place Grand Prix Special Verden with BMC Ojay DVB 1^st place Grand Prix kaderwedstrijd Schaijk with BMC Ojay DVB 1^st place Grand Prix Hulten with BMC Ojay DVB 10^th place Grand Prix and 7^th place Grand Prix Freestyle Bremen with BMC Ojay DVB 1^st place Grand Prix Indoor Friesland with BMC Ojay DVB 1^st place Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special Oldenburg with BMC Ojay DVB