"...I just wanted to say thanks for putting on the Raphael Heiligers clinic.
We learned so much and have lots to work on! From my glowing reports, you
may have more people asking you about the next clinic. :)
We're looking forward to the next clinic!..."
Deanna & Casper

Raphael started riding in 1971 when he was ten. For the next six years he did a bit of everything until he finally focused more and more on dressage with huge success. After his first year of formal training with former Dutch National Team member Jo Rutten , Raphael rode in his first international competition and one year later he won the Dutch NKB Championships. Thanks to his continuous success he became a member of the Dutch National Team from 1981 -1984.
From 1983-1985 he trained with internationally well known trainer Douwe Rinkes who also trained Annemarie Keijzer with Amon. In 1985 Raphael opened his own dressage stable in Germany where he successfully trained many horse from Training Level to Grand Prix. His mentors and teachers during that time were international FEI dressage judge Jan Peters and the late Fritz Tempelmann, who was one of the best trainers that Germany ever had.

After selling his barn in 1991 he focused exclusively on teaching. Today he has over 70 students in weekly training and gives several clinics through the year on the US East & West coast. This will be his tenth clinic in the Northwest where he has gained quite a huge fan group.

Raphael Heiligers, spring clinic 2004

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