2025
March 13st
First competition for Karin
Competition Montilibretti (IT)
- CCI4*-S: Fletcha van't Verahof ; Ceres de la Brasserie
- CCI4*-L: Olympic De Muze
Results:
CCI4*-S: (19 compatitors)
- Fletcha van't Verahof: 4th place
- Ceres de la Brasserie: 7th place
CCI4*-L (14 compatitors)
- Olympic De Muze: 4th place
Site competition: click here
For results: click here
February 22nd
Karin again elected sportwomen of the year in the city of Hoogstraten (20st time)
Every year, the city of Hoogstraten chooses the sportswoman of the year.
Tekst used during the show:
Karin achieved a very nice result at her 7th Olympics. Together with Jean-Michel Saive and Francois de la Forune, she now has the highest number of Olympic participations in Belgium. She is currently the only woman in Belgium to have participated in 7 Olympic Games.
At the Belgian Eventing Championships in Arville, Karin became Belgian Champion with her 19-year-old horse Fletcha van't Verahof. Fletcha van't Verahof is the horse with which Karin has been competing at the top for 11 years. 11 years ago in 2013 in Waregem, Karin and Fletcha won the Belgian title together for the first time. To win the Belgian title again with this horse 11 years later is quite unique.
It was the 20st time that Karin became sportswoman of the year in Hoogstraten. The previeus years are: 1988, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2023 and 2024.
In the year 1992 she recived "sports merit" with the Olympic team.
February 12
Teamday Sport Vlaanderen for top contracted athletes
January 26th
Karin receives an elite sport contract
Together with 70 other athletes, Karin receives an elite sport contract from Sport Vlaanderen. In the equestrian sport, only Karin and Manon Claeys (Paralympic athlete) got a contract. This gives them the posibility to focus on their sport.
Karin wants to thank Sport Vlaanderen en Paardensport Vlaanderen for their support.
