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Manuel FERNANDEZ SARO

Manuel FERNANDEZ SARO, Spanish Jumping athlete.

Name Manuel FERNANDEZ SARO
FEI ID 10002108
Gender Male
Date of Birth 27/01/1975
Competing for Spain - ESP
Registration Jumping 2024
Last update 16/05/2023
FEI Database



Jumping 70x70
General Interest
Nicknames Fanfa (Facebook team page, 17 Apr 2022)
Hobbies Supporting Spanish football team Real Betis. (fundacionandaluciaolimpica.org, 25 Nov 2020)
Hero / Idol British equestrian John Whitaker. (horsetimesegypt.com, 03 Aug 2013)
Injuries In late 2021 he broke two ribs after a horse kicked him. (horselife.es, 09 Dec 2021)
Sporting philosophy / motto "Horses are my life and my passion. It is what I have been doing all my life and I never get tired of it." (Top Iberian Dressage, 15 Dec 2015)
Famous relatives His daughter Lucia has taken part in the pony jumping categories on the Andalucia Sunshine Tour in Spain. (abc.es, 09 Mar 2022)
Other information STABLES He runs MFS Horses in Sevenum, Netherlands, where he produces jumping horses and trains riders. (Facebook team page, 02 Dec 2022) TIME ABROAD At age 17 he spent a year working at Belgian rider Piet Raijmakers' stables in Lanaken, Belgium. At age 25 he moved to the stables of German rider Paul Schockemohle in Muhlen, Germany, where he stayed for more than six years. He later worked with Jan Tops in Valkenswaard, Netherlands, before establishing his own facility in Sevenum, Netherlands. (manuelfernandezsaro.com, 05 Oct 2020; abc.es, 08 Oct 2015)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He began riding at age seven in Dos Hermanas, Spain.
Why this sport? "My father was fond of horses, and instilled it in me from childhood."
Club / Team MFS Horses: Netherlands
Further Personal Information
Family Wife Deborah, daughter Lucia
Residence Sevenum, NED
Occupation Athlete, Business Owner, Coach, Horse Trainer
Languages English