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Henri RUOSTE

Henri RUOSTE, Finnish Dressage athlete.
Name Henri RUOSTE
FEI ID 10010716
Gender Male
Date of Birth 18/02/1982
Competing for Finland - FIN
Registration Dressage 2025
Last update 29/07/2024
FEI Database



Dressage 70x70
International Debut
Year 2013
Competing for Finland
Tournament 2013 European Dressage Championship
Location Herning (DEN)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? He began riding as a child following encouragement from his mother. "When I was a child, my mother impressed on me that you have to fall off a thousand times to become a good rider. I did my best, but soon found out that maybe horse riding was not my cup of tea after all. Because falling off is neither cool nor enjoyable. However, back then, my mother's will was stronger than mine and so I returned to riding."
Further Personal Information
Family Wife Senta Kirchhoff, one son [2018]
Residence Menden (GER)
Occupation Athlete, Horse Trainer
Languages English, Finnish
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievement Competing at the European championships in 2013 and 2019. (gut-bertingloh.de, 24 Aug 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." (Facebook profile, 24 Dec 2020)
Awards and honours In 2019 and 2020 he was named Equestrian Athlete of the Year by the Finnish Association of Sports Journalists. (ratsastus.fi, 13 Jan 2021)
Famous relatives His wife Senta Kirchhoff has competed in dressage to CDI 4* level. (data.fei.org, 01 Nov 2020; st-georg.de, 31 Oct 2020)
Ambitions To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (eurodressage.com, 06 Jul 2022)
Other information OCCUPATION In 2015 he and his wife Senta Kirchhoff opened a stable in Menden, Germany. Before that he ran a training and competition stable in Krefeld, Germany, with Joachim Arl. He had also worked closely with Warwick Mclean and Carolina Westerlund, who run the Mclean Equine Performance stable in Germany. (eurodressage.com, 27 Apr 2020; horsemail.fi, 12 Jan 2015; eurodressage.com, 19 Dec 2013, 16 Feb 2013; mcleanhorses.com, 19 Aug 2013) SALES In 2017, German horse dealer Jochen Arl decided to change gears and let his young protegé Ruoste take over the steering wheel. TIME ABROAD He moved from Finland to Germany in 2001. He went to England to study in 2006, before returning to Germany in 2011. (topdressage.fi, 19 Aug 2013)
General highlights He appeared at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.