Grete AYACHE
Grete BARAKE is an Estonian athlete and competes in Dressage.
| Name | Grete AYACHE |
| FEI ID | 10029341 |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 12/03/1982 |
| Competing for | Estonia - EST |
| Registration | Dressage 2025 |
| Last update | 06/06/2023 |
FEI Database
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Grete Püvi Barake |
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instagram.com/greteayache |
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| General Interest | |
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| Nicknames | Coco |
| Hobbies | Piano, singing, all sports |
| Memorable sporting achievement | The whole 2014 season with my new equine partner Talent |
| Most influential person in career | Udo Lange, Alexandre Ayache |
| Hero / Idol | My horses! |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "If you work, you will reach your goal. There are always ups and downs, that's what sport is. The best athletes never give up." (hobumaailm.ee, 17 Mar 2021) |
| Awards and honours | Best Estonian dressage rider, multiple times |
| Famous relatives | Her husband Alexandre Ayache has represented France in dressage, and competed at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (FEI, 25 Jun 2022; dressprod.com, 26 Apr 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 02 Aug 2022) |
| Ambitions | To be the best I can in what I do |
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| When and where did you begin this sport? | She loved horses from an early age. |
| Why this sport? | Her parents did not want her to ride because they thought it was too dangerous, preferring her to play the piano and do athletics. However, at age 12 she secretly went riding with friends. |
| Name of coach | Alexandre Ayache [husband], FRA |
| Coach from which country? | France |
| Coach from what year? | January 2014 |
| Training Regime | I ride about 10 horses a day for the last 15 years of my life, go running and swimming a few times a week |
| Sponsor | Childeric Sellerie, AK Collection |
| International Debut | |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Competing for | Estonia |
| Tournament | CDI3* |
| Location | Warka, Poland |
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| Family | Husband Alexandre Ayache, daughters Anna [2015] and Allegra [2021] |
| Residence | France |
| Occupation | Rider |
| Languages | Estonian, English, German, French, Finnish, Russian |
| Higher education | Business - Estonian Business School: Tallinn, EST |
