Tanja-Maren Parusel

Pferdewirtin (FN)

Técnico deportivo de equitación -Nivel II-

Since 2004, Tanja is giving horse riding lessons in the Costa Blanca region (Province of Alicante: Benidorm, Altea, Calpe etc.). She has been the manageress of the following: Horse trekking excursions, Riding Instructor for classical dressage, jumping, and vaulting.

Tanja was born in 1970 in Heidelberg (Germany). She began Horse Riding as a hobby in 1974. Her first Horse Riding competition was in 1976.
She is a holder of advanced technical level in specialising equestrian sports ('Pferdewirtin').
From 1990 – 1992 she completed a training in Mannheim-Neckarau
(Germany), from 1992 – 1993 in Rheinbollen (Germany).
In 1993 she passed the official examination of schooling and training horses ('Bereiterin FN') in the German Equitation School in Northern Rhineland-Westfalia.

Jochen Huppertz

Jochen born in 1969 in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse (Germany). He worked in retail - selling computers and business equipment. After completing a vigourous training course in the Police, he then worked for many years in the Police Force. In year 2001 Tanja, encouraged Jochen to share her love for horses and to participate in the sport and horsemanship, therefore in 2004 they came together to the Costa Blanca.

At the La Ofra Riding Centre he dedicates his time mainly to all the administrative tasks, Marketing and promoting the Riding Centre, Internet presence, aswell as general maintenance duties around the Riding Centre.