
James Sport Horses:
Braden James
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As the Owner of James Sport Horses, born in Williams Lake, BC and raised in Kamloops, BC I started riding when I could walk. With my mother operating her own Equestrian facility it was only natural I would be directly put in a saddle . I always had a love for competitive sports such as Football and Lacrosse but it was Equestrian that I took most seriously. At the age of 18, I realized I only wanted to continue pursuing Equestrian professionally, and making it my career.
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With passion, hard work, determination and the support of my family in my Junior Career, I started to train with Jill Henselwood. Later, I continued with my aspirations by learning and working for Eddie Macken and the "late "Andreas Rodrigues. Taking the big step to really pursue my dreams and goals, I rode full time for Macken and Rodrigues starting in Vancouver, BC Canada to Wellington, Florida USA, ending in France, Europe. In 2014, I chose to stay in Europe moving to Germany to work for Christian Ahlmann as the main show rider for 2.5 years. Staying in Europe I really felt I could connect on a different level by gaining more knowledge and new experiences to expand my expertise in the Equestrian Sport.
In 2018 ending my stay in Germany, I started riding professionally for Waldman Horses BV in the Netherlands from January 2018- April 2020 while pursuing horses under James Sport Horses. During that time, it has given me great pleasure in developing, training and professionally showing many different horses including young ones to a high level. Having experience from stable managing, training and coaching to professional riding, I continue to pursue my goals towards Nations Cups, Championships and 5* rated shows. As of 2020, I resumed back in Canada under James Sport Horses, keeping many connections with Europe to further the sport.
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