Hans Peter Minderhoud

Hans Peter Minderhoud is a Dutch dressage rider, born on 7 October 1973 in Westkapelle in Zeeland. He first made his name with young and stallion horses, winning the world title for five year old horses at Verden in 2004 on Florencio and a second world title for six year olds in 2005 on the same horse, along with several Pavo Cup and stallion competition victories. At the 2007 European Championships in Turin he was part of the Dutch team that became European champion. Riding Johnson, he won the KWPN Stallion Championship of 2007 and 2008 and qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he rode in both the individual and team events with Anky van Grunsven and Imke Bartels. Olympedia credits him with one Olympic silver medal and lists him at the Games of 2008, 2016, 2020 and 2024. He is in a relationship with his teammate Edward Gal.