Sjef janssen biography
Janssen, Sjef – The Horse Magazine.
Former Belgian team trainer Sjef Janssen was interviewed by Dutch woman's magazine Margriet as part of their series "the partner of" on 31 October 2019. In the interview Janssen opens up to what it is like to be the husband of the triple Olympic champion Anky van Grunsven.
Sjef janssen dressage
The 69-year old Janssen is a dressage trainer, coach and entrepreneur, but also the partner of 51-year old Anky van Grunsven. The couple got married in Las Vegas in 2005 and has been living together in Erp, The Netherlands.
Here is the English translation of the Margriet interview.
"Initially we were each other's competitors. I remember a show in Brasschaat (BEL), where Anky rode me out of the Olympic team of Seoul. In the evening she sat with her father at the bar and we started talking," Sjef reminisced.
Sjef janssen biography
"She's so Beautiful"
"I saw her for the first time in a dress, her eyes made up and I thought: she's so beautiful. At that time we were both in a relationship. I'm a bit naughty, Anky is very good gi