From Grass Roots to Grand Prix - a Young Riders Journey with Nathalie Wahlund

For Swedish Under 25 rider Nathalie Wahlund, the year 2020 has been a hinge year in her budding career as a professional dressage rider. After a four year stay in Great Britain, she left the UK right before Brexit and found employment at a new, inspiring yard in Luxembourg. Coming from a non-horsey background, she started riding at the local riding school in Stockholm when she was 5 and rode through her teenage years.After graduating from high school and before picking up Law at University, she took a gap year which turned out to be life-defining. Nathalie and Cerano Gold made their CDI debut in Hickstead in July 2018 at Young Riders' level and half a year later tackled the Under 25 Grand Prix for the first time at the 2019 CDI Nieuw en St. Joosland. Their solid scores led to a Swedish team nomination for the 2019 European Under 25 Championships.