The board

Hipac St. Joris is not a very big and demanding association. The board’s main task is to make sure people can subscribe for the lessons. We contact the stable with the subscription list and we get the members in contact with each other so they can arrange to ride there together. Besides the riding lessons, we also organize all the fun activities for you.

We have a president, vice-president, secretary/PR, treasurer and commissioner of riding/AB member. During the course of history these functions came to be, with the most recent of course the PR (public relations). We go with modern times and thus have embraced technology!

Board 2025-2 (July 2025 – current)

  • Laura Nijman – President
  • Salome Marcus – Secretary
  • Lotte Veenstra – Treasurer

Board 2025-1 (February 2025 – July 2025) – Appaloosa

– From left to right: Nikki, Lotte, horse Donna, Laura, Bleike –
  • Laura Nijman – President
  • Salome Marcus – Vice President
  • Bleike van Zelst – Secretary and PR 
  • Lotte Veenstra – Treasurer
  • Nikki Smedes – Commissioner of riding and AB member

Board 2024-2 (September 2024 – February 2025)

  • Laura Nijman – President
  • Bleike van Zelst – Secretary and PR 
  • Anne Ambagtsheer – Treasurer
  • Nikki Smedes – Commissioner of riding 
  • Merel Hartog – AB member

Board 2024-1 (February 2024 – September 2024) – Andalusian

– From left to right: Merel, Juul, Elisa, horse Noel, Laura, Anne –
  • Laura Nijman – President
  • Juul van den Bulk – Secretary and Commissioner of riding 
  • Anne Ambagtsheer – Treasurer
  • Elisa Castellani – Commissioner of activities and PR 
  • Merel Hartog – AB member

Board 2023 (February 2023 – February 2024) – Mustang

– From left to right: Merel, Elisa, Anne, horse Nonja, Salome, Lucie, Juul –
  • Salome Marcus – President
  • Anne Ambagtsheer – Secretary 
  • Lucie Svarcova – Treasurer
  • Elisa Castellani – Commissioner of activities and PR 
  • Juul van den Bulk – Commissioner of riding
  • Merel Hartog – AB member

Board 2022-2 (June 2022 – February 2023) – Haflinger

  • Salome Marcus – President/Commissioner of Riding
  • Cassandra Kollten – Secretary/Commissioner of Activities
  • Deborah Heijblom – Treasurer/Commissioner of PR
  • Marlies Vrijenhoek – AB member (From October 2022 onwards)
  • Noor Hilbers – General board member

Board 2022-1 (February 2022 – June 2022) – Haflinger

– From left to right: Cassandra, Renée, horse Haf, Stefan, Salome, Deborah –
  • Stefan Maranus – President
  • Renée Smijers – Secretary / Commissioner of activities 1
  • Cassandra Kollten – Secretary / Commissioner of activities 2
  • Deborah Heijblom – Treasurer / Commissioner of PR
  • Salome Marcus – Commissioner of riding / Vice-president

Board 2021- Fjord

– From left to right: Stefan, Julia, Noor, Renée, Marieke –
  • Stefan Maranus – President
  • Julia Llort Marin – Secretary
  • Renée Smijers – Treasurer
  • Noor Hilbers – Commissioner of riding
  • Marieke Fleur – Commisioner of activities/PR

Board 2020

– From left to right: Jolien, Nienke, horse Barry, Sophie, Maartje –
  • Jolien ten Brinke – President
  • Maartje Rams – Secretary
  • Sophie Herwig – Treasurer
  • Nienke Paarlberg – Commissioner of riding

Board 2019-2020

– From left to right: Maartje, Iris, Nienke, Ineke, Jolien –
  • Iris van der Sterren – President
  • Maartje Rams – Secretary
  • Ineke Koning – Treasurer
  • Nienke Paarlberg – Commissioner of riding
  • Jolien ten Brinke – Commissioner of activities/PR

Board 2019

– From left to right: Hester, Marlies, Ineke, Anne –
  • Anne Bus – President
  • Marlies Vrijenhoek – Secretary
  • Ineke Koning – Treasurer
  • Hester Vasseur – Commissioner of riding/PR

Board 2018-2019

– From left to right: Leidy, Anne, Milou, Marlies –
  • Anne Bus – President
  • Marlies Vrijenhoek – Secretary
  • Leidy van Rijt – Treasurer
  • Milou Visser – Commissioner of riding/PR

Board 2017-2018

– From left to right: Soe, Stefan, Marise, Leidy, Min –
  • Marise Welles – President
  • Stefan Maranus – Secretary
  • Leidy van Rijt – Treasurer
  • Soe Mattijssen – Commissioner of activities
  • Min Meijer – Commissioner of riding/PR