 He also won the FEI World Dressage Challenge in 2005.He is the leading South African rider in the South African National Equestrian Federation's dressage rankings.He worked full-time as stud manager for CALLAHO Warmblood Sport Horses, a South African based horse breeding stud farm, who is also a major sponsor of international riders, but has since moved onto his own property where he owns & manages Areion Warmblood Horses & Dressage Academy.