Emmelie Scholtens

Emmelie Scholtens is a successful Dutch dressage rider who helped her country to win silver at the 2019 European Championships. She has also competed at the World Equestrian Games and the World Championships. Between 2009 and 2013, she won five consecutive medals, including three gold, at the World Championships for Young Horses. She is currently in the top 15 of the FEI world dressage rankings. Since 2014, she and Jeroen Witte have jointly run the successful Training Stable Witte Scholtens, based in Gorinchem.

Scholtens was born in Groningen in October 1985 and is the daughter of the famous breeder, Thea Moerkert. It was only natural, therefore, that she could ride almost before she could walk. She soon began working professionally with horses, moving to the Witte stable in 2009, which is where she met her current partner, Jeroen. The move coincided with her first gold medal at the World Championships for Young Horses, and five years and five medals later, she and Witte set up their own stable.

Scholtens continues to compete at Grand Prix events all over the world with regular success.