Tatiana Kosterina was born on 17.7.1977 in Nizhny Novgorod, the former Gorky. The place is in Russia and is located about 400 km east of Moscow on the Volga. In this city she grew up, went there to school, later to the university. The fact that she was supposed to discover the world of horses was rather coincidental. The parents saw in young Tatiana once a dancer. So she got a ballet training as a little girl. At the age of ten she experienced at a visit in the countryside, how her cousin could ride a horse. She wanted to be able to do that too. A dream had settled in her head.
First win in the highest class in 1998.
With the change to the state school for riding her wish could be realized. The family character prevailed, the grandmother from Tatiana came from Kuban, from a Cossack environment. Now it went on the back of the horses, and quite successful. At the age of 14 Tatiana was able to take part in the Russian pony rider championships. At the age of 17, she already finished as third at the national level. She was mainly supported by her headmaster Evgeni Abramov and her trainer Elena Irsetskaja.
At 18, the seriousness of life began. Tatiana became a rider in the Riding Club "Passage" in Nizhny Novgorod. At the same time, she begins training as a sports teacher at the university. Sporty Tatiana remained on the road to success. Countless achievements at local tournaments up to the highest class. In Germany, she would have received the golden equestrian badge for the numerous victories. At 21 she participates in the national Russian Championships. At the university she receives her sports teacher diploma.
At the equestrian festival in Jerez de la Frontera 2002 with girlfriend Aleksandra Korelowa and George Theodorescu
At this time, there was a significant break in her life. Her boss in riding club "Passage" Anatoli Balykin sends Tatiana with her horse Izumitel to Germany for further education. In Russia, the two had successfully made it to St. George-tests, now Grand Prix level should be achieved. It was an incredible stroke of luck that Tatiana came to George Theodorescu in 2000, who completed the Russian education. Tatiana changed several times a year between Sassenberg-Füchtorf in Germany and Nizhny Novgorod in Russia. Learning in Germany. In Russia as a trainer to pass on their own knowledge and skills. She was able to promote students in Nizhny Novgorod to the participation in the European Junior Championships. She herself also achieved Grand Prix successes with her horse Izumitel. Together with various horses, her friend Aleksandra Korelova and her horse Balagur and promoted by George Theodorescu she toured the European competions until 2007 and was successful in tests of the highest classes, even with difficult horses.
In 2007, Tatiana moves to Germany and works independently since then. She trains horses, gives riding lessons, trains ambitious riders and prepares them for tests up to the Grand Prix. The connection to the family Theodorescu has remained. Still today Monica Theodorescu gives good tips.
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| Bombay was the first horse that Tatiana trained herself, so successful that it was sold straight to Korea. | Victory with Vodolej and Judge Nina Gromova, 2005, St. Petersburg, CDI1 * |
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| Tatiana and stallion Izumitel, both multiple placed in CDI3 * competions | Close friends for 30 years: Aleksandra Korelowa on Balagur and Tatiana on Izumitel in Moscow 2004 on a CDI-W test. |
