Adriana van Tilburg
Equestrian Journalist

 Biography

Freelance Journalist
Self-Employed – Worldwide
August 2016 – Present

  • Planning and executing projects for various media outlets.
  • Established connections across the global equestrian industry.
  • Throughout my career, I have written for publications in Australia, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the United States.

De Paardenkrant – Doetinchem, Netherlands

September 2007 – January 2008
- My first professional experience as a journalist.  

Equus Japan
April 2013 – May 2014

  • Reported on European equestrian sports and breeding for a Japanese audience.
  • The publication ceased operations in May 2014.

Hoefslag (Netherlands)

November 2012 – Present

  • Writing articles focused on breeding, sport, and welfare.

https://www.dehoefslag.nl/zoek?q=Adriana+van+Tilburg


Breeding News (International)
October 2014 – Present

  • Covering all topics related to equestrian breeding.

Rolex Grand Slam (International)
August 2023 – Present

  • Crafting bloodline profiles of winning horses in the Rolex Grand Slam series.

https://www.rolexgrandslam.com/en/News-1/Pedigree-Story-Leone-Jei-by-Adriana-Van-Tilburg.html

Züchterforum (Germany)

September 2024 - Present

  • Writing bloodline articles and report about breeding events. 

Additionally, I occasionally write for StudforLife, Horse.Grooms, the Oldenburg Studbook, the FEI, and ReiterRevue. In the past, I have also written articles for Go Jump Magazine and Horse Magazine from Australia, as well as Warmbloods Today and the American Holsteiner Horse Association in the USA.

https://horsegrooms.com/almost-four-decades-in-and-the-horses-and-community-still-fuel-steffi-wiegard/

https://www.fei.org/stories/sport/jumping/franke-sloothaak-committed-lifetime-learning

Interview%20Jan%20Schuil%20(Reiter%20Revue).pdf


PR Consultant
Various Projects
April 2017 – April 2022
- Created and managed the Facebook page for the Holsteiner stallion *Clicksem*, maintaining it independently for five years.
- Produced reports on GFE stallions for the Groupe France Elevage Germany Facebook page (*August 2019 – June 2020*).

Groom
Various Employers
November 2008 – December 2022

  • Worked with renowned professionals, including Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, Jos Lansink, Erin Characklis, and Theo Molenaers.
  • Gained in-depth knowledge of the bloodlines of top showjumping horses.