Koksijde “It’s great to be on the back of such a large boerenpaard by the sea to walk.” Katrien Terryn (26) summarizes her passion for the special craft of the paardenvisserij together. Her two-year internship runs until the summer of next year. If she succeeds, she is the second woman on horseback shrimp fishing. The first, Nele Bekaert (35), we look forward.
Since last year school year, Katrien her diploma in business management in your pocket. She grew up in Brussels, but spent all her holidays at the sea, especially in Oostduinkerke, by. Her mother Martine Tempels realized six years ago her dream and bought an apartment in the paardenvissersgemeente. “I already knew for much longer that the coast me more attracted than the interior. Without a murmur I followed my mother,” laughs Katrien. “As a child I learned horse riding, but when such a large animal suddenly about me jump, fortunately without consequences, love was declined. That feeling changed three years ago when my ma decided to make a boerenpaard to buy. Why they did that, I don’t know, but she did agree to walk to the sea. We jenden each other a bit and eventually I ended up on the back of such a beautiful horse. In one moment I was sold. It is such a powerful feeling to have as a little girl (Katrien is 1.67 meters, red.) on the back of such a large dog to sit! The horse, Martha, stepped so slow and quiet that the love of the past again high oplaaide. And it gets even better.”
