“ TRUST YOUR HORSE TRUST YOUR TEAM AND SOAR OVER ANY OBSTACLE “

“Everything my Team and I do at Big-Stride is based on transparency, trust, openness and in the interest of the horses. We want to create a place where riders of all levels can excel in a professional environment and have fun while perfecting their craft.”

— Alessandra Reich

  • Stable Manager & Rider

    Part of the Austrian National Showjumping Team

    Rides since the age of 5 // Studied International Economics at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy (Bachelor of Science)

    Past Stables: Thomas Fuchs (CH), Willi Melliger (CH),

    Rolf Göran Bengtsson (DE), Markus Beutel (GER), Theo Muff (GER)

    Major Achievements:

    Team Bronze Medal at the 2023 European Championships in Milan Italy - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Qualification

    Austrian National Champion YR

    CSIO 3* Grand Prix Winner of Bratislava 2023,

    Team Winner of the EEF Series 2023 with Austria

    4th place Oslo World Cup CSI5*

  • Rider & Manager

  • Rider

  • Rider & Groom

  • Rider & Groom

  • Back Office

    Passionate horse owner since 4 years.

    Co-founder of transportation app “Horselift”

    Co-founder of Data & Horses

    1998 - 2003 Part of the Austrian National Tennis Youth Team

    Past Employers:

    Google, Amazon, Spotify, Red Bull

    In his words: “ Over the last 5 years I have become a real show jumping fanatic. I find the industry fascinating and look forward to leveraging some of my past experience to create efficiencies and launch new services. “

Current Horses

"The rider guides, but the horse ignites. In showjumping, the heart of a champion beats on four legs."

Active
10 horses

Sold
6

Retirement
3

Oeli R

2014, Gelding, BWP, Denzel vt Meulenhof x Andiamo

Loyd

2011, Gelding, BWP, Zacharov x Vignion S

2014, Mare, Zangersheide, Alvaro du Talus x Klairon Dancer

Anyway van Het Kervijnhof

Galadermie PP Z

2016, Mare, Zangersheide, George Z x

Copyright Cicero Z

2016, Mare, Zangersheide, Cicero Z x Zavall VDL

Joint

2014, Mare, Opium x Numero Uno

BERITT

Esperanza Z

2018, Mare, Zangersheide, Emerald x Chin Chin

Samoerai Van de Wittemoere

2018, Gelding, BWP, Foncetti Vd Heffnick x Cooper Vd Heffinck

Revenge

2017, Mare, BWP, Le Blue Diamond Vt Ruytershof x Artos Z

Lawrence Sw

2016, Gelding, KWPN, Grand Slam x Balou Du Rouet