Johan Heins in photo from 1980 – when 33 years old.
Johan Heins – European Champion 1977
Dutch rider Johan Heins began his career as pupil and rider at the Alwin Schockemöhle stable. Later Heins worked with Leon Melchior. On Seven Valleys Heins won the gold medal at the European Championships both in the individual and the team competition in Vienna 1977. At World Championships in Aachen 1978 he took silver on Pandur Z with the Dutch team. In 1981 he won the bronze medal on Larramy with the Dutch team at the European Championships in Munich.
