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When asked why he became a horse trainer, he 01
says: “I’ve been in the equine industry for over 40
years – my family has always been involved with 02
horses, so horses have been my passion right from the 01_Deon and horse owner
beginning. You could say horses are my life. I have
worked in various positions in this industry but what Li Yongsheng
attracts me most is training. To be able to tame a 迪昂与马主李永胜
horse or to become friends with it, establishing a deep 02_Deon’s trained horses
understanding and relationship with each horse is have won many races in Inner
what brings me the greatest joy.” Mongolia, China 迪昂训练的
赛马多次在中国内蒙古的赛
Thinking back, his first impression of China was 鲜衣怒马少年时
that it is a very safe country. He gradually fell in love 事上获得冠军
with the openness and kindness of the people of Inner 迪昂于2016年来到中国，不谙中文的他，有时候需要边说英
Mongolia and their local customs, and also learnt 语边配合手势和身边的人交流，不过这也形成了一番诙谐生 MAjestic 91
many new things outside of work. “What I love most 动且饶有风趣的对话。问他为何要成为一名练马师时，他说：
is China’s ancient culture. If I have the opportunity, “从事马产业工作已经40余年，出生于马产业世家的我，从
I will definitely bring my family to visit this beautiful 懂 事 开 始就已 经 接 触马了。我 接 触 过马产业 的 各 个岗位，最
and culturally rich small town – Ejin Horo Banner,” 吸引我的还是训练部分；驯服一匹桀骜的马匹或者说与马匹
he says. 成为朋友，从中建立深厚的情感让我感到快乐。”
Before coming to China, Deon lived and worked
in many other countries. In the 1990s, he was the
assistant manager of South Africa’s top trainer Alec
Laird, where he gained invaluable knowledge from
the laird family. He was then invited to become a
private trainer in Sudan, where he trained 3 derby
winners. During the course of his career, he has
trained over 250 winning horses.

“When I received the invitation to work in China, my 回想起当初刚来到中国发展，他说，一开始只感觉中国是一
first thought was that the Chinese market is so large 个很安全的国家，之后就渐渐爱上这里的风土人情，感受到
and that there is a lot of potential for development. 内蒙人的豪放、善良 ，也学到了很多工作以外的知识。“我
I have since participated in many provincial and 最喜 欢 的 还 是 中国 源 远 流 长 的 文化。未 来 有 机 会 我 会 把 家
municipal races, which are of such high calibre that 人也带到这个美丽富饶的小镇 ——伊金霍洛。”
they could meet international standards. As long
as there is determination, local thoroughbreds can 迪昂在来到中国前曾在世界多个国家待过，90年代初，迪昂
deliver good results at international competitions. This 成为南非顶级练马师罗礼诺的助理，在顶级练马师身边，迪
also means we have the ability to host international- 昂学到了很多知识。之后，迪昂受邀到苏丹担任私人教练，
standard events in the country and breed high-quality 四年服务期间，成功培育出三匹德比冠军马；在他的职业生
thoroughbreds. 涯中，共培训了250多匹冠军马。

在伊泰大漠马业的马房中，经常看到迪昂·维 瑟忙碌的身 “受 邀 到中国工作时，我首先 想 到的是，中国的市场非常
影，尤其是在赛事举办之际，更看到他奔忙于每个赛事功能 大，马产业有很大的发展空间。我参加过很多省、市级的纯
区；马匹亮相、骑师上马、赛马入闸及牵头马等每个环节，他 血马赛事，很多赛事都是高标准的，甚至是可以达到国际标
都全 力以 赴，确 保 每 一 个 细 节 都 到 位；直 到 赛 事 结 束 后，才 准的，只要有决心，当地繁育的纯血马也可以在国际赛事中
会看到他脸上露出轻松的笑容。 拿到好成绩，也意味着我们可以真正在国内做出有国际水准
的赛事，我们也可以繁育出高品质的纯血马。”
作为伊泰大漠马业的练马师，迪昂每天大部分的时间都是在
马房度过，他熟知每匹赛马的习性，并为他们制定专属的训
练计划，以让它们的潜力开发到最佳状态。