About Harold

Harold Bakker is the creator, founder and owner of HBH Advice. He is married to Thalassa and father of 4 wonderful boys.

His experience with horses is very extensive. From a young age, Harold already visited the trotting track in Wolvega, which was located a stone’s throw away from his parental home. After riding at a riding school himself for a few years, it became clear that his interest in trotting sport was even greater, especially because his younger brother André shared the same hobby and later became very successful working in it.

After many visits to various trotting tracks in the Netherlands and abroad and having worked at two trotting stables/training yards, another 9 years of work as a sports journalist followed.

After marrying Thalassa, Harold started working at the riding school, which was started by Thalassa in 2013. During his work at the riding school, the idea arose to start doing something with natural-based supplements. In the evenings and/or at night, while feeding the children, knowledge was gained through self-study. This was then tested on the riding school horses and ponies. This turned out to be very successful. After the horses of boarding clients and lesson horses also benefited from the custom-made herbal mixes, the decision was made in March 2023 to start HBH.