Curriculum Vitae for Daina Luksa, horse trainer. Experience with horse and young horse training for more than 10 years, specializing in horse behaviour, with a focus on gentle and reasonable horse training methods, as well as preparing horses for events, shows and movie scenes.

1. Experience with horse and
young horse training for more
than 10 years, specializing in
horse behaviour, with a focus on
gentle and reasonable horse
training methods, as well as
preparing horses for events,
shows and movie scenes.
DAINA LUKSA (CURRICULUM VITAE)
daina.luksa@gmail.com | +371 29456286 | Riga, Latvia
EDUCATION
09/2011 - 06/2016 University of Latvia
Bachelor’s and Master’s studies in the Faculty of
Biology, achieving a Master’s degree in biology,
Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, Section
of Animal Behaviour.
01/2015 - 06/2015 Norwegian University of Science and
Technology, ERASMUS+ exchange programme
Within studies abroad carried out the experimental
part of Master Thesis at the Lab of Evolutionary
Behavioural Ecology, Trondheim, Norway.
11/2008 Natural Horsemanship clinic
with Ingela Larsson-Smith (CH)
and Victoria Johnson (UK), Latvia,
as a participant with a horse
07/2010 Seminar with Victoria
Johnson (UK) Riders posture,
horse biomechanics, Latvia, as a
participant with a horse
10/2012 Lecture „Equine health” with Svein H Bakke
(NO). Symptoms and treatment of diseases, LLU
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Latvia.
03/2013 Online course COURSERA „Equine Nutrition”.
Aspects of Equine nutrition, University of
Edinburg, coursera.org
08/2013; 07/2015 Training sessions with Russell
Guire (UK). Analysis of Rider biomechanics,
Latvia, as a participant with horses
10/2013 - 03/2014 LLU Lifelong Learning Center,
Professional Development Program "Basics of
Horse Managment", Latvia, 160 hours
04/2016 Seminar with Honza Bláha (CZ),
Line Free Collection, Germany, as a spectator
04/2016 - 10/2016 Online course
“Karen Rohlf, Dressage, Naturally -
Virtual Arena” - Finding the Sweet
Spot of Healthy biomechanics
06/2016 Seminar with Karen Rohlf
(USA), Dressage, Naturally EVENT,
Netherlands, as a participant with a
horse
08/2016; 07/2017 Seminar with Marius Schneider
(GER), Academic Art of Riding, Estonia, as a
spectator
04/2017 Lecture „Horse Feeding” with Kätlin Leisson
(EST), The Institute of Veterinary Medicine
and Animal Sciences, Latvia, as an organizer
06/2017 Seminar with Katariina Cozmei (FI),
Horseback archery, Latvia, as a participant with
a horse
08/2017; 05/2018 Seminar with Honza Bláha (CZ),
Line Free Collection, Latvia and Estonia, as an
organizer and a participant with a horse
06/2018 Hoof care seminar with Arnulf Jung (GER),
Latvia, as a participant with a horse
PARTICIPATING IN SEMINARS AND COURSES

2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
* JSC „AGROFIRMA TĒRVETE” / www.tervete.lv
(horse trainer 09/2017 - 11/2017)
Horse training and maintainance of physical activities, giving
riding lessons for novice and advanced riders.
* AKHAL-TEKE EST LTD. / www.akhalteke.ee
(young horse trainer 09/2016 - 05/2017)
Daily horse care in Akhalteke horse breeding farm in Estonia,
young horse (stallions and mares) starting, horse training,
observing pregnant mares and assisiting delivery of foals.
* SOCIETY ZIRGUSKOLA / www.zirguskola.lv
(member of the board since 2014)
Organizing and delivering seminars, educating people on horse
behaviour and reasonable training, giving riding lessons,
assisting in children summer camps, managing the website.
ARTICLES
„To be the alfa mare - head of the herd” (in
latvian) newspaper DIENA 17.08.2012.
„Improving knowledge about horse
behaviour at the workshop” (in latvian)
newspaper IECAVAS ZIŅAS 26.10.2018.
VIDEOS
Episode of „ĶEPA UZ SIRDS” 10.11.2012.
LMT advertisment „NEATKARĪBA” - main
role, posters, January 2015
Latvian movie „Dvēseļu Putenis” Behind
the scenes, straume.lmt.lv, 06.11.2017.
DEMONSTRATIONS
„LATVIAN HORSE DAYS”, Incukalns, Latvia,
Year 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018
„Latvian Horses Then and Now” Riga
festival, Latvia, Year 2015, 2017, 2018
RIGACUP Tournament Closing ceremony
at Skonto Halle, Latvia, Year 2016
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
11/2017 - 05/2018 Project Manager and Assistant
Casting Director in casting agency SIA CASTING
BRIDGE, assisting in movies „Homo Novus” (dir.
Anna Viduleja), „Jelgava 94” (dir. Janis Abele), as
well as in various advertisements.
since 05/2017 - Animal Coordinator in such visual
projects as Latvian movie „Blizzard of Souls” (dir.
Dzintars Dreibergs) and documentary drama series
„Age of Iron” (dir. Philippe Bérenger). Arranging
various animals (horses, cows, goats, geese, dogs,
cats, rats, bees etc.) and managing them on the set.
since 06/2016 Teacher at LLU Centre for Lifelong
Education. Applied class „Foal Handling. Fundamental
Horse Training.” for "Basics of Horse Management" .
04/2009 and 04/2010 Intern in Natural Horsemanship
with Ingela Larsson-Smith and Victoria Johnson,
„Kingdom Horse”, Bromsgrove, United Kingdom.
06/2007 - 08/2011 Riding instructor at Armand’s
Country Riders Club, Salaspils county, Latvia
Driving licence category B (cars) and BE (trailer)
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Latvian (native), English (C1), Russian (A2)