Among the scholarship holders of the Hastor Foundation, there are many young people who, with their work and talent, push boundaries in different fields. One of them is thirteen-year-old Ajša Kazazović from Hadžići, an eighth-grade student, who has been achieving notable results in show jumping for years. Even though she is very young, she already has many important competitions and successes behind her.
“I started competing in 2021, but everything actually started much earlier. When I was little, I often spent time in the equestrian club with my parents, so being around horses was always a natural environment for me. Over time, I started training more seriously, and that’s when my first competitions began,” Ajša says at the beginning of our conversation.
The results she has achieved so far show how much effort and dedication pay off. She is especially proud that she has kept the title of the best child rider in Bosnia and Herzegovina in show jumping for two years in a row. Among her achievements, she also highlights 10th place at the World Cup in Belgrade last year, as well as second place at the Croatian championship. However, behind every success there is a lot of work and sacrifice, and the biggest challenge for Ajša is balancing school obligations and training. In all of this, she has great support from her family and coaches, as well as the Hastor Foundation, which recognises the importance of her educational and sports path. This support gives her additional motivation to continue training and improving.
Her future plans are already filled with new challenges: along with many competitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region, the World Cup in Croatia and the Balkan Championship in Greece stand out as key goals in the coming period.
We also asked Ajša if she has any advice for those who want to try this sport, and her message is simple: they should definitely try. As she says, horse riding is a special sport because it offers much more than just competition; it offers time spent in nature and closeness to animals.
Stories like this remind us that big dreams often start from small steps, patience, and love for what we do. When persistence and support from people around us are added to that, the limits of what we can achieve become much wider.
