Tamme Hanken | |
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Tamme Hanken 2014
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Born |
Filsum, Germany |
May 16, 1960
Died | 10 October 2016 Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany |
(aged 56)
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Horse trainer |
Spouse(s) | Carmen Hanken |
Website | http://www.der-xxlostfriese.de/ |
Tamme Hanken (May 16, 1960 – October 10, 2016) was a German horse whisperer and animals bonesetter known from the two documentary TV shows Der XXL-Ostfriese on NDR and Knochenbrecher on Tour on kabel eins, the latter of which had had up to two million viewers. Born in Filsum, he also was the author of a book, Das Glück der Pferde in meinen Händen, which was published in 2001.
Tamme Hanken, who didn't have any formal chiropractic education, died in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on October 10 2016, from sudden heart failure. 2,06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall and weighing 140 kg (309 lbs), he was described as a "gentle giant" by an NDR obituary.