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Es ist ein Highlight im Kalender vieler Springreiter: Das CSIO5* Piazza di Siena in Rom an diesem Wochenende mit dem Nationenpreis und dem Rolex Grand Prix. Das Turnier wird in malerischer Kulisse auf der Piazza di Siena, einem von Pinien und Zypressen umgebenen ovalen Platz im Park der Villa Borghese, im … Read More
Das Hamburger Derby schreibt seine eigenen Geschichten und hat ganz eigene Gesetze. Den Sieger im „schwersten Springen der Welt“ vorauszusagen, ist fast unmöglich. So war es auch am Sonntag beim Hamburger Derby in Klein Flottbek. Nur zwei Reiter absolvierten den anspruchsvollen Parcours mit dem gefürchteten Wall und Pulvermanns Grab ohne … Read More
Im Championat von Hamburg am Donnerstag hatte er mit einem Abwurf im Stechen noch knapp den Sieg verpasst. Das würde im Großen Preis am Samstag anders, hatte Gerrit Nieberg im Gespräch mit spring-reiter.de angekündigt. Und er hat Wort gehalten. Im Longines Grand Prix von Hamburg zeigten die CHIO Aachen Sieger … Read More
Gerrit Nieberg took a lot of risks. At the Hamburg Championship on Thursday, the CHIO Aachen winner from 2022 and his Ben were on course for victory. The time in the steeplechase would have easily been enough, but then a pole did end up going down in the end. And so it was sixth place in the Championship. That is supposed to be … Read More
Today in Warendorf the Best of the Best competition has begun, the most important junior tournament in Germany, besides the German Youth Championships, whose roots date back half a century to 1973. At first it was the junior dressage riders who sought the best – with a view to the European Championships – and in doing so also came up with ideas and … Read More
Steve Guerdat has already openly expressed his love for the Hamburg Derby. But his mare Is-Minka (v. Mylord Carthago) also seems to feel very comfortable on the course at the Derby Park. In the CSI5* main competition on Friday, Flottbek 5Star, the 2012 Olympic champion with the chestnut mare took the victory after … Read More
Horse racing mourns the loss of Heinrich-Wilhelm Johannsmann. The former champion and national prize-winning rider from Gütersloh passed away on the night of May 19 at the age of 71. Heinrich-Wilhelm Johannsmann grew up alongside his two brothers on his parents’ horse breeding farm in Gütersloh-Ebbesloh and began riding as a teenager. After a … Read More
André Thieme must have been heartbroken after missing out on the first qualifying round for the Hamburg derby with his regular rider Contadur (v. Conteros). The European champion was able to recover in the second qualifying round and win this test with ease. However, in the big Hamburg derby on Sunday, Thieme will rely on a … Read More
Partner countries have a long tradition at the World Equestrian Games. At the CHIO Aachen 2023, visitors, athletes, and organizers are already looking forward to special guests for the 19th time. „The partner countries always add a very special atmosphere to the CHIO Aachen,“ said Birgit Rosenberg, board member of the organizing Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein e.V. (ALRV). „With Great Britain … Read More
It has been exactly ten years: in 2013, Gilbert Tillmann and his 19-year-old Hello Max entered the history of the Hamburger Derby with their sensational victory. Even the two years older brother Frederic, with Comanche in 2022, was once close to winning the Derby with a second place finish. The Hamburger Derby and … Read More