Aachen, August 23rd


Klaus Balkenhol and the US American Equipe (Bronze)

German Dressage Trainers: An Export Bestseller

Their know-how is highly appreciated all over the world: Germany's dressage trainers are a real export hit. Around half of all of the foreign dressage riders are coached by German trainers. Some of the professional instructors have contracts as "National Coaches", others prepare individual riders for Championships. Many of these partnerships have been in place for years, but also short-term engagements commencing a few weeks before the FEI World Equestrian Games were not an exception to the rule. We have rarely seen so many German top trainers assembled together as here at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen.
The following list illustrates which German trainers coach foreign riders:

Klaus Balkenhol: US American Equipe

Jean Bemelmans: Spanish Equipe und Elena Kalinina, Russia


Christoph von Daehne Joelle Kinnen, Luxembourg

Holga Finken: Eva Rosenthal, Italy und Anna Paprocka-Campanella, ITA


Jonny Hilberath: Bernadette Pujals, Mexico und Natalie Hobday, South Africa


Jürgen Koschel: Swiss Equipe

Norbert van Laak: Ashley Holzer, Canada und Evi Strasser, Canada


Oliver Luze: Julija Ona Vysniauskas, Lithuania

Christoph Niemann: Karin Tebar, France

Antonie de Ridder: Belgian Equipe

Ulla Salzgeber: Australian Equipe

Hubertus Schmidt: Dr. Cesar Parra, Columbia

George Theodorescu: Alexandra Korelova, Russia


Rudolf Zeilinger: Danish Equipe