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German
Dressage News
Holger Schmezer, New German Dressage Coach
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November 21, 2000, the German Olympic Equestrian Committee
(DOKR) decided to name Holger Schmezer the new German
Dressage Team Coach. The 53-year-old Schmezer has been
the official trainer of the junior and young riders'
team since 1996 and is now succeeding Klaus Balkenhol,
who end his function as official Bundsestrainer in 2001.
Holger Schmezer was born on 9th March 1947 in Bad Rappenau,
near Heidelberg. At the age of 15 he got acquainted
with the equestrian sport after being a pentatlon athlete.
His first equine years were devoted to show jumping
and dressage, but at the age of 19 he went for a "Bereiter"-career
and worked in the stables of the legendary Willy Schultheis
for four years. After this period, he was employed in
the private barn of Hegemann in Thedinghausen for 8
years.
When he was 25, he received the Golden Reitabzeichen,
a medal honouring his many victories at Prix St. Georges
level. In 1979 Schmezer started his own barn in Verden-Borstel
and became a very famous trainer and competition rider
with a large list of achievements. In 1996 he took over
the command over the junior and young riders team from
Siegfried Peilicke. Since then, the German JR/YR Team
has won 25 medals at European Championships of which
13 are golden. Schmezer is also a dressage judge up
to Grand Prix level.
Image: Madeleine Winter-Schulze, Chef d'equipe, and
Holger Schmezer in a pensive mood, watching Isabell
Werth competing at the CDIO Aachen 2000
Source: FN
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