Sudden death of Germany’s national dressage coach
German dressage coach Holger Schmezer died of a abrupt spell aid the World Cup dressaage in addition to jumping finals in s-Hertogenbosch inwards The Netherlands.
The German linguistic communication Equestrian Federation (FN) reported that Schmezer was constitute dead on Th inwards his hotel room in addition to that the circumstances surrounding his decease are nevertheless unknown.
Holger Schmezer is survived yesteryear his married adult woman Martha in addition to his half dozen yr onetime daughter, Olenka.
He had accompanied Isabell Werth, Helen Langehanenberg, in addition to Nadine Capellmann to the World Cup finals. The 3 riders, along alongside assistant jitney Johnny Hilberath, were said to live deeply shocked at the intelligence of Schmezer’s death.
Schmezer turned 65 inwards March. The federation said this flavour was to convey been his in conclusion as head coach, in addition to that Schmezer planned to retire after the Olympic Games simply nevertheless live involved inwards the sport every bit a trainer in addition to judge.
FN President Breido Graf zu Rantzau said: “We cannot believe that Holger Schmezer is no longer alongside us. Dressage has lost ane of its near dedicated trainers in addition to an honest human being who was ever wanted the best for dressage. We are really sad. Our deepest sympathy to his family.”
Born inwards 1947, the boy of a naval officeholder inwards Bad Rappenau at Heidelberg, Schmezer grew upwards inwards Schleswig-Holstein Plön. At fifteen spell competing inwards the Modern Pentathlon he constitute an enthusiasm for riding.
He so concentrated exclusively on horses in addition to competed initially mainly present jumping in addition to eventing. He so specialised inwards dressage, in addition to trained alongside Willi Schultheis inwards Hamburg. He opened his ain dressage training stable inwards 1979 in addition to a year afterward became a Pferdewirtschaftsmeister, which is the highest marker of preparation inwards Germany.
He won to a greater extent than than 100 dressage events from course of didactics southward to Intermediaire, in addition to had numerous Grand Prix placings. He was named national junior in addition to immature rider coach inwards 1996 in addition to inwards 2000 became Germany’s senior national coach.
All the riders in addition to officials, who took constituent inwards today’s Grand Prix came out for a minute’s quiet inwards Holger Schmezer’s honour, held earlier the prize giving ceremony.
The 3 German linguistic communication riders competing inwards the Grand Prix – Isabell Werth, Helen Langehanenberg in addition to Nadine Capellmann – dedicated their performances to their mentor, wearing dark armbands inwards his honour.
“The loss of Holger Schmezer is a terrible blow to the German linguistic communication dressage squad in addition to to lose such an inspirational jitney inwards an Olympic yr is tragic,” FEI President HRH Princess Haya said.
“Our hearts become out to his married adult woman Martha in addition to his half dozen yr onetime fille Olenka for their terrible loss in addition to to all his many friends in addition to connections inwards the equestrian world.”
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