Ludger Beerbaum: China’s part in horse sport’s growth

Ludger Beerbaum

As roughly of the world’s overstep show-jumpers fix to acquire inward the band today for the tertiary Longines Beijing Equestrian Masters inward China, co-organiser Ludger Beerbaum has spoken nigh the globalisation of Equus caballus sport as well as China’s rapid equestrian development.

Beerbaum, who has been dubbed yesteryear Chinese media equally the “Father of the High German equestrian sport”, volition compete alongside world let out 1 Christian Ahlmann (GER)  last year’s winner Jos Lansink (BEL), Marco Kutscher (GER), Laura Kraut (USA), Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) as well as Nick Skelton (GB), along with  the electrical flow overstep xx Chinese show-jumpers. The final result volition live broadcast alive yesteryear Eurosport starting at 9.30 am (3.30 pm local fourth dimension inward Peking) at the “Bird’s Nest” national stadium.

Beerbaum, from Riesenbeck, Westphalia, is a pop figure inward China, as well as the ambassador of the equestrian sport inward the country.

In an interview the 49-year-old co-organiser of the equestrian final result staged at the “Bird’s Nest” talked nigh the globalisation of the sport, the arising opportunities for Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany as well as nigh the rapid evolution of organised equestrianism inward PRC over the yesteryear years.

 

Question:  The equestrian sport has acquire increasingly to a greater extent than globalised over the yesteryear years. What are your views on this development?

Ludger Beerbaum: Our sport has without doubtfulness taken a really large mensuration forwards inside a really brusque infinite of time. For us riders it was similar a huge mount that all of a abrupt loomed upward inward forepart of us: Long journeys, also for the horses of course, huge logistical challenges as well as all of a abrupt nosotros had much to a greater extent than to manage. When I await dorsum over the yesteryear few years, it has provided us inward a higher house all with a corking opportunity. We are non football game or Formula 1 racing, as well as so nosotros should live grateful that nosotros cause got the chance to acquaint our equestrian sport on an international level. Many other sports are envious of the fact that nosotros are able to participate inward the increase markets on a global scale. And for us personally it is broadening our horizons immensely, a fantastic experience.

 

Question: This doesn’t exactly apply for the athletes …

Beerbaum: Exactly. We riders encounter ourselves equally ambassadors for the entire equestrian sport. Not exactly for Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany incidentally, but for sure for other nations too. Our know-how is called for inward many areas. Trainers, judges, blacksmiths, veterinarians are needed to an equal extent equally breeders, organisers as well as equipment suppliers. This transfer is a fantastic chance for the sport – as well as of course of written report it is really lucrative too.

 

Question: How are you lot experiencing the evolution of the “Longines Equestrian Masters”, which is existence staged hither inward the “Bird’s Nest” national stadium inward Peking at the weekend as well as which you lot are also a co-organiser of?

Beerbaum: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot has happened since its premiere inward the yr 2011. The entire arrangement has acquire to a greater extent than professional, the exhibit is really well-known inward the meantime as well as so becomes to a greater extent than as well as to a greater extent than interesting – for the spectators, media as well as sponsors.

 

Question: Where does the equestrian sport inward PRC stand upward today?

Beerbaum: There cause got been enough of developments hither besides inside a brusque menses of time. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 basic construction comprising of many national events, many of which are organised with the back upward of European agencies, is gradually evolving. The awareness for the sport has grown significantly, the equestrian sport is gaining inward popularity. In the meantime a lot of Chinese people also go to Europe to larn to a greater extent than at that spot or exactly to taste watching the sport.

 

Question: What are the most urgent problems?

Beerbaum: We volition no doubtfulness cause got solved the quarantine employment inward the nigh future. At the 2nd horses from Europe are allowed to acquire inward China, but they are non allowed to exit again, which is why my colleagues as well as I are having to borrow horses to compete. Once the employment has been solved, the central as well as inward detail the evolution of the overstep sport volition sense a farther acceleration.

 

Question: What potential nevertheless lies undiscovered inward China?

Beerbaum: Immense potential. But it is hard to forecast how fast the sport volition prepare here. The transfer of know-how as well as sense exactly takes time. But at that spot is an incredible amount of unloosen energy behind this development, as well as so I am convinced that the Chinese equestrian sport is heading inward the same administration equally that of the European sport. We volition – I am pretty sure – also encounter Chinese riders at the coming Championships – as well as the sport needs these stars as well as so that it tin exhibit a wide development.

 

Question: What is similar for you lot equally an equestrian sport pioneer to explicate your sport to the media hither inward China?

Beerbaum: (laughs) Sometimes really bizarre. I cause got been posed questions that I haven’t e'er been asked before. They wanted to know what my fashion agency is, what wearing clothing I wear. But this yr nosotros are already organising the Longine Beijing Equestrian Masters for the tertiary fourth dimension as well as nosotros cause got definitely observed 1 interesting evolution inward price of the media. The media is forthwith peculiarly interested inward comparisons to the European shows.

 

Question: What is it similar for you lot as well as the other riders hither inward Peking? Do you lot cause got the chance to accept inward roughly of the cultural aspects?

Beerbaum: Definitely. The Forbidden City, the Chinese Wall as well as the Summer Palace – nosotros cause got all visited these cultural sites. It is definitely really dissimilar from existence inward Paris or London inside the European cultural area. In this honour it is of course of written report an wages that nosotros aren’t able to compete on our ain horses hither inward Peking. Since nosotros don’t cause got to pass fourth dimension looking afterwards them, nosotros cause got to a greater extent than leisure time.

 

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