{"id":28121,"date":"2016-07-22T14:58:39","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T04:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/?page_id=28121"},"modified":"2016-07-25T09:32:54","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T23:32:54","slug":"schneider-dorothee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/whos-who\/schneider-dorothee\/","title":{"rendered":"Schneider, Dorothee"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am born in a horse-family. My father Hans Eberhard Schneider himself rode up to advanced level, he judged up to Grand-prix level and he was a horse (Trakehner) breeder with heart and soul. Towards the end of the1980s he leased the 180 hectare large domain Mechthildshausen close to Wiesbaden, an agricultural holding – where I started riding. I had to fight for the lessons with my father, that sounds crazy, but he hardly ever had time. That is why I started teaching things myself early and I was very critical with my own riding.<\/p>\n

After I had finished my High School I envisaged \u00a0veterinary science studies, but first our family moved. The lease contract had expired and we moved to Framersheim, where we bought a horse riding farm, which was considerably smaller to Machthildshausen. Therefore new perspectives arose for me and instead of the studies I decided to stay at our farm and I did an apprenticeship to become a bank clerk. I wanted to study the economical know-how for a later self-employment, the contact to clients and I wanted to support my parents.<\/p>\n

After completing my bank clerk-apprenticeship an Equestrian apprenticeship followed, focusing on breeding and horse-handling and in 1994, the test for Master of Horse Management. As kind of a newcomer I did the rider test and even in this field the master rider test in 1996. To supervise the insemination station at our stud, I added the apprenticeship as insemination technician.<\/p>\n

In 2002 I took over the stud and riding facilities Sankt Stephan.<\/p>\n

My first four-legged friend was the grey Trakehner gelding Proteg\u00e9, who was badly injured and who was nursed back to health by my father. I participated with him in competitions from tests for young rider up to medium-level dressage tests.<\/p>\n

With our self-bred Katapult I became Hessian champion and I was appointed to Hessian State squad. As next our Van Deyk came and I managed the jump to Grand\u2013prix level. Then Kaiserkult TSF, Ferryman, Dyamico, Diva Royal \u2026<\/p>\n

My successes now total more than 800 placings, including almost 250 victories, in advanced dressage tests up to international Grand Prix tests.<\/p>\n

The highlights are the championships successes including Olympic\u00a0team silver in London 2012.<\/p>\n

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Dorothee and Diva Royal at the London Games<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>To my most important teachers I count, besides my father, Klaus Balkenhol, Holger Schmezer, Jean Bemelmans, Michael Rasch and Hans Riegler. But I also taught myself a lot – less through checking in the mirror the more through feeling. It has to feel easy and natural, and horse and rider become one. I am fascinated by collaboration with the horse, constant challenges, solving problems and working daily anew, that the horses feel comfortable and that they can perform best.<\/p>\n

Therefore you always have to question yourself, as in all professions, and consider new solutions. The best salary is a satisfied horse, which fights for you.<\/p>\n

To lead a business as mine, it needs many helping hands. Accordingly I appreciate my family\u2018s and my team\u2019s engagement. Not least I owe my horse-owners and sponsors, that I have the best profession of the world!<\/p>\n

RIO update: Dorothee selected in the team on Show Time…<\/p>\n

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Dorothee and Show Time – photo Kenneth Braddick<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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