NNot only the horses, but their riders usually have a special pedigree. For example, if you look at the German equestrian jumping fours who participated in the European Championships in Liesenbeck and won the silver medal together, the question naturally arises: Is horse riding hereditary?
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Andre Tim Sunday also the European singles championHe got his passion for horses from his father Michael Tim, who was once a successful dressage rider and saddle master at Redefin at the Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Stud Farm in East Germany. Christian Kukuk is already in the third generation, starting with his grandfather Franz Kukuk, he was the legendary dressage trainer and main saddle for North Rhine-Westphalia horses in Warendorf. In turn, David Will’s parents ran an equestrian school in Gut Ising on Lake Chiemsee for many years.
The dance of only one person is a bit out of date: Marcus Ehning from Borken has been fighting with the German championship team for decades. He is one of the greatest stylists in the world, but he has no riding ancestors. You might even think that his father Richard is a little bit the opposite. But Enin also mentioned a tradition: “This is a phenomenon to me, but there are so many cattle and butchers who always have horses. You always say that’s not the case, but I think they still have a certain relationship with animals. “These people generally have an eye for animals, even when assessing their athletic qualities.
“Ene virus infected by parents”
André Thieme competed for his first championship at the Tokyo Olympics and was one of Riesenbeck’s three German European Championship debuts, even though he is 46 years old and has already worked for many years. As a boy, he actually likes football. “But I got the horse virus from my parents.” Besides, his father couldn’t help him in football, but he could help with horse riding. The young man was an apprentice in a state school, where his father was in charge of training apprentices. Thieme said: “I grew up from scratch to become a horseman.”
This is not always easy. “My father is always there. He is a very calm, dear, very human person. But if such a person is always there and always staring at your fingers… For years, we have been sitting Eating breakfast, lunch, coffee, and dinner at the same table means that there are constant erroneous evaluations.” Thieme described himself as succumbing: “I was never the one to cheer up.”
He was only allowed to specialize in jumping when he had a golden dressage badge in his pocket. The result, among other things: three victories in the German derby in Hamburg. And achieved the second pillar of success in the US Winter Championships, where he has won a lot of money and is engaged in profitable trades. “I can tell you a lot about my joy in the unification of Germany,” said Tim, who was still in school in the fall. “Unfortunately, I was able to do things that my father could not do in sports.”
