In this video Jean-Claude Vangeenberghe on Piquet in the first round of the individual competition at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul (with Swedish commentary). Jean-Claude Vangeenberghe (* November 17, 1962 in Kortrijk, Belgium; † May 9, 2009 in Donetsk, Ukraine) competed at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and in Barcelona 1992. Over the next years, [...]
Henk Nooren (*August 23, 1954) is one of the most sought-after show jumping trainers and coaches today. He has been trainer for Spain and Sweden. Today he is the man behind the successes of the French team. As a talented 20 years old he became a pupil to Hans Günter Winkler. He lived in Warendorf [...]
Happy Birthday to Åke Hultberg on his 61st birthday! Swedish rider Åke Hultberg competed internationally, at the Olympics, the European and World Championships from the late 1960′s to the early 1990′s. Among his horses were Magnor, El-Vis, Carat and Heatwave.
Hartwig Steenken (* July 23, 1941 in Twistringen; † January 10, 1978 in Hannover) was one of the most successful and stylish German riders. On the mare Simona he became individual World Champion in Hickstead 1974 and European Champion in Aachen1971. In the Olympics in Munich 1972 he won gold in the team competition and [...]
The jump-off for the individual Olympic medals in Munich 1972. In this video clip Graziano Mancinelli and Ann Moore, plus the medalists at the prize ceremony. 1. Graziano Mancinelli (ITA) – Ambassador, 0 + 8 pen. Jump-off: 0/45,00 2. Ann Moore (GBR) – Psalm, 0+8 pen. Jump-off: 3/53,90 3. Neal Shapiro (USA) – Sloopy, 4+4 [...]
Graziano Mancinelli (* February 18, 1937 in Milan, † October 8, 1992 in Brescia) celebrated most of his successes in the 1960′s and 1970′s with Olympic Games, World and European Championships. He partecipated at five Olympic Games from 1964 to 1984. He was not allowed to compete at Olympics in Rome 1960 because he was considered [...]
This is the incredibly exciting battle for Olympic team gold between Germany and USA in Munich 1972. In this video clip we see Gerd Wiltfang on Askan, Piero d’Inzeo on Easter Light, Hans Günter Winkler on Torphy and William Steinkraus on Main Spring in the second round of the team competition. The final result: 1. [...]
Mary Mairs Chapot (*June 20, 1944 in Pasadena, CA, USA) married Frank Chapot in 1965. She was the first woman to win a Pan American Games Gold Medal and the first woman (with Kathy Kusner) to ride for the USA in the Olympic Games (in Tokyo 1964). Internationally, Chapot achieved her greatest success riding the [...]
Frank Chapot (* February 24, 1932 in Camden, New Jersey, USA) joined the US equestrian national team in 1956. In the next twenty years he won two Olympic team silver medals (Rome 1960 and Munich 1972), a bronze medal in the individual World Championships in Hickstead 1974 and gained prestigious victories in the King George [...]
Galoubet A (1972 – 2005), selle francais stallion, bay, 173 cm, was ridden by the French rider Gilles Bertran de Balanda. Galoubet was by the great sire Almé out of Viti. The mother, Viti, was a trotter mare who was not fast enough to race and was instead tried in show jumping, where she showed [...]
