German Classics

The German Classics were an international equestrian event that took place annually from 1989 to 2013 . It took place in Hanover since 2001 and was considered Northern Germany's largest indoor riding tournament. The organizers are the Equestrian Sports Association Hannover e. V. and PST Paul Schockemöhle Marketing GmbH.

history

The German Classics were held for the first time in 1989, when the event took place in the Bremen City Hall. The German Classics were brought into being by Paul Schockemöhle together with Ion Țiriac . The tournament was organized by the equestrian marketing company Escon-Marketing and its managing director Dr. Kaspar Funke. His then business partner Paul Schockemöhle was active here as the tournament director.

The focus of the German Classics at that time was the German Classics overall ranking, which consisted of a team ranking in the style of a Nations Cup and a second individual assessment test, the Grand Prix, on the following day.

In 1997, Schockemöhle and Funke began to part ways in the legal dispute due to allegations of irregularities in the bookkeeping of events vis-à-vis Funke. Out of court, an agreement was reached in 2001 on the future of German Classics, among other things: Paul Schockemöhle, who gave the event its name, received the rights to the name German Classics . Kaspar Funke, on the other hand, took over the tournament location in Bremer Stadthalle and carried out the Euroclassics here from 2000 to 2013 in the style of the previous German Classics ( i.e. with team and individual overall ratings ).

As a result, Schockemöhle met with the managing director of the equestrian marketing company EN GARDE Marketing , Volker Wulff, and have since organized various equestrian tournaments in Germany. In addition, PST Paul Schockemöhle Marketing also organizes several tournaments independent of EN GARDE, including the “new” German Classics, which took place in Hanover from autumn 2001.

The tournament was already in jeopardy in 2013 due to the lack of sponsors. Schockemöhle was often responsible for parts of the tournament funding. In April 2014, the organizers announced the final end of the tournament. In addition to the lack of sponsors, the NDR continued to reduce its equestrian broadcasts and did not plan to broadcast the German Classics live in 2014.

The tournament

Since autumn 2001 the German Classics have taken place in Hall 2 on the Expo exhibition grounds in Hanover. The sporting focus of the tournament was on show jumping and four-in-hand driving . In addition, national dressage tests took place.

Show jumping

The tournament was mostly held as a CSI 4 *. In the founding year 2001, the German Classics initially adopted the old German Classics rules with team and individual ratings. In 2002 the program was adapted to the new Riders Tour created in 2000 , which stopped in Hanover from this year on. The German Classics Hanover was traditionally the penultimate stage of the Riders Tour.

Winners list

In 2001 the team championship was won by the Swiss team ( Markus Fuchs , Willi Melliger , Urs Fäh , Dehlia Ouevray ). Markus Fuchs also won the individual ranking with Tinka's Boy .

After Otto Becker's victory in the Grand Prix of 2008, he announced the end of his career, which was initially planned for December 2008.

The Grand Prix was held as an international class S jumping competition with a winning round or as a class S jumping competition with two rounds , the height of the obstacles is up to 1.55 meters. In 2013, the examination was endowed with 75,000 euros.

Winner in the Grand Prix (from 2002 evaluation test of the Riders Tour):

2001: Tjark Nagel with Cliff  2002: Otto Becker with Cento  2003: Christian Ahlmann with Cöster  2004: Malin Baryard-Johnsson with Butterfly Flip  2005: Gerco Schröder with Lanapoule  2006: Thomas Frühmann with The Sixth Sense  2007: Marcus Ehning with Sandro Boy

2008: Otto Becker with Lunatic  2009: Christian Ahlmann with Taloubet Z  2010: Eva Bitter with Satisfaction  2011 : Jörg Oppermann with Che Guevara  2012 : Ludger Beerbaum with Chaman  2013 : Gert-Jan Bruggink with Dejavu

From 2002 on, the Riders Tour team competition, which was last held in 2006, replaced the nations team classification.

Winner in the team classification (2002 to 2006):

• 2002: Buddelei Ladies Team ( Helena Lundbäck with Mynta , Samantha McIntosh with Hildon Fleche Rouge , Helena Weinberg with Ramonus )   
• 2003: PSI Team ( Otto Becker with Cento , Rodrigo Pessoa with Baloubet du Rouet , Marc Wirths with Warrior W )   
• 2004: Audi quattro Team ( Ludger Beerbaum with Goldfever , Marco Kutscher with Conterno-Grande , Mylène Diederichsmeier with Countess G )   
• 2005: VDL Groep Team ( Hubert Bourdy with Eve des Etisses , Samantha McIntosh with Loxley , Leopold van Asten with Think Twice II )   
• 2006: Audi Team ( Bernardo Alves with Chupa Chup , Marco Kutscher with Conterno-Grande , Ludger Beerbaum with Enorm )   

Driving four in hand

The German Classics was one of the most important driving tournaments in Germany. Four-in-hand driving tests have been held at the German Classics since 2002, and since 2004 the tournament has been a valuation test for the four-in-hand World Cup , the most important series in international driving.

2002: Christoph Sandmann with his team  2003: Christoph Sandmann with his team 2004: IJsbrand Chardon with his team  2005: Tomas Eriksson with his team  2006: Tomas Eriksson with Filur , Dennis , Monzo and Rachi-Röslev 2007: Boyd Exell with Bill , Pascal , Lucky and Ajax

2008: IJsbrand Chardon with Thomas H , Thalita , Capser and Maxi  2009: Boyd Exell with Spitfire , Lucky , Bill and Ajax  2010: Boyd Exell with Bill , Lucky , Ajax and Spitfire 2011: IJsbrand Chardon with Illem , Inci , Maestoso Fegyenc and Maestoso Magus  2012: Boyd Exell with Bajnok , Bill , Ajax and Lucky  2013: Koos de Ronde with Celina , Mario , Palero and Tommy

Dressage riding

In addition to the aforementioned tests, dressage tests were also held as part of the German Classics. These were announced nationally, the highlight was the Grand Prix Freestyle , a class S *** test on Sunday morning. In addition, a Grand Prix Spécial , also a national S *** class, was held from 2001 to 2003 .

Winners list

Grand Prix Freestyle:

2001: Hubertus Schmidt with Wansuela suerte (76.840%)  2002: Ulla Salzgeber with Rusty (80.800%)  2003: Isabell Werth with Apache OLD  2004: Isabell Werth with Apache OLD 2005: Isabell Werth with Apache OLD (81.800%) 2006: Isabell Werth with Apache OLD (80.410%) 2007: Sonja Bolz with Cockney (76.850%)

2008: Isabell Werth with First Class (77.360%)  2009: Carola Koppelmann with Insterburg TSF (76.550%)  2010: Helen Langehanenberg with Damon Hill NRW (80.050%)  2011: Isabell Werth with Satchmo (82.333%)  2012: Isabell Werth with El Santo NRW (80.283%) 2013: Anabel Balkenhol with Diamonds Forever (76.708%)

Grand Prix Spécial:

• 2001: Hubertus Schmidt with Wansuela suerte (73.700%) 
• 2002: Jon Pedersen with Esprit De Valdemar (69.320%) 
• 2003: Heike Kemmer with Ferragamo (67,000%) 

Team competitions

The team competitions of the district associations in show jumping and dressage were an integral part of the tournament . These were class M tests. Thanks to these tests, Paul Schockemöhle saw the German Classics as a source of inspiration and a goal for the juniors and young riders and the athletes in the horse country of Lower Saxony.

Web links

• www.german-classics.com - German Classics website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Equestrian: Ahlmann triumphs at German Classics in Hanover ( Memento from February 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Excerpt from the announcement for the German Classics 2009
3. Jump up ↑ A real horse factory - The million dollar deals of the Lower Saxon stable owner Paul Schockemöhle in: Der Spiegel from May 21, 1990
4. ↑ Riding and equestrian sport: German Classics in Hanover Switzerland wins team ranking  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Rheinische Post , October 27, 2001  
5. ↑ bottom to the Euro Classics 2002 ( Memento of 8 August 2002 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of ESCON Marketing
6. ↑ "Euroclassics" - Tebbel hung up at the Bremen tournament Olympic winners ( memento of the original from July 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Rheinische Post , October 6, 2000 
7. ↑ Combat with former partner Funke - riding: Paul Schockemöhle attacks  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Rheinische Post , January 31, 2001  
8. ↑ Disposal of the name "German Classics" - Paul Schockemöhle ended the dispute with ex-partner Kaspar Funke  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Rheinische Post , January 4, 2001  
9. ↑ On the Show Jumping World Cup and other cup inventions , Dieter Ludwig, April 13, 2010
10. ↑ German Classics in danger? ( Memento of October 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), ndr.de, October 21, 2013
11. ↑ Riding: German Classics in Hanover canceled ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , April 11, 2014  
12. ↑ http://www.myheimat.de/lehrte/sport/german-classics-in-der-messehalle-2-in-hannover-d55460.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was created automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
13. ↑ FEI tournament calendar
14. ↑ ^{a b} List of results 2001 ( Memento from December 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
15. ↑ History of the Riders Tour with lists of results ( memento of the original from April 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
16. ↑ Press release No. 10 of October 27, 2001: Switzerland conquers Hanover - Confederates win GERMAN CLASSICS team competition ( Memento from January 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
17. ↑ Result of solar technology Stiens Grand Prix Hannover 2013
18. ↑ ^{a b} Review of the German Classics 2001 to 2009 ( Memento from December 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
19. ↑ Beerbaum and the Audi quattro team delight the audience in Hanover ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , pferdenachrichten.de, November 6, 2004 
20. ↑ Timeline German Classics 2009
21. ↑ October 25th to 28th, 2007: Horse show - RIDERS TOUR and four-in-hand World Cup again at GERMAN CLASSICS in Hanover , July 22nd, 2007