Werner Schockemöhle

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Werner Schockemöhle (born November 2, 1939 , † February 1, 2000 in Lohne (Oldenburg) ) was a German entrepreneur and horse breeder.

Schockemöhle came from a family very close to equestrian sports. While his brothers Alwin and Paul became the best show jumpers in the world, he gained an excellent reputation as a horse breeder. In 1999 he was honored by the German Equestrian Association with the Gustav Rau Medal , the highest award in German warmblood breeding. He wrote down his specialist knowledge in numerous specialist publications.

As an entrepreneur, the trained lawyer and notary was a co-founder of the RWS group of companies. Schockemöhle died at the age of 60 after suffering from cancer for many years.

Works

  • Werner Schockemöhle: Rider. Horses and course. 1962
  • Werner Schockemöhle, Werner Lutz: German show jumpers: riders, horses, breeding areas. Frankfurt am Main, 1970
  • Arnim Basche, Hans-D. Dossenbach, Heinz Meyer, Werner Schockemöhle: History of the horse. Künzelsau, 1984
  • Werner Schockemöhle The great stallions of Hanover. The best sires of Hanoverian breeding , 1988, ISBN 3-921142-35-0

Co-author in "Olympia der Reiter" 1976, official documentary work of the German Equestrian Association, proSport and Co. KG, Munich.

personal data
SURNAME Schockemöhle, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur and horse breeder
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1939
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 2000
Place of death Lohne (Oldenburg)