My sports partners
Bluetooth
Bordeaux – Riccione
In the shadow of Duke, Bluetooth developed into my “gold horse”. When he came to me, he was already a well-known horse with various prominent riders. After the first ride, I realized that there was much more to it than I ever thought. We started with 70 percent in the Grand Prix and slowly worked our way up. We mostly spent the winter months in Florida trying things out – for example, working out the right time to ride off. That was good for Bluetooth. Just like the intensive work of our national coach Monica Theodorescu. The result is known: Team gold in Paris.
Veuve Cliquot
Vitalis – De Niro
At our home tournament, Horses & Dreams, Veuve Clicquot FRH (“Ville”) and I won the qualifying round for the Louisdor Prize with a strong score of 72.947%. This young horse is the passion project of my partner Lars, who has already guided this Vitalis offspring to the title of Vice-National Champion.
While Lars is abroad, I’ll be temporarily taking the reins to give this talented chestnut horse valuable competition experience in preparation for the Nuremberg Burg-Pokal. A heartfelt thank you goes to the owners, Terry Lan and Joseph Chu: We are very grateful for their trust and the wonderful partnership that makes this sporting success possible.
Duke of Britain
Dimaggio – Rubinstein
With him, I got my start in international sport at the top level. Duke was the door opener. When we met, Duke was riding at S level. Step by step we worked our way towards S***, tried an Intermédiaire II and were finally ready to consider a start in a Louisdor Prize qualifier. We came fifth in the final in Frankfurt with the comment from 5* judge Dr. Dietrich Plewa that Duke showed a “classic piaffe”. That was a milestone in our career. It culminated in team bronze at the 2022 World Championships in Herning and countless victories up to 5* level.
Verrenberg
Vilancio – Johnson
Young artist
Owned by Hof Kasselmann, Verrenberg came into my saddle at the end of his 7th year. The son of Vilancio quickly impressed me with one particular aspect (which is very important to me personally) – namely his top attitude. All my successful horses to date have impressed with their special character and willpower – and Verrenberg is no exception. After various successes at Intermediare 2 level, he has already achieved Grand Prix wins of over 73% and was already successfully placed at international World Cup competitions at the age of nine.
Let’s see how far our partnership will go …
FÄNOMEN de Malleret
Foundation – Sezuan
A mixture of matcho and gentleman
I have known FÄNOMEN – owned by the Malleret stud farm in France – since he was very young. He was once a PSI candidate. There he was sold to France and is now returning to me at the age of 7 and thus to Hof Kasselmann.
Since August 2025 we have found each other… and little by little we have already stabilized at the level of the 7j age group S. Our show debut was an instant success with a win in the advanced (S) class with over 74%.
We are looking forward to the next season.
Joy Game
Davino – Privy Councillor
In 2024, he came second in the final of the Louisdor Prize and is now being carefully and calmly prepared for the next steps in his sporting career. He is always a friendly, lovable horse who likes to show off, but also knows when he needs to show what he is made of. In Ankum, for example, I was completely relaxed at the start and tried to bring what we could to the arena. That worked out really well. Joy Game completed the entire test without any errors. So far, he has recorded various Grand Prix victories with up to over 75% on his account. A really great horse who found a new owner in mid-May. I have the pleasure of continuing to train him and his new young rider.