Videos of some of the World's greatest horse and rider combinations
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A true dressage Classic. Anne-Grethe Jensen riding Marzog and the late Dr Reiner Klimke on Ahlerich perform a magnificent Pas de Deux at Grand Prix level.
A true dressage Classic. Anne-Grethe Jensen riding Marzog and the late Dr Reiner Klimke on Ahlerich perform a magnificent Pas de Deux at Grand Prix level.
Dr. Reiner Klimke and Biotop
Biotop by Blesk out of Plaksa by Hockey. Bred at Kirov, Biotop was first sold to Belgium, where Dr. Reiner Klimke spotted him as an 8 year old and took him for further training. Soon, he had found his second „Ahlerich". Biotop had his very own ideas of how his training should proceed, which probably was the reason he never made it to the Olympics, but he was the most extravagant dressage horse Germany had seen up to his time. Of unbelievable suspension and movement, he captured the crowds and his temperament and character made him unique, even for a professional like Klimke. Biotop won several World Cup competitions, and was reigning supreme at freestyle tests for several years. He was Klimke's "biggest challenge", as he put it, but also his big love. Dr. Klimke was hospitalized with his later fatal heart attack when he asked his daughter, Ingrid, to step in and show Biotop at the Riesenbeck Grand Prix and GP Special. He witnessed on TV how the elegant rider and the stunning stallion won both tests, and only a couple of days later, Dr. Klimke died. Biotop remained with the Klimke family, although offers were made from many sides. He was shown under Ingrid for another, highly successful season at Grand Prix, before he was retired at stud. Today, Biotop is one of the Trakehner breeds most popular dressage sires and is presenting excellent young horses in dressage shows across the country. His first son Goldschmidt was approved in 2003.
Biotop by Blesk out of Plaksa by Hockey. Bred at Kirov, Biotop was first sold to Belgium, where Dr. Reiner Klimke spotted him as an 8 year old and took him for further training. Soon, he had found his second „Ahlerich". Biotop had his very own ideas of how his training should proceed, which probably was the reason he never made it to the Olympics, but he was the most extravagant dressage horse Germany had seen up to his time. Of unbelievable suspension and movement, he captured the crowds and his temperament and character made him unique, even for a professional like Klimke. Biotop won several World Cup competitions, and was reigning supreme at freestyle tests for several years. He was Klimke's "biggest challenge", as he put it, but also his big love. Dr. Klimke was hospitalized with his later fatal heart attack when he asked his daughter, Ingrid, to step in and show Biotop at the Riesenbeck Grand Prix and GP Special. He witnessed on TV how the elegant rider and the stunning stallion won both tests, and only a couple of days later, Dr. Klimke died. Biotop remained with the Klimke family, although offers were made from many sides. He was shown under Ingrid for another, highly successful season at Grand Prix, before he was retired at stud. Today, Biotop is one of the Trakehner breeds most popular dressage sires and is presenting excellent young horses in dressage shows across the country. His first son Goldschmidt was approved in 2003.
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