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Background
Gerd began his
competitive career in 1973 when he
rode in the German Young Rider's Championship at the age of 17
on Largo Maggiore, who went on later to compete in the USA.
In 1975, he passed his first riding
teacher degree and became a "Bereiter."
In 1980, he completed his "Reitlehrer FN," which allows Gerd to
train other professional "Bereiters" to become " Reitlehrers."
Gerd apprenticed with Rosemarie Springer for over ten years.
Rosemarie was a student of Willi Schulteiss, a distinquished
Reit Meister ("Riding Master") for 25 years. During that time,
she won the German Championships six times, was Reserve Champion
three times and took third place three times. During Gerd's
apprenticeship with Rosemarie, Willi Schulteiss's training and
riding philosophy played a formative role in Gerd's life and
work.
He also trained
with Siegfried Peilecke, a former German Olympic team trainer
and Herbert Rehbein, who was a Reit Meister.
Gerd was the Young Rider coach for the Danish Team from
1980-1984 and from 1987-1990. He was the top trainer at
Hamilton Farms in Massachusetts from 1985 to 1986.
Achievements: National Awards
1999 - Placed 13th Horse of the
year at the Grand Prix level with his horse
Catouche.
1995 -
Placed 11th in the Nation at the Grand Prix Musical Freeestyle
with his mount, Delikates, to the music of the Civil War.
1993 -
Gerd rode LIBERO to a 3rd USDF Horse Of The Year Award at Fifth
Level.
1992 -
Was awarded the US Silver and Gold Medals from the USDF.
1988 -
Was awarded the Bronze medal in the South German Championships.
1987 - Was
awarded the German Gold Riding Certificate.
Achievements: USDF Performance Awards
2001
- Intermediaire I on East Boy, Grand Prix on
Catouche
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1999 -
Second Level on Don Surprise
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1998
- Intermediaire II on Flaneur, Prix St. Georges
on Viersaitis
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1997 -
Grand Prix on Delikates, Intermediaire I on Flaneur,
Prix St. Georges on Viersaitis, Fourth Level on
Windjammer
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1995-1996
- Grand Prix on Delikates, Prix St. Georges on Flaneur,
Fourth Level on Viersaitis, Third Level on Argentino
Achievements: All Breeds Awards
1998
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- Fifth place at Intermediaire I (62.308%) on Viersaitis
- Fifth place at Prix St. Georges (61.047%) on
Viersaitis
- First place at Intermediaire II (60.000%) on Flaneur
- Second place at Grand Prix (57.600%) on Flaneur
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Achievements:
Virginia Championships
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2000: STATE - Intermediaire
I Champion on East Boy, Grand Prix Champion on
Flaneur and Catouche (tied)
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CHAPTER - Intermediaire I Champion on East Boy,
Grand Prix Champion on Flaneur, Grand Prix Reserve
Champion on Catouche
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2000: STATE -
Grand Prix Reserve Champion on Flaneur, Grand Prix Third
place on Catouche
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- Grand Prix Champion on Flaneur, Grand Prix Reserve
Champion on Catouche
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1999: STATE -
Champion at Grand Prix on Catouche, 3rd Place at Grand
Prix on Flaneur
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CHAPTER - Champion at Grand Prix
(69.53%) on Catouche, Reserve Champion at Grand Prix
(65.06%) on Flaneur, 3rd Place at Fourth Level (65.46%)
on Tokio, 4th Place at Fourth Level (64.75%) on Don
Suprise
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1998: STATE -
Champion at Grand Prix on Flaneur, Champion at
Intermediaire II on Flaneur, Reserve Champion at Prix
St. Georges on Viersaitis, 4th Place Intermediaire I on
Viersaitis, Reserve Champion at Second Level on Don
Suprise
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CHAPTER - Champion at Intermediaire II
on Flaneur, Champion at Grand Prix on Flaneur, Champion
at Second Level on Don Suprise, Reserve Champion at
Grand Prix on Viersaitis
- 1997 :
Champion at Grand Prix & Grand Prix Freestyle on
Delikates, Reserve Champion at Grand Prix on Flaneur,
Champion at Intermediaire II on Flaneur, Reserve
Champion at Intermediaire II on Kaskader, Reserve
Champion at Intermediaire I on East Boy, Reserve
Champion at Prix St. Georges on Viersaitis
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1996: Champion at Grand Prix and
Grand Prix Freestyle, Champion and Third at
Intermediaire I, Champion, Reserve Champion and Third at
Prix St. Georges, Champion at Second level
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1995: Champion at Grand Prix and
Grand Prix Freestyle, Champion at Prix St. Georges,
Champion at Fourth Level, Champion at Third Level,
Reserve Champion at Prix St. Georges
- 1994:
Champion at Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle,
Champion at Intermediaire I, Champion at Fourth Level
Achievements: New
England Championships
- 1993 -
Champion and Reserve Champion at Prix St. Georges
- 1992 -
Champion at Intermediaire II
Reserve Champion at Prix St. Georges
- 1991 - Reserve Champion at
Intermediaire
Champion at Prix St. Georges
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