Intentar ORO - Gratis

Dorothee Schneider

Horse & Hound

|

June 03, 2021

Dorothee Schneider has won team silver and gold at the past two Olympics, and is three-pronged for Tokyo – but competition is hot for a spot on the brilliant German team, says Alice Collins

- Alice Collins

Dorothee Schneider

WITH more than 400 results on the FEI database, Germany’s Dorothee Schneider is one hard-working lady. Add her national results to that, and she’s ridden a dizzying number of centre lines.

For someone who competes so much, the past year has been anything but normal for Dorothee. But she – and everyone else – is slowly emerging from the world’s weird Covid year and she has three irons in the fire for the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

At the time of going to press, Dorothee’s top horse Showtime FRH had just made a stellar return to competition with a plus-82% grand prix special at Munich CDI4*, albeit under unexpected circumstances: Dorothee broke her collarbone in a horror accident when grand prix horse Fohlenhof ’s Rock N Rose collapsed and died at a national show in April.

But her impressive comeback just three weeks later proved that Showtime ranked fourth in the world, is in the form of his life.

Her other two top horses at the level, DSP Sammy Davis Jr (ranked 19th) and Faustus 94 (36th) are also raring to go.

“Only once in my life will I have such an amazing horse as Showtime,” says Dorothee, who has been riding Gabriele Kippert’s 15-year-old by Sandro Hit since he was three. “I prepared ‘Showy’ over the past year and he is in great condition. He adores food – particularly bananas – so I have to be careful he doesn’t get too fat, but he is really ready for the Olympic qualification process now.

“With so many good horses and riders in Germany it is very difficult to be one of the best three combinations, but we will do our best.”

MÁS HISTORIAS DE Horse & Hound

Horse & Hound

Horse & Hound

'She's an absolute trojan'

A post-surgery comeback, lively youngsters finding focus, big-character natives and a seven-win sweep shaped an action packed week

time to read

1 mins

December 04, 2025

Horse & Hound

Horse & Hound

LONG-AWAITED TRIUMPHANT RETURN FOR "AMATEUR'S DREAM"

MAKING her first arena appearance for 19 months, Stacey Read's mare Marijn II headed the novice freestyle at Stourport Riding Centre, Worcestershire, with 72.5%.

time to read

1 min

December 04, 2025

Horse & Hound

Horse & Hound

Sandy acts as super-sub

There's a last-minute change of huntsman for the Bedale opening meet, and hounds do their very best in less-than-ideal conditions

time to read

4 mins

December 04, 2025

Horse & Hound

Horse & Hound

An 'unbelievable' big race double

BRILLIANT in-form mare Panic Attack followed up on her success in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham two weeks ago, when cruising to victory in Newbury's showpiece, the competitive 24-runner Coral Gold Cup, under a smart ride from 3lb claimer Tristan Durrell.

time to read

1 min

December 04, 2025

Horse & Hound

"HE WAS GIVEN A 15% CHANCE OF SURVIVAL'

A MIRACLE horse delivered twice over. Holly Charnock's home-bred six-year-old native The Couch Potato (Spud; pictured) topped both the in-hand coloured final and ridden coloured native, cob and traditional finals.

time to read

2 mins

December 04, 2025

Horse & Hound

Horse & Hound

I'd love to see the federations work together

Graham Fletcher on an exciting concept and his favourite sporting moment

time to read

3 mins

December 04, 2025

Horse & Hound

Horse & Hound

Side-saddle maker

Rob Jenkins on making side-saddles, and balancing antique with innovation

time to read

3 mins

December 04, 2025

Horse & Hound

Horse & Hound

Tate sweeps the board

BRIDGET TATE scored a full house of seven outright wins with four horses. She took two prelims with Razzmatazz AS (Raspberry), full sister to her medium freestyle winner Ozymandias (Ozzy).

time to read

1 min

December 04, 2025

Horse & Hound

From bolter to freestyle star

ANYA COOPER celebrated a 75.56% novice freestyle win with Finissima - a mare who was once described as \"pretty much unrideable\".

time to read

1 min

December 04, 2025

Horse & Hound

Horse & Hound

Big news

H&H news editor Eleanor Jones recaps this year's big stories, and assesses what lies ahead in 2026

time to read

2 mins

December 04, 2025

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size