Hardly anyone would have typed horse-riding in front of the world equestrian champion play on Simone Blum as the world in the spring. Here, Blum’s conditions are excellent. Together with the world Cup horse Alice seem to have more success programmed.
Would have been their enthusiasm for the versatility of a few years ago a little bigger, Simone Blum would have rode at the world equestrian games in Tryon, probably a few days earlier on the podium stood, namely, on Sunday a week ago, as Ingrid Klimke and the Rest of the German eventing team for the medals. However, the now 29-Year-old, who began her riding career in eventing, met a few years ago, the decision to try their luck exclusively in show jumping – a good decision, as you know since your world title.
Blum, whose father, Jürgen 1996 won in Atlanta as a versatility rider with the team, the Olympic Bronze would be ride, also more fight from dressage, all-Terrain and Jump celebrated successes. A fall from a horse shortly before graduation and the resulting serious injury to Blum’s changed opinion. With bleeding in the brain she was in the hospital, even temporarily in a coma. But Blum fought back, saddled because of the lower risk of injury on the jumping discipline and is now riding the first German world champion in the spring, brought 24 years after Franke Sloothaak back world championship Gold for the German Equestrian Federation (FN). “This is madness, as the home-ridden,” praised the national coach, Otto Becker. “This is amazing, incredible. She is a worthy world champion.”
The athlete in focus, the Trainer stands behind her: Simone Blum (l.) and the national coach, Otto Becker (R)
Becker is a great promoter Blum. Because Christian Ahlmann and Daniel Deußer refuse since 2017, a atheleten to sign the agreement, which includes, among other things, that you can call in case of a doping suspicion, no ordinary court of law for their own defense, can no longer be nominated, the two German Top riders currently play for the national team. Becker had to fill his squad therefore forced, with the young riders “”. In addition to Blum, Laura Klaphake and Maurice Tebbel of the German master team, therefore, belong for quite some time. The good results of Blum and co. give the Federal coach. Blum, the mitreitet for only two years in the international top, could not believe their greatest success, first of all, “world champion, the first I have to process,” she said after their world Cup victory. “I will understand, probably only at home.”
Waiver of million offers
At home, the Blum Zolling, a 5000-strong community in Bavaria, a few kilometres North of Munich. Here is the new world operates champion together with her partner Hans-Günter Goskowitz and their parents, the riding stable “Well Eichenhof”, on the their 16 horses. Their best is, of course, the world Cup horse Alice. The eleven-year-old Mare is one of the most talented horses in the international show jumping sport and similar to Klaphakes Catch me if you can – one of the most in-demand.
Again and again, Blum gets offers from breeders, which would bring Alice only too happy to with one of their best stallions together, in order to let the next Generation of outstanding jumping horses. But Blum struck out so far, all the offers: “you will remain with us,” says Blum, and not with a light heart to a profit in the millions. “I have the best sponsors in the world – my parents.”
Nervous and disgusting to success
The often already as the “miracle Mare” is referred to, Alice is not a very simple horse. It is considered to be sensitive and particularly at major Tournament sites with many viewers easily distracted. “Alice is a nervous horse. On places in Aachen and at the German Championships in Balve, where I was also a bit nervous’m, reacts to them,” said Blum in 2017, in an Interview with the FN. “But if we both are then in course, and it’s happening, then it is.” In addition, Alice’s mood is a good indicator of whether it can be something, or not: “it is best, if it is a bit disgusting. Then she puts the ears and tweaks in the air,” says Blum. “Or she looks at me angry and stomps on the ground. If you do that, it is actually always in a winning mood.”
In critical situations, can rely on Alice in addition to your Rider who knows her horse carefully and at the crucial Moment re-gathered, before it goes over the next obstacle. Blum and Alice are the first in four years, a Couple of. 2014 Blum and Goskowitz bought the then-seven-year-old Mare. “It was love at first sight. I looked her in the eyes and thought: What, you’re a great guy?”, Blum recalls. “You have seen when you Try it out already, the harmony between us, and that is exactly my horse.”
There Is No “One-Hit-Wonder”
Success in the German championship in 2017, the victory in the Nations Cup of Aachen 2018, and now even the world Cup to confirm that. And you suggest that the world Cup victory of Blum and Alice is not a “One-Hit-Wonder”. Although the victory in the world depends on the play tab, where you have a total of five heavy rounds as possible error free, and by far the only of the talents of the rider and of the horse. Days the form, terms and conditions and, not least, luck also play a big role.
However, it may be assumed that the victory in Tryon will not be the last one for Blum and Alice. If not a second world title should be more to come, at international Championships and Nations, you will see the prices of the two for sure in the future at the top of the podium.