The German success of the few in the show jumping, Laura Klaphake and Mare’s “Catch me if you can”, is separated. The owner, Paul Schockemöhle is finally on a million dollar offer for the talented Mare.
Past: Laura Klaphake will not in the future, riding on “Catch me if you can”
The show jumping rider Laura Klaphake must in the future renounce her world Cup horse, “Catch me if you can”. Paul Schockemöhle sold the world-class horse, it will in the future be ridden by the 21-year-old Czech girl Anna Kellnerova. “That’s sad, all are sad,” said Laura’s father, Joseph Klaphake on Monday. Previously, the newspaper “Stuttgarter Zeitung” and the magazine “St. Georg reported” about the sale, is said to have brought a two-digit million amount.
Klaphake had developed to “Catch me if you can” in the past two years, the Shooting Star of the German show Jumping. You, together with world champion Simone Blum has been a regular in the German team in Nations cups and major Championships. The loss of the horse is, therefore, a great weakening of the national team, which will play at the world equestrian in Tryon/USA Klaphake and “Catch me if you can” in the September world championship Bronze had won. The Couple also belonged to the winning team at the Nations Cup of CHIO in Aachen.
Offer from Bill Gates
Another horse to this level will not have to ride the 24-Year-old is currently, because Schockemöhle had already been sold a year ago, “Silverstone” to the family Kellnerova. “Paul is the owner and decides,” said Joseph Klaphake, who has been working for many years for Schockemöhle. “For Laura the is especially hard. Mainly because she has trained the horse.”
For top horses in recent times delusions are paid hilarious amounts of money, in 2013, the gelding “Palloubet d’Halong,” the Swiss rider Janika Sprunger was sold for about 13 million euros to Qatar. Schockemöhle himself rejected this year a quote from Microsoft founder Bill Gates for “Catch me if you can”. The American Multi-billionaire is believed to have offered eight million euros for the Mare. Horse riding should you Jennifer under his daughter, who is a talented show jumper.
asz/ck (dpa, sid, St. George)