Carl Hester

Carl Hester Rupert, MBE ( born June 9, 1967 in Barnet, London ) is a British dressage riders. He is a six-time British champion and won numerous medals at international championships.

Career

Carl Hester was born the son of a youth relationship of the British theater and film producer, Anthony Smee. However, his father held no contact, and Hester was released almost for adoption. Hester grew but then with his grandmother on the Channel Island of Sark on. On this largely motor vehicle- free island where horse-drawn carts are still relevant today, he learned to ride first on a donkey. Later, when he reached the proper height, he rode to the main draws of the horse-drawn carriage.

With 10 years left Carl Hester Sark and went up to the age of 16 years at a boarding school. After his boarding school he was at the Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy in Bransgore, Dorset, works. Here he made ​​his British Horse Society Assistant Instructor exam. During this time, at age 18, he became a British Dressage Junior Champions for the first time. With the same horse he was at the same time also part of the British Young Rider squad (in the UK far more popular ) eventing.

After two and a half years in Dorset, he returned briefly to Sark back, but then moved to the British mainland and was in the stable of Janni and Christopher Taylor in Bourton -on-the -Hill, Gloucestershire, as "working pupil " active. Due to an injury he was unable to attend the European Dressage Championships for Young Riders in 1988 with the made ​​available to horse Slightly Trendy. The following year he was given the opportunity to work (father of Laura Bechtolsheimer ) in the stable of the dressage rider Wilfried Bechtolsheimer.

" " I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I went from earning £ 10 per week as a working pupil to having a dare, car, house, lessons, horses - it blew my mind At the time, theywere pioneering With Their stable management and homeschooling. I just wanted to soak it all up " ( I thought I had died and was in heaven instead of 10 pounds per week as well. " Working pupil " I now had pay, car, house, lessons, horses - it has really impressed me. During this time they were with their stable management and a training ground-breaking. I just wanted to absorb everything. ) "

During his time in the stable Bechtolsheimer he played with rubelite his first World Championship ( World Equestrian Games 1990) and Giorgione 1992, his first Olympic Games. He was also with Giorgione in 1991 and 1992 British champion. After three and a half years, he decided to do with Kate Carter himself constantly with a stable. Since 2004, Carl Hester runs a tournament and training stable near Gloucester.

His previous career high point it reached in 2011. Both he met with his horse Uthopia and his pupil Charlotte Dujardin with Valegro into the world top of the Dressurrreitsports ago. At the European Championships in Rotterdam dominated the British team, Hester won with Uthopia two individual silver medals. In January 2012, he joined with Uthopia on to second place in the world rankings.

Because of the successes of 2011 acquired Paul Schockemoehle the metal stallion, the father of Uthopia. In addition, the Swedish dressage rider Minna Telde tried using her boyfriend to acquire Uthopia for millions at the end of 2011. Hester, who previously had only shares Uthopia, however, could prevent this with the support of sale in relation to the Olympic Games.

At the 2012 Summer Olympic Games Hester and Uthopia won as part of the British teams the team gold medal. In the individual competition Carl Hester came with Uthopia fifth.

Horses

• Uthopia (* 2001), brown KWPN stallion Sire: metal, mother father, Inspector; Temporarily ridden in 2013 by Charlotte Dujardin
• Dances with Wolves (* 2002), Oldenburg liver chestnut gelding, Sire: Donnerschwee, Mother Father: Walldorf

• Liebling II (* 1997), brown Holsteiner gelding, Sire: Lorentin I, mother father, King Park xx ridden until 2008 by Anna Ross -Davies, ridden from late 2011 by Yvonne Losos de Muñiz, ridden from December 2012 by Jonna Schelstraete, early 2014 retired from the sport
• Escapado (* 1993), brown Oldenburg gelding, Sire: bookplate, mother father, Icarus, later ridden by Hans Peter Minderhoud, adopted in May 2011 from the Sport
• Argentina Tille Gullit (* 1988), brown KWPN stallion Sire: Ulft, Mother Father: Apple King xx
• Giorgione (* 1981, † December 2011), fox -colored Oldenburg stallion, father cornerstone I, mother father: Persian xx, ridden in 1995 by Wilfried Bechtolsheimer

Achievements

• 2005 Hagen:: 5 with Escapado place with the team and sixth place in the individual standings
• 2009 Windsor: with Liebling II 2nd place with the team, 10th place in the individual standings ( GP Spécial ) and 10th in the individual standings ( GP Freestyle)
• 2011 Rotterdam: with Uthopia 1st place with the team, 2nd place in the individual standings ( GP Spécial ) and 2nd place in the individual standings ( GP Freestyle)
• 2013, Herning: Uthopia with 3rd place with the team, 6th place in the individual standings ( GP Spécial ) and 6th place in the individual standings ( GP Freestyle)

• 2002: 4th place with thunder Song ( 71.3 %)
• 2003 Warwickshire: 4th place with Escapado ( 72.59 %) and 5th place with thunder Song ( 67.88 %)
• 2004 Warwickshire: 1st place with Escapado ( 76.65 %)
• 2009 Warwickshire: 1st place with Liebling II ( 74.65 %)
• 2012 Warwickshire: 1st place with Uthopia
• 2013 Warwickshire: 1st place with Fine Time ( 76.65 %)