Pius Schwizer

Pius Schwizer ( born August 13, 1962) is a Swiss show jumper. He lives in Oensingen.

From February to June 2010 was Pius Schwizer leader of the world rankings. In December 2012, he was sixth in the world rankings.

• 4.1 current horses
• 4.2 former show horses

Private

Pius Schwizer has four siblings. His father was a farmer, and founder of the cavalryman riding club calibration.

After completing his school career he made to his father's request training as a butcher. However, in this profession he was only briefly worked, he chose to turn his hobby into a career and to work as a professional rider. Since the early 2000s, he has been an independent partner of the holder on the Klushof in Oensingen.

Schwizerstrasse living apart from his second wife, he is in a new relationship. From his first marriage has Schwizerstrasse an adult daughter.

Career

Schwizerstrasse began four years ago with the riding, the age of eight he started the first time at horse shows. His father also sent him one year at training a dressage rider, there to learn the excessive dressage work the horses. Later he studied with Markus Fuchs and Willi Melliger.

In the Swiss Championships in show jumping, he was in 2006 in Ascona third with Unique X CH.

Pius Schwizer took effect in 2007 in an international championship, the European Championships Jumping in Mannheim, in part. Here he reached the horse Noblesse M 4th place in the team competition in the 22nd place in the individual standings.

For the 2008 Summer Olympics he was originally provided with Noblesse M. After Noblesse M, which had already shown several times problems with water hazards, refused twice at the CHIO Aachen in a water hazard, Schwizers nomination was withdrawn. After the horse by Beat Mandli ( Ideo du Thot ) injured, Pius Schwizer and Noblesse M moved back into the Olympic squad Switzerland for the Summer Olympic Games in 2008. Here they reached the 28th place in the individual standings. In the team competition, the Swiss team won the bronze medal later (more on this can be the article Summer Olympic Games 2008/Reiten be removed ).

At the European Championships in 2009 he reached with Ulysse the gold medal in the team competition and 35th in the individual standings. Also in 2009 he won the Swiss championship with Ulysse.

The World Cup season 2009/2010 he graduated with a second place in the World Cup finals ( with Ulysse and Carlina ) from. With the same horses he reached the sixth place at the World Cup finals in 2012 and third place in the World Cup Final 2011.

At the Olympic Games in 2012 in London, it starts with Carlina for Switzerland. The team reached with 16 penalty points in fourth.

Achievements

Championships and World Cup

• Olympic games 2008 Hong Kong: with Noblesse M, 3rd place with the team and 22nd place in the individual
• 2012, London: with Carlina IV, 4th place in the team and 12th in the individual

• 2007 Mannheim: with Noblesse M, 4th place in the team and 22nd place in the individual
• 2009 Windsor: Ulysse X, 1st place with the team and 35th in the individual
• 2013, Herning: 5 with Picsou du Chene place in the team and 20th place in the individual

• 2012, 's- Hertogenbosch: 3rd place with Ulysse X and Carlina IV

Further success (from 2005)

• 2005: 2nd place in the World Cup of examination Mechelen with Unique X CH
• 2006: Big prizes: 1st place in Truccazzano (CSI 2 *) with Koby you Vartellier, 3rd place in Giubiasco (CSI 3 *) with Noblesse M, 3rd place in Lanaken Zangersheide (CSI 4 *, GCT special stage ) with Unique X CH
• Nations prices ( with the Swiss team): 2nd place in Lucerne ( CSIO 5 *) with Unique X CH, 1st place in Rotterdam with Unique X CH

• Big prizes: 1st place in San Lazzaro di Savena (CSI 2 *) with Jamaica, 1st place in Busto Arsizio (CSI 2 *) with Noblesse M, 1st place in Pioltello (CSI 3 *) with Noblesse M, 1 place in Helsinki (CSI 4 * -W) with Noblesse M, 1st place in La Coruna (CSI 5 *) with Noblesse M
• World Cup stages:
• Nations prices ( with the Swiss team): 2nd place in La Baule ( CSIO 5 *) with Noblesse M, 2nd place in Rome ( CSIO 5 *) with Noblesse M, 3rd place in Rome ( CSIO 5 *) with Noblesse M, 2nd place in Aachen ( CSIO 5 *) with Noblesse M

• Big prizes: 1st place in Dortmund ( Grand Prix of Germany, CSI 3 *) with Unique X CH, 2nd place in Munich- Riem (CSI 3 *) with Noblesse M
• Nations prices ( with the Swiss team): 2nd place in La Baule ( CSIO 5 *) with Noblesse M, 2nd place in St. Gallen ( CSIO 5 *) with Noblesse M

• Big prizes: 1st place in Busto Arsizio (CSI 2 *) with Carlina, 2nd place in Rotterdam ( CSIO 5 *) with Unique X CH, 1st place in Falsterbo ( CSIO 5 *) with Ulysse, 3rd place in Ascona (CSI 3 *) with Carlina, 2nd place in Dublin ( CSIO 5 *) with Carlina, 1st place in Hachenburg (CSI 3 *) with Loving Dancer, 1st place in Munich (CSI 4 *, Riders Tour ranking test) Ulysse
• World Cup stages: 2nd place in Oslo (CSI 5 * -W) with Ulysse
• Nations prices ( with the Swiss team): 1st place in La Baule ( CSIO 5 *) with Carlina, 3rd place in Falsterbo ( CSIO 5 *) with Ulysse

• Big Prices: 2nd place in Gothenburg ( CSI 5 * -W) with Ulysse, 2nd place in Aachen ( CSIO 5 *) with Carlina, 4th place in Oslo (CSI 5 * -W) with calidus van het Asbornveld, 1. place in La Coruña (CSI 5 *) with Noblesse M

• Big Prices: 2nd place in Zurich (CSI 5 * -W) with Carlina, 2nd place in Doha ( CSI 5 *, GCT special stage ) with Carlina, 1st place in San Giovanni in Marignano (CSI 3 *) with Verdi, 2nd place in Vienna (CSI 4 *) with Carlina, 2nd place in Paris - Villepinte (CSI 5 *) with Verdi
• World Cup stages: 1st place in Oslo (CSI 5 * -W) with Carlina, 1st place in Helsinki (CSI 5 * -W) with Carlina
• Nations prices ( with the Swiss team): 2nd place in St. Gallen ( CSIO 5 *) with Carlina
• Other: 3rd place in the Austrian Spring Derby (Linz, CSIO 4 *) with Dinzy, 1st place in the German master ( CSI 5 * -W Stuttgart) with Verdi

• Big prizes: 1st place in Neuendorf (CSI 3 *) with Cool Girl, 2nd place in Antwerp (CSI 4 *) with Power Play, 3rd place in Münster (CSI 4 *) with Powerplay
• World Cup stages: 1st place in Lyon (CSI 5 * -W) with Verdi
• Nations prices ( with the Swiss team): 2nd place in St. Gallen ( CSIO 5 *) with Carlina

(Updated: February 17, 2013)

Horses

Current horses

• AD Cintrica Bormes (* 2002), Belgian Warmblood mare Brown, father: Utrillo vd Heffnick, Mother Father: Landino, in Beritt since March 2011 Owner: Beat Burkard and Pius Schwizer
• Cool Girl (* 2004), Westphalian mare, Father: unknown Mother Father: Polydor, in Beritt Since: June 2011 Owner: Armando Balmelli
• Graciella III (* 2004), Hanoverian Bay mare, Sire: Graf Top, Mother Father: Acord II, in Beritt since December 2011 Owner: Xena Braeckmans
• Noblesse M ( * 1998), Holsteiner mare, Sire: Calido, mother father, Landgraf I, in Beritt Date: Spring 2005 Owner: Hannes Meindl
• Ulysse (* 1997), brown Belgian Warmblood gelding, Sire: Nonstop, Mother Father: Jus de Pomme, in Beritt since: December 2008 Owner: François Leiser

Former show horses

• Unique X CH ( * 1996), brown Swiss Warmblood gelding, Sire: Ulysse de Thurin, Mother Father: Urymate de Sainte- Hermelle, sold to a Brazilian rider in January 2010
• Koby you Vartellier (* 1998), fox -colored Selle Français gelding, Sire: Espoir Breceen, mother of: Hidalgo de Riou, since February, 2008 by Nicole Scheller ridden (horse is owned by Pius Schwizer )
• Loving Dancer ( * 1999), Holsteiner gelding, Sire: La Zarras, Mother Father: Calypso, previously ridden by Ben Schröder and Nadja Steiner, sold in November 2009 to Canada
• Carlina (* 2001), bay Holsteiner mare, Sire: Carvallo, mother father, Landgraf I, ridden by 2008 by Philippe Le Jeune; first ridden from the beginning of 2013 by Trevor Coyle, ridden from April 2013 by Ulrich Kirchhoff
• Verdi III (* 2002 ), dark brown KWPN gelding, Sire: Hors La Loi II, Mother Father: Cantus in Beritt since: ridden 2010, from July 2013 by Tiffany Foster
• Powerplay (* 2004), brown Holsteiner gelding, Sire: Casall, mother father, limbus, from June 2013 Eric Lamaze rode