Werner Muff

Werner Muff ( born February 25, 1974 in Sursee, Canton of Lucerne ) is a Swiss show jumper.

In May 2011, he was ranked 39 of the 124 world ranking of FEI. Until November 2011, he slipped to rank 84. Werner Muff 's 2012 Member of the Swiss elite squad of jumpers in the year.

  • 5.1 Championships and World Cup
  • 5.2 further success (from 2005)

Life and sports career

Werner Muff grew up in an agricultural family, his father Werner Muff senior was next to his profession as a farmer cavalryman. On the cavalry horse his father's Werner Muff began to ride, the show jumping already interested him early. At the request of his parents Muff made ​​from 1989 to 1992 training at Raiffeisen Bank in Beromunster.

In 1993, he got Alois Fuchs in Wängi the chance to work as a heater. Here he worked for 18 months. From 1994 to 1996 he was employed by Thomas Fuchs in Bietenholz and from 1996 to 2000 Manfred Birchler in Bilten. He also won his first Grand Prix with BB Cardinale. Consequently, he also got the opportunity to ride Nations prices.

After four years of self-employment in the stable of Thomas Fuchs since 2004 he is self-employed in the stable of Susanne Meier. In subsequent years, followed by other national and international successes, many with Plot Blue. He won, among others, the Swiss Cup final with changing horses in the years 2005, 2006 and 2010. In 2006 he also received the award for "Rookie of the Year".

In 2012 he started in London in his first Olympic Games and reached the fourth place team.

Private

He is married and has a son. His cousin Theo Muff is also active as a show jumper at the international level.

Criticism

In 2010, Muff won for the third time, the Swiss Cup final in Ascona, a national exam with change of horses. This criticism of Muff was loud, as he brought Escorial V a very difficult to riding horse with in the exam. Pius Schwizer, who also took part in this test is cites as following:

" Escorial was not to lead. Such a block can not ride one. He formed a risk of injury especially for the 18 year old Annina Züger. "

Muff itself expresses this:

"Success does not properly joy. Escorial is a sensitive horse, with my competitors had difficulties. This happens just in a Final with change of horses. Maybe some are now violated in her honor. Everything can not deport you on the horse. "

A week after the Swiss Cup final took both Pius Schwizer and Werner Muff as part of the Swiss team at the Nations Cup in Hickstead part. This was regarded as almost last chance to prevent a descent of Switzerland from the Meydan FEI Nations Cup. However, the Swiss team did not make it into the second round and finished ninth. Coach Rolf Grass made ​​this the discord in the team since the cup final of Ascona responsible. As a result, the change of horses was abolished at the Swiss Cup final in Ascona and replaced by a test using two rounds.

Competition Horses

Current

  • Quax (* 1998), brown Hessian warmblood gelding, Sire: Quincy Jones, Mother Father: Donar
  • Rico HTV (* 1998), brown KWPN gelding, Sire: Cilton, mother father: Amulet

Former

  • Campione CH ( * 1999), Swiss gray stallion, father: Calido, Mother Father: Charmer, sold in late 2010 to Oleksandr Onishchenko
  • Luminos (* 1998 Name of present Portobello ), Saxony- Anhaltiner warmblood, father: Country Rebel, Mother Father: hummingbird in mid-2009 sold to Spain
  • (1997 *), brown KWPN stallion, father Plot Blue: Mr. Blue, mother father, pilot, ridden since mid-2008 by Marcus Ehning
  • Tamina (* 1996, originally Tidy van het Gelutt ), brown Belgian Warmblood mare, Sire: Lux Z, mother father, Prince Royal in 2008 ridden by Werner Muff, previously ridden by Kristof Cleeren and Christina Liebherr, followed by Manfred Marschall and Emiliano Varagnolo ridden

Achievements

Championships and World Cup

  • Olympic games 2012, London: with Kiamon, 4th place with the team
  • Aachen 2006: with Plot Blue 5th place with the Swiss team and 32nd in the individual standings
  • 2007 in Mannheim: with Plot Blue 4th place with the Swiss team and 34th in the individual standings
  • 2005: 4th place

Further success (from 2005)

  • 2005: 1st place in the Grand Prix of Neuendorf (CSI 2 *) with Plot Blue, 3rd place in the Grand Prix of La Bagnaia (CSI 4 *) with Plot Blue, 1st place in the Swiss Cup final
  • 2006: 4th place in the Grand Prix of Pioltello (CSI 4 *) with Plot Blue, 5th place in the Grand Prix Outdoor Gelderland ( CSI 3 *) with Plot Blue and with the Swiss team 1st place in the Nations Cup of Rotterdam ( CSIO 5 *) with Plot Blue, 1st place in the Swiss Cup final
  • 2007: 1st place in the Grand Prix of CSI 3 * in guillemots with Plot Blue, 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Pioltello (CSI 3 *) with Plot Blue, 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Cervia (CSI 3 *) with Rico, 6th place in the World Cup inspection of Verona (CSI 5 *) with Plot Blue and with the Swiss team 2nd place in the Nations Cup of Aachen ( CSIO 5 *) with Plot Blue
  • 2008: 1st place in the Grand Prix of CSI 3 * in guillemots with Tamina, 1st place in the Grand Prix of La Mandria (CSI 3 *) with Campione, 1st place in the Great Hunt Jumping CSIO Switzerland (St. Gallen, CSIO 5 *) with Tamina
  • 2009: 1st place in the Grand Prix of San Lazzaro di Savena (CSI 2 *) with Campione, 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Pioltello (CSI 3 *) with Campione, 1st place in the World Cup inspection of Budapest (CSI 2 * - W) with Quax, as well as with the Swiss team 1st place in the Nations Cup at La Baule ( CSIO 5 *) with Luminos
  • 2010: 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Neustadt / Dosse (CSI 2 *) with Quax, 1st place in the Grand Prix of Aach (CSI 2 *) with Quax, 1st place in the Swiss Cup final ( Ascona ), 3 place in the Grand Prix of Ranshofen (CSI 2 *) with Quax, 3rd place in the $ 100,000 - ENCANA Cup ( CSIO 5 * Spruce Meadows ) with Quax

(Updated: September 10, 2010)

Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics All England Jumping Course at Hickstead Summer Olympic Games European Show Jumping Championships
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