Current 27 - 29 March
Tournament at Dortmund Westfalenhalle
Bonaparte's first start after his rest period following the Olympic Games in HongKong went well. In the Grand Prix Heike and Boni came sixth, in the Grand Prix Special on Sunday they came fourth.
27 March
The Community of Winsen Honours Its Athletes
Mayke Liebregts who has been assistant here at Amselhof Walle for five years, was honoured together with many other athletes for her successes. In the district championships in 2008 she won with 12-year-old stallion Fürst Bismarck, and with many more victories and placings with various horses she went through the season highly successfully for her club RUF Allertal e.V.. For this she was honoured by mayor Wilfried Hemme with the gold medal of the Winsen community.
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| Wilfried Hemme and Mayke Liebregts | The honoured athletes |
Fotos Copyright: Hans Günter Grunke
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23 March
Mercedes Benz Forum in Neu-Ulm
Together with Co-speaker Karsten Huck Heike gave her lecture to a full house
13 - 15 March
Premiere on the International Stage - Grand Prix-Success for Quantico
At the Löwenclassics 2009 in Braunschweig Heike and her 10-year-old Quattro B-son Quantico made their successful debut. In their first international Grand Prix they promptly came fifth. The Special on Saturday was a whole new experience for Quantico. Those lines he never had to go before but he gave a decent performance which was finally awarded place eight.
09 March
Mercedes Benz Forum in Düsseldorf- an Event Focussing on Riding Sports
In 2009 as well there will be evening courses on riding sports at car dealers or live in riding halls. This Monday Ingrid Klimke and Heike will lecture on their topics.
07 March
Late Entry in Buchholz - Actuado wins Prix St. Georg
With 71,31% the Hanoverian gelding from Acorado/Pik König and Heike could win the Prix St.Georg.
19 - 20 February
Gothenburg Horse Show
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Heike's Royal Rubin was pretty successful in Gothenburg's Scandinavium as well. An eighth place in the Grand Prix was enough for the pair to participate in the freestyle where they came sixth and collected world cup points.
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Doreen prepares Rudi for the training... |
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...who is afterwards free to wallow extensively |
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The Grand Prix |
Off to place in the Freestyle |
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13 - 15 February
Worldcup Points for Royal Rubin
In Neumünster Heike and her Saxony-Anhalt stallion Royal Rubin were able to collect points for the Worldcup as well. In the Grand Prix they came eighth, in the Freestyle tenth. "I can't tell from the minutes what the reasons were, to me it felt better than what the score represents. But there's no reason to sulk, everything worked out fine and my Rudi moved very, very well", so Heike after the last test.
17 February
"Rides of the Century" at Verden Stadthalle – an Event of the Personal Members of the FN
As in the premiere in Warendorf many outstanding and remarkable rides of the century in word and pictures were presented to the audience of this event. The evening was hosted by show-jumper Janne-Friederike Meyer and Christoph Hess who gave an amusing and entertaining account of many highlights, peppered with interviews and very personal experience, events and anecdotes of the participating riders on stage. Hans Heinrich Isenbart, Dr. Willi Büsing, Ruth Klimke, Helga Köhler, Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff, Karsten Huck, Hinrich Romeike, Heike, and many more athletes took part and gave the audience an entertaining evening.
06 February
Signing the Guest Book of Isernhagen
The annual general meeting of Heike's riding club "Reit- und Fahrverein Isernhagen e.V." was well attended that evening. Last on the agenda was Heike's signing the visitors' book of the municipality, initiated by mayor Arpad Bogya and chairwoman Elke Gerns-Bätke. Afterwards she talked about her impressions and experiences during the Olympic Games in Hong Kong. |
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31 January
Event and Training Day at Riding Club Königsbronn
Heike had hardly set foot on German ground again after her stay in the USA when she headed south already, more precisely to Königsbronn-Zang near Ulm. Here she gave a one-day-clinic for a group of riders from Riding Club Königsbronn. At the same time the two horse experts Prof. Dr. Holger Preuschoft and Dr. Parvis Falaturi lectured on "Biomechanics of Riding" and "The Mechanics of the Aids". To the interested audience was presented a training device of the Marquis Company from Herbrechting which has already been used by Heike for her horses for two years now. The horses are standing on four vibrating platforms whose vitomechanic vibrations have an effect on the muscular system, joints, tendons and other parts of the body. "This relaxes as well as builds up the muscles. The passive movement achieves a lot and I can only say that I notice distinct and positive changes in my horses, especially in the back, since the use of this vibrating plate", so Heike. At the end of this day Heike got to sign the visitors' book of Königsbronn which Mayor Michael Stütz had brought along with him, and the riding club's quadrille presented a specially rehearsed performance.
21 – 30 January 2009
Two "Clinics" in the USA
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In 2007 already during a clinic Heike met Lyndon Rife und Todd Bryan who are successful dressage riders in the USA. This year now they organized clinics of their own to which they invited Heike. The first stop was Argyle, Texas where Heike taught for four days on the premises of "Stargate Sporthorses". Organized byLyndon Rife and supported by some sponsors ten riders with thirteen horses took part, and under the eyes of many keen spectators everything centred on dressage in those four days. |
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Under their experienced riders the horses – all of them between levels M and Grand Prix – rose to the occasion. Heike: "You could see that the foundation for advanced studies was good. The riders were able to put everything into action and there were definite improvements within a very short time. I could give everyone tips for the daily practice and I think this will render their daily work more effective." |
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One evening the participants and guests were invited to a special dinner – after the meal Heike's rides with Bonaparte in Hong Kong were shown, commented on by herself. On the whole the participants saw three quite entertaining days. |
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The second stop was Union Bridge, Maryland. Here Todd Bryan and his wife Rebecca have been running their training stables since 1987. Todd took part in Heike's clinic with six horses, the other teaching units were divided out among his students. Due to Heike's intensive collaboration with Eckart Meyners, a german Professor of Sports Physiology and Body Movement, she was able to give good advice – besides the training on horseback – for exercises "on the mat" for a better and smoother seat in the saddle. |
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Both organizers were completely enthusiastic and rejoiced about their own progress and that of their horses. |
03 January
Late Entry Harsefeld
Very early on this cold January morning Actuado, Riedinger, Favorit and Quantico travelled to Harsefeld. The first test started at 9 a.m. already. Favorit was the first to present himself under assistant Mayke Liebregts in the M8, followed by Riedinger with Heike. A fourth place was the final result for Heike, Favorit and Mayke came fifth. With Actuado Heike subscribed to place 7 both in the S3 and in the Prix St. Georges, and with Quantico she was able to win the last test of the day, the Grand Prix.
I wish all visitors of my web-site a happy, healthy and successful New Year...
Yours,
Heike Kemmer
Election of the Sportswoman/Sportsman of the Year 2008 in Lower Saxony
Under www.balldessports.de the State Sports Association of Lower Saxony invites once again to elect the best athletes of Lower Saxony in 2008. You can still participate until 31 January. Among all entries lots will be drawn for sports trips and other prizes.
