The Hanoverian 07|2013

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Sport Charlott-Maria Schürmann’s eyes sparkle when she talks about Burlington FRH. “I have the best horse in the world,” she said overjoyed after having won the Nürnberger Burgpokal last December. At 20-years of age she is the all time youngest winner of this highly prestigious trophy. It was not the first time the dressage rider had won an important title. She eagerly collected medals in the junior and the young-rider divisions. She became Team European Champion for juniors and won silver in the individual competition in Ermelo four years ago. Charlott-Maria Schürmann celebrated a triumph in Kronberg the following year. She won three gold medals giving the competition no chance for a victory at the European Championships. She added team gold in Broholm and Bern to her success record as a young rider, too. She won both reserve titles in Switzerland; one in the freestyle and one in the individual competition. Charlott-Maria and her stallions She has a good feeling for both her Hanoverian stallions. The Vice European Champion won the Nürnberger Burgpokal on Burlington FRH and has big plans with Celle’s state stud sire Edward. By Britta Züngel Reliable partners for her successes: three Hanoverian chestnuts - three stallions! Her first championship horse was World of Dreams by World Cup/ Cardinal xx (breeder: Adolf Eck, Lustadt). Burlington FRH by Breitling W/Rohdiamant (breeder: Hans-Heinrich Oltmann, Borstel) followed as a young horse. Celle’s state stud sire Edward by Embassy/Fabriano (breeder: Hans-Heinrich Dittmer, Radbruch) was added at the beginning of this year. “Hanoverians suit me very well,” Charlott-Maria Schürmann says laughingly. “You must truly love stallions and carefully build up trust; then they will fight for the rider,” she raves. “I am certainly not the tallest. Therefore I need very rideable horses.” Her trainer Oliver Oelrich adds, “Elasticity is definitely a decisive factor; the rest lies in the riding technique!” Charlott-Maria Schürmann has trained with the renowned rider and trainer in Lengerich for more than five years. No less than seven young german cadre members and their horses train with Oliver Oelrich at his small facility. “They have thirst for knowledge and they are very ambitious. It is a lot of fun to work with them,” the trainer praises his protégées. “We all get along well and visit the same horse shows. That is a lot of fun,” so Charlott-Maria Schürmann. Charlott-Maria grew up in a family of horse enthusiasts in Gehrde. Father Heinz-Werner always supported both daughters and their the passion for horses. Charlott-Maria had outgrown the ponies once turned fifteen and needed a good and experienced dressage horse. Family Schürmann found the privately owned stallion World of Dreams at Heinrich Klatte’s facility. The first impression was that the stallion of some caliber was too strong for the rather small and young female rider. They got on well from the first moment on though. “I rode a flying change for the first time in my life. It was so cool!” Charlott-Maria Schürmann remembers. A price was negotiated and World of Dreams who was a Grand Prix winner had to be retrained for M-level dressage level. “It seemed as if this made ‘Woody’ fresher every year. At the European Championships he was 17 years of age but appeared younger than he looked when he was fourteen. He 12 The Hanoverian 07|2013
Sport was an incredible teacher!” Oliver Oelrich explains. Burlington FRH came to Lengerich as a lanky fiveyear old in 2008. “He had all the necessary ingredients and was extremely rideable.” The stallion placed seventh at the Bundeschampionat as a sixyear old; he competed internationally in the junior division as a seven-year old. Charlott-Maria Schürmann preferred to ride the experienced World of Dreams at the European Championships for juniors in 2010. Burlington FRH had to rest for a while because of an accident. He returned to competition in full force one year later: He won his first Prix St. Georges in Dortmund’s Westphalen Arena in 2012. Seven victories followed! The triumph of winning the Nürnberger Burgpokal was the highlight Charlott-Maria Schürmann still cannot quite wrap her head around, “I was pretty nervous and overwhelmed before the final we won. I rode a flawless test that meant the victory!” Now she is diligently training for the Grand Prix. It takes time. “Burlington FRH has to develop more strength for the Grand Prix. If we had forced this last year, he would have been less successful in the junior division,” Oliver Oelrich is convinced. Charlott-Maria Schürmann adds, “We shall compete once Burlington is ready and not before.” Oliver Oelrich is convinced that Charlott-Maria will succeed in making the transition from young rider to Grand Prix-competitor, “The difference predominantly lies in the head of the rider and after that in the succession of movements. The basic quality of the horse is of utmost importance for the rising young riders. Grand Prix horses do not necessarily require the most exuberant movement. The difficulty is that these younger riders lack experience. Many horses are not appropriately trained.” The german national trainer for juniors and young riders called Hans- Heinrich Meyer zu Strohen is confident. He attests to the talent and the ambition of the young dressage rider, “Marie-Charlotte wants to win and is very able to call on her performance potential in competitions.” The focus is on competition Using Burlington FRH as a breeding stallion is an issue father Heinz-Werner Schürmann is toying with. “My dad is fanatic about breeding. He attends licensing and mare and foal shows as often as possible.” His daughter and her trainer slow him down as they focus on competition. Breeding horses is also dear to Oliver Oelrich’s heart as he grew up riding the young horses of breeders, “It is sad that many riders do not know anything about the breeding and seem not at all interested in it. The cost of training is too high for breeders. We must try very hard to get more people excited about horse breeding!” It was a mere coincidence that state-stud sire Edward who was born 2005 came to Charlott-Maria Schürmann. Hans-Peter Klaus had already successfully competed Edward at Prix St. Georges when state stud manager Dr. Axel Brockmann decided to follow a different path, “We want to support a young rider from Lower Saxony. Charlott-Maria Schürmann loves to compete and she has a good hand with stallions.” The appropriate arrangements were made for Edward to compete while also being used as a breeding stallion. “ Edward was well trained. I was able to ride everything with him right away,” Charlott-Maria Schürmann remembers the tryouts at the state stud. And there we see it again; the smile that makes the young dressage rider so attractive! Charlott-Maria and the chestnut sire get along very well. They won both S-level dressage classes in Vechta; they finished the „Preis der Besten“ in second place after winning the introductory class in Warendorf. The plans are ambitious; she aims to win the Louisdor- Prize that is a Grand Prix for up-and-coming dressage horses with eight-year old Edward during her last year as a young rider. “Edward has all the prerequisites for a Grand Prix, “ so Oliver Oelrich. The story of chestnut stallions continues. Burlington’s full-brother has already moved into the parental stable to be prepared for the stallion licensing. Charlott-Maria is only at home on rare occasions. Her life centers around her student apartment in Münster and the riding facility in Lengerich. “The whole family comes together at horse shows. They give everything and support me in every way possible.” Attending the university and riding horses is a good combination. She goes to the barn before or after her classes. She works harder before horse shows. “I greatly enjoy the daily training,” she explains. “It is important to be creative in your training’s program. Horses do not like being bored.” “Gymnastic exercises are everything in the training,” Oliver Oelrich says. Horses must have inner peace and enjoy moving!” Charlott- Maria Schürmann studies the science of industrial management. She already has a plan for her future career path. She would like to join her mother in her business; producing special clothing. This will however still take a while. Her greatest dream is to compete in a Championship. Charlott-Maria Schürmann is especially proud of the co-operation with the Hanoverian Association for Promoting Hanoverian Horses in Competition (FRH) ; it is also an incentive; “This is a huge honor for me; especially when I consider that Desperados and Don Johnson are FRH-horses also.” • “We are a great team and enjoy the work!” Charlott-Marie Schürmann and Oliver Oelrich agree. “He is my all time favorite!” Charlott-Maria Schürmann and Burlington FRH. Photos: Rau The Hanoverian 07|2013 13
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