Curriculum vitae of Ingrid Klimke

Ingrid was born in Münster, Westfalia on April 1, 1968.
Master's degree in equestrian management.
In July 2001, I married my husband Andreas. We have two daughters, born in 2002 and 2010.
Trained in dressage, stadium jumping and 3-day eventing.
In 1998 she began managing her own stable of dressage, jumping and 3-day eventing horses.
The focus of Ingrid's work is the effective training of horses from the beginning all the way through to championship levels.
Dressage: Her father, Dr. Reiner Klimke, taught her how to train horses in the correct, classical way.
Retired Major Paul Stecken is Ingrid's venerable adviser and coach.
Stadium jumping: Fritz Ligges took over her stadium jumping education. Ian Miller hosted Ingrid as a working student in Canada.
Anne Kursinski and Kurt Gravemeier, coach of the German National Stadium Jumping Team have been advisors in stadium jumping.
3-Day Eventing: Ingrid works both with national coach Christopher Bartle and Hans Melzer.
Wilfried Gehrmann unterstützt die Ausbildung der Pferde an der Doppellonge und vom Boden.

Competition success

By the end of 1991, in addition to many honours and national championships, Ingrid had already won her first bronze medal (individual/team) at the European Championships that were held at Flyinge, Sweden. Her list of accomplishments includes the following:
1992, member of the elite team from which riders were chosen to represent Germany at the Olympics in Barcelona.
1998, winner of the World Championship for young 3-day event horses in Le Lion d'Angers, France.
1999, 2000 and 2001, German champion in 3-day eventing.
2000, member of the 4th place 3-day eventing team at the Olympic games in Sydney, Australia. Had the current rules been in effect, her personal result would have earned her the silver medal in individual competition.
1998, 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2007, champion of German professional riders.
2002, competed in the World Cup Final in dressage at s'Hertogenbosch and achieved an outstanding 7th place finish.
2004, competed in her second Olympics in Athens, Greece as a member of the 4th placed 3-day eventing team.
2005, won the individual bronze medal in eventing at the European championships in Blenheim, GB.
2006, 2nd at the CCI**** Badminton, GB; the best result ever for a German rider.
2006, won the World Championship for six year old dressage horses.
2006, member of the gold medal winning 3-day eventing team at Aachen.
2007, the highest placed rider on the German 3 day eventing team finishing 10th in the individual standings at the European championships in Rome, Italy.
2008 As a member of the Eventing Team won Gold at the Hong Kong Olympic Games and came second in the Final of the Nuernberger Cup. I was presented the Silver Laurel Leaf award for the second time, by the State President, Horst Koehler.
2009 I was second place in the Final of the Medien Cup

2011 Won team Gold at the European Championships
2012 In conjunction with the K+K Cup in Münster I was awarded the Title“ Riding Master“
At the Olympic Games in London won Gold as a part of the Eventing Team. In November State President Joachim Gauck presented me with my third Silver Laurel Leaf award.

Other significant activities

Assisting in the training of advanced pony, junior and young riders.
Lecturing on equine physiotherapy at the German Institute of Equine Osteopathy.
Speaking engagements for Landrover and Mercedes.
Seminars on various topics to the personnel of the National Federation.
Teaching master classes in theory and practice at the Westfalian Riding and Driving School in Münster.
Clinics in dressage, stadium jumping and eventing in a number of countries, including Canada, the US, Belgium, South Africa and Norway.
Member of the board of the German Riders and Drivers Federation and the Westfalian Museum of the Horse.
Since 2012 I am the President of the German Riding & Driving Club Association
Since 2013 I am a FEI Solidarity Ambassador to develop global sport.

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