Alexandra Maier has already celebrated many successes. A major role of the stallion "Rammazzotti played". For him, there was recently a small Celebration for two reasons.

Epfach – The blue-and-white sash can be "Rammazzotti" like to move. With front erect ears, the stallion remained perfectly still, as Alexandra Maier draped the fabric so that everything fits perfectly. The eyes of the bystanders are focused on him – and that's no good to the Fox, obviously. "He wanted to always be in the center," says mother Manuela Maier. This Thursday is turning on the "equestrian facility Maier" in Epfach-Neuhof, in fact, very much to "Rammazzotti", because the horse has his 20. Birthday and will be adopted in the framework of a small Celebration, so to speak, officially out of the tournament sport.

Alexandra Maier (28), the warm-blooded animal is a very special companion. That is as a dressage rider so successful, and now the Golden riding badge to call your Own can call, depends on "Rammazzotti". With him, "the Foundation stone was laid," says the Epfacherin. Half of the required ten victories in the heavy class took Alexandra Maier with the stallion – also a first in the Intermediaire I test. This Triumph, achieved in 2017 the tournament on the domestic investment, "was very nice and surprising at the same time," says the Epfacherin. At all it delivery in 2017, well for the Duo, Among other things, Alexandra Maier won the overall victory in the Bavarian FAB-championship. At the end of the year Rammazzotti landed "" according to the FN data in Bavaria-drawn sport horses in the discipline of "dressage" on the tenth place.

tournament premiere at the age of six

With "Rammazzotti" is Alexandra Maier connected from the start. As the stallion was just three days old, she got him by the parents as a gift. Manuela Maier had secured in the case of breeders, Armin Herb (Apple village) a right of first refusal for the foal. "Rammazzottis" father, "Ramiro M", belonged to Manuela Maier, with him it was mainly on show Jumping competitions successfully. At the age of four years, the Fox was anlongiert and the saddle used. At the first Time Breaking in Manuela Maier recalls every detail: The daughter held the Longe, the horse was initially wonderful. But then Rammazzotti los was startled "" well in front of anything and chased to the wall of the riding hall, he stopped abruptly – Manuela Maier landed unceremoniously on the floor. "I did everything hurt, but I'm ascended again. It helped nothing,“ she says. The result was a renewed fall. Soon, however, had "become accustomed to Rammazzotti" to saddle and rider.

in His first tournament, he completed six years in the Lichtenau in because home. There, the Maiers, reports he wanted to leave the youngster in the Square short of the boss, but Alexandra Maier solved the Problem of nerve is strong, with an energetic use. This was against the dressage label from the judges but there was still praise for the good response. The daughter wanted to be a dressage rider, took the dad a skeptical note. But as soon as the first loop arrived, had done the. Your first E-dressage Alexandra Maier won, at that time in the saddle of the "forest fairy," recalls the mother.

a Lot of work with young horses

With "Rammazzotti" gathered the young Epfacherin over the years placements in the current Band. Over 300 loops do not seem to have come together, "just counted, we have you". Of the judges, you got to hear Frequently that they form a true unity. As a "very ambitious" and "always good" characterizes Alexandra Maier, a stallion with a height of 162 centimeters. Tournaments on foreign investments were quite to his liking: "He is fond of traveling." Away, and in 2015, in Munich, was "Rammazzotti" the only Time with another Rider in action. At the dressage Derby with horse change in the framework of the event "Pferd International" joined the future Team-Olympic gold medallist Dorothee Schneider with "shag" (his nickname) into the Square and was Second.

To his 20. Birthday received the Fox a large Hamper with Treats such as carrots and Apples. "He has always worked honestly. He has earned,“ says Manuela Maier. Tournaments, the stallion will ride no more the best, but he is still ridden regularly and keeping fit; it goes also to the grounds. "Active retirement" is called the Alexandra Maier. "He should have fun."

The dressage rider with "Geronnimmo" and "Majestix W", with which they celebrated the success, two more experienced show horses in the barn. On top of that, she was with "Now" a horse for the S-Tour provided; he is also on the investment in Epfach-Neuhof. In addition, Alexandra Maier is busy with five young horses, two of them were already riding. The work is not so and the path to success is trodden.

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