Born in 1963, "Pferdewirtschaftsmeister" (German professional equestrian qualification) in "breeding and horse management" and "FN Riding Instructor", the son of a committed and enthusiastic family of breeders and riders has now been managing his parent's equestrian centre in the Bergisches Land area of Germany for over 10 years now. He is a successful show jumper ("Goldenes Reitabzeichen") and trainer with international experience (professional involvement e.g. in the USA, Canada, South America). Many showjumper horses trained by him have been successful at national as well as international level, e.g. Feodora (German and European Champion Jun. 1993); Paloma (German Champion Y.R. 1999); Aperio (2000 most successful German Nations' Cup horse).