Driving: Schiltz and Luxembourg in the Top 10
World Championships for Single Horse Driving in Munich-Riem From September 1st to 6th, the World Championships for Single Horse Driving took place in the Bavarian capital, a discipline in which the Luxembourgish team led by the Schiltz family is among the best in the world. The aforementioned team, consisting of Nicolas Kandel, Franz Schiltz, and […]
Top placings for Basile Bettendorf
Double victory for Marie Schiltz In St. Margarethen (Austria), show jumper Basile Bettendorf has racked up several top placings since August 6th. For example, he finished second in a 1.35m jumping class with Higgins Red. He won the CSI 2* Grand Prix of the first week of the tournament over 1.45m on Chakpori du Gibet, […]
Luxembourgers on the international stage
Good results in various disciplines Wagner Ehlinger sixth in Grand Prix Special Two Luxembourgers competed at the highly competitive “Printemps des Sports Équestres” in Fontainebleau, southeast of Paris. Alongside young rider Charlie von Roesgen, Nicolas Wagner Ehlinger, currently ranked 52nd in the world, participated in the tournament. Within the high-caliber CDIO5* Nations Cup competition, he […]
2025: a successful international year
A retrospective from Luxembourg’s perspective on the international equestrian sports in 2025 Show Jumping Not only show jumper Victor Bettendorf was active in 2025; his brother Basile and Odile Gierech also toured various parts of Europe. As always, the winter months focused on tournaments in southern, warmer climates. In Valencia, Luxembourg’s top show jumper secured […]