Luxembourg riders at Linslerhof and in Zweibrücken
Last weekend, several riders from Luxembourg competed at Linslerhof in Überherrn near Saarlouis, Germany, and returned home with some respectable placings. Mich Koedinger, for example, narrowly missed the podium, finishing fourth in an 80cm jumping class on Abby. Other Luxembourgish placings came in a 90cm A* jumping class for Flora Rischette (Quintero), Lilli Pattison (Coolreagh Fiadh), and Grace Baum (Vol de Nuit du Gibet). Rischette and Quintero also placed third in a 95cm points jumping class, while clubmate Katrin Baum finished seventh in the same class with Cyrielle du Toultia. Grace Baum and Ibiza also secured a third-place finish in a 1.10m class.
In Zweibrücken that same weekend, Franco Martinez, an Argentinian rider licensed in Luxembourg, finished fourth in an A** show jumping class for young horses over one meter with Conccinella du Gibet. Martinez also secured fifth place in a 1.10 meter show jumping class for young horses, riding Cabotendro. Conny Fraiture and Live placed in another 1.10 meter class. There was even a Luxembourgish victory over 1.20 meters: Diane Kettmann won the second division of this competition on Armiteus. Julie Thull (Kansai du Gibet) and Stephanie Hein (Kumquat du Gibet) placed in this class, too. Kettmann also won a division of the M* show jumping class over 1.25 meters with First Vleut and reached the podium again with Simply Fred, finishing third in the other division. Noemie Goergen and Billypso also secured a placing, finishing sixth.
In the final show jumping competition, an S* class over a height of 1.40 meters, four of the nine placings were achieved by riders licensed with the FLSE. Kettmann, the 2025 Luxembourg national champion, finished third in Zweibrücken on her championship horse from about a year ago, First Vleut. Fifth and ninth places in this class went to Franco Martinez with Electric Blue du Gibet and Saint Laurent du Gibet, respectively, with Noemie Goergen and Billypso finishing sixth.
Translated from German by AI and adjusted by Paul Krier. Original article also to be published in the “Lëtzebuerger Bauer” weekly newspaper.