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National coach and Olympic gold medallist ‘on the road to recovery’ in hospital after riding fall

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    • German national eventing coach and double Olympic team gold medallist Peter Thomsen is being treated in hospital following a riding fall.

    The German equestrian federation said Peter, 65, is “on the road to recovery” from the accident on 14 June.

    “He has been receiving medical treatment in hospital ever since. His health has improved significantly in recent days,” said a federation spokesperson yesterday (22 June).

    “Due to the fall, Peter was unable to attend the German championships in Luhmühlen last weekend. The coaching team took over his duties there, supported by team manager Dr Annette Wyrwoll of Equestrian Sport Germany.”

    The spokesperson added that the federation’s eventing coaching team will “continue to provide athletic support for the national team athletes in the coming weeks”.

    “Rodolphe Scherer, eventing coach, will temporarily assume the role of head coach, particularly with regard to the final selection and nomination process for the World Championships in Aachen in August,” he said.

    “He will be assisted by dressage coach Anne-Kathrin Pohlmeier and showjumping coach Lara Weber, as well as eventing specialist and under-25 youth coach Andreas Dibowski. This arrangement will remain in place until further notice.”

    Peter enjoyed a highly successful eventing career before he took over as national eventing coach following Hans Melzer’s retirement at the end of 2021.

    He won team gold at the 2008 Olympics with The Ghost of Hamish, and was part of the gold medal-winning team at London 2012 with Barny. He competed in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, seven European Championships and four World Equestrian Games. He was seventh in his final four-star event in 2020, and competed up to CCI2* until spring 2022.

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    Since joining H&H in 2018, Becky has covered a broad range of equestrian news including welfare matters, veterinary studies, FEI Tribunal hearings and road safety campaigns. She has also interviewed top riders including Scott Brash, John Whitaker and Ian Stark, to name just a few. Becky’s reporting has taken her to Canada for Spruce Meadows and France for Pau five-star, as well as the Royal Highland and Blair Castle International Horse Trials closer to home. She was also a key part of the remote reporting team for the Tokyo Olympics and the Europeans.
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