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Pius SCHWIZER

Pius SCHWIZER, Swiss Jumping athlete.
Name Pius SCHWIZER
FEI ID 10000491
Gender Male
Date of Birth 13/08/1962
Competing for Switzerland - SUI
Registration Jumping 2025
Last update 29/07/2024
FEI Database




Jumping 70x70
General Interest
Nicknames The Swiss Machine, Jacky (esmtoday.org, 01 Jun 2014; Athlete, 20 Jul 2012)
Hobbies Jogging, spending time with his daughter. (pius-schwizer.ch, 30 Aug 2021)
Memorable sporting achievement Being number one in the world rankings in January 2010. (studforlife.com, 22 Jun 2020)
Hero / Idol German jumper Achaz von Buchwaldt. (pius-schwizer.ch, 30 Aug 2021)
Sporting philosophy / motto "Live and let live." (pius-schwizer.ch, 30 Aug 2021)
Awards and honours He was named Swiss Rider of the Year in 2014. (noellefloyd.com, 24 Jan 2015)
Famous relatives His wife Florence Schwizer-Seydoux has represented Switzerland in equestrian jumping at World Cup events. (SportsDeskOnline, 18 Mar 2019; jumpinglonginescransmontana.ch, 29 Jul 2017)
Other information STABLES He runs Klushof Stables in Oensingen, Switzerland, where he trains horses and coaches riders. (piusschwizer.ch, 27 Feb 2023; Vancouver de Lanlore Facebook page, 27 Feb 2023) FAMILY AFFAIR His wife Florence is involved in his sporting career and helps to run the stables. "We coach each other. Flo also has a very good eye and has already found me several high-quality horses. She also has a very good relationship with the clients and helps me a lot with questions of details that make all the difference. The goal is that one day she will become better than me and I can then limit myself to take care of the commercial part of the stables, finding her good horses and following her in competitions." (longinesmasters.com, 25 May 2019)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He first tried riding at age four and began competing at age eight.
Why this sport? His father Leo was a former cavalry officer and founder of Riding Club Eich in Switzerland. "I grew up on a farm in Eich, near Luzern, where I was soon put to work. My father had never ridden a horse, because my grandfather used to say that horses were there to work in the fields, not to be ridden. I don't know if he was frustrated by this, but when I showed an interest in horses he gave me the opportunity to learn to ride, especially from good riders like [Swiss equestrian] Wilhelm Melliger."
Club / Team KRV Balsthal-Thal: Switzerland
Name of coach Thomas Fuchs [national], SUI
Further Personal Information
Family Wife Florence, daughter Lea
Residence Oensingen, SUI
Occupation Athlete, Business Owner, Coach, Horse Trainer
Languages English, French, German