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Marcus EHNING

Marcus EHNING is a German athlete and competes in Jumping.
Name Marcus EHNING
FEI ID 10011403
Gender Male
Date of Birth 19/04/1974
Competing for Germany - GER
Registration Jumping 2025
Last update 16/05/2023
FEI Database



Jumping 70x70
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He began riding at age seven at a club in Borken, Germany. He was not immediately successful and once received a special award for completing a jumping course after falling off his horse three times.
Why this sport? "At home we always had horses around and therefore it was easier to take up the sport. Showjumping is the most interesting part of equestrian sports, because you are able to ride quickly."
Club / Team ZRFV Borken: Germany
Name of coach Otto Becker [national], GER
Further Personal Information
Family Daughter Yula Ekaterina [2009], sons Davy Andreas [2011], Nael Fyor [2013], and Lyas [2016]
Residence Borken, GER
Occupation Athlete, Breeder, Horse Trainer
Languages German, English
General Interest
Hero / Idol British rider John Whitaker. (horseandhound.co.uk, 23 Sep 2014)
Injuries In September 2021 he withdrew from the last three days of competition at CHIO Aachen in Germany after falling from his horse during the warm-up for the Nations Cup event. He reported pain in his buttocks and right knee but avoided serious injury. (worldofshowjumping.com, 17 Sep 2021; wdr.de, 17 Sep 2021)
Sporting philosophy / motto "My biggest motivation is not the big shows, it's not the winning - my biggest motivation is the relationship with the horses. I love working with them, competing with them and growing with them. To build a partnership with a horse, see how it evolves and develops and be on a journey with them is such an incredible feeling." (equilifeworld.com, 22 Aug 2018)
Awards and honours In 2008 he was presented with the Fair Play Trophy by the German Association for Sports Journalists. (moz.de, 06 Feb 2008) In 2008 he received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt [Silver Laurel Leaf], the highest sports award in Germany. (st-georg.de, 02 Jun 2008)
Famous relatives His wife Nadia Ehning [nee Zulow] competed for Germany in equestrian vaulting and was a three-time world champion. His younger brother Johannes has represented Germany in equestrian jumping at World Cup and Nations Cup events. (sportpferde-ehning.com, 05 Feb 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 11 May 2016; globalchampionstour.com, 07 May 2016; reiter-pferde.de, 13 Nov 2013)
Other information STABLES He and his father Richard run Sportpferde Ehning in Borken, Germany. He coaches riders, and trains and trades horses for jumping. (Facebook page, 24 Dec 2022; aachener-nachrichten.de, 15 Jul 2019; sportpferde-ehning.com, 23 Jul 2017)