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Frederic WANDRES

Frederic WANDRES, German Dressage athlete.
Name Frederic WANDRES
FEI ID 10138895
Gender Male
Date of Birth 25/03/1987
Competing for Germany - GER
Registration Dressage 2025
Last update 24/07/2024
FEI Database


Dressage 70x70
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He began riding at age nine.
Why this sport? When he was age 14, his father bought him a three-year-old horse. "It was important to my father that I develop my sporting success as independently as possible and become independent in the sport. It was a conscious decision not to buy a trained horse at the time. That would have been too easy. I think that helped me later. At least it shaped my attitude to sports. I got the athletic ambition and the will to succeed from it."
Club / Team RSC Osnabrucker Land [GER] / Hof Kasselmann [GER]:
Name of coach Monica Theodorescu [national], GER; Jonny Hilberath [national], GER
International Debut
Year 2018
Competing for Germany
Location Rotterdam, NED
Further Personal Information
Family Partner Lars Ligus
Residence Osnabrück, GER
Occupation Athlete, Coach, Horse Trainer
Languages English, German
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievement "The 2019 show season: for sure becoming World Champion with Zucchero, winning the Hamburg Derby, deliver steady 80% and more during last World Cup season. These were all unforgettable achievements." (eurodressage.com, 23 Dec 2023)
Most influential person in career His father. (eurodressage.com, 28 Apr 2020)
Hero / Idol German dressage rider Dorothee Schneider. (eurodressage.com, 28 Apr 2020)
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs "I'm superstitious, I don’t plan, it comes as it comes." (eurodressage.com, 23 Dec 2023)
Sporting philosophy / motto "The health and well-being of the horse always comes first. Its training and development can only be achieved through sustainable riding." (eurodressage.com, 23 Dec 2023)
Awards and honours In October 2015 he received the Goldene Reitabzeichen [Golden Riding Badge] from the German Equestrian Federation [FN]. (dressursport-deutschland.de, 01 Jan 2017)
Famous relatives His partner Lars Ligus is also an international dressage athlete. (eurodressage.com, 28 Apr 2020)
Other information STABLE RIDER In 2015 he began working as a stable rider at Hof Kasselmann in Hagen, Germany. (eurodressage.com, 30 Dec 2020; ludwigs-pferdewelten.de, 16 May 2019) ZUCCHERO He claimed the the 2019 World Young Horse Champion title with Zucchero. The following year the highly rated horse died suddenly after suffering a severe bout of colic. (eurodressage.com, 14 Feb 2020) HARMONY & FAIR HORSE RIDING He secured special sponsorship from founders of the Harmony & Fairness Prize. "Frederic Wandres stands for harmonious riding and fair treatment of his four-legged friends," said Kristina Anrecht. "It is precisely these values that are close to our hearts at Anrecht Investment. We are convinced that this partnership will not only bring sportive success, but also inspiring moments and positive development for equestrian sports." (Eurodressage.com, 23 Dec 2023)
General highlights He was selected by Germany for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. With the 6-year old Zucchero he won the 2019 World Championships for young dressage horses. He won Team medals with Germany at the 2022 World Championship and 2023 European Championship.