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Father and Daughter – a great Team
Jacqueline & Rudi Pirhofer
Name: Jacqueline Pirhofer
Age: 16
Profession: Student
Grooms: Stefanie Schauer, Sabine Pirhofer
Sponsors: Dad
Dressage Carriage: Hoffmann Spider
Marathon Carriage: Leitner Kutsche
Harness: Meislinger Achenbach Sattlerei
Name: Rudolf Pirhofer
Age 42
Profession: Lehrer
Grooms: Sabine & Jacqueline Pirhofer, Florian Opelka
Sponsors: Futtermittel, Equidream,
Pferdezentrum Stadl‐Paura,
abz Lambach, Gemeinde Lambach,
Leitner Kutschen, Hoffmann Kutschen
Dressage Carriage: Hoffmann Spider
Marathon Carriage: Leitner Kutsche
Harness: Meislinger Achenbach Sattlerei
Your most important successes?
Jacqueline: Rudi:
2004: Second in Team World Championship ARRAS/FRANKREICH 1998: WM‐Bronze medalist Single und Team in EBBS
2006: Dressage World Champion, Team World Champion GESVES/BELGIEN 2003: WM‐Bronze medalist Single Pony in Karlstetten
2007: Kids‐Cup‐Winner 2010: WM‐Bronze medalist Team ROME
2008: Dressage World Champion, Second in Team World Championship Stadl‐Paura 7‐times Austrian Single Horse Champion
2010: State Champion Youth, Kids‐Cup‐Winner, Dressage World Champion,
World Champion, Bronze medalist at the JWT
The first 3 L‐competition results: Viechtwang (1. place)
St. Ruprecht (1. place)
Stadl‐Paura (2. place)
What are you doing, if you don‘t drive horses?
Jacqueline: Skiing & Snowboarding, shopping,
do something with my friends …
Rudi: Skiing, Mountain climbing, House and Family, Hunting
An advertisement slogan: what would that be?
Rudi: Straight like the middle line
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In which area of the driving sport do you see your strength?
Jacqueline: Due to the optimal training conditions in the Horse center I am
well prepared for each part. From a personal point of view I am in favor of
the dressage and the marathon!
Rudi: A good „eye“ for the right respective good driving horse.
Your Idols in the driving sport – who impacted you the most?
Jacqueline: My dad impacted me a lot – I am almost born into the driving
sport. ‐ Bartlomiej Kwiatek – his quiet way right before a test and the
precision during the cone driving is fascinating for me each time.
Rudi: Hans Lücke, Michael Freund, Georg Moser and Albert Pointl
Why horse driving sport?
Jacqueline: I am basically born into the sport because of my dad! And then
– at the age of 10 – I started to drive competitions myself.
It is just a lot of fun!
Rudi: Because there are 2 disciplines without influence from the judges!
If your horse could talk – what
would it say to you?
Jacqueline: My Casanova
would say, that he is tired and
wants some food!
Rudi: „Oh, does it have to be
again today?!“
Jacqueline & Casanova
„Horse of a life time“ is there a special
horse, who played the special role in your
life?
Jacqueline: There are 2 horses, who
impacted me a lot:
Loretto – Dad‘s former competition horse.
I know him since I was a Baby and learnt
horse back riding with him. He also taught
me how to deal with horses. Top dressage at the WC
Casanova – although he is only with me
since 2 years, I love him. With him I made
the switch from the Youth class to the
Senior class. And we are growing together.
Rudi about his
„horse of a life time“:
Loretto
A young horse – where do you look at first?
Jacqueline: At the movement.
Rudi: At the eye
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What aspects a horse has to bring along for the
driving sport?
Rudi: Expression, very good movement,
fighting spirit, trust
How do you train your horses: are they being ridden
or only driven – do you have alternative training
methods?
Jacqueline: My pony is being mainly driven. Abut also
Riding and Ground work are part of the program.
The ground work with my pony is strengthening the
respective trust in each other and the co‐coordinative
skills.
Rudi: Driven and ridden
What do you do – think about – 3 minutes before the
start?
Jacqueline: I reflect on everything. Then I think about all
the training and that I am here to give my best.
Once the bell rang I forget everything around me and
Full speed in the marathon
concentrate solely on the competition.
What was your most impressive moment in your driving sport career to date?
Jacqueline: The most impressive moment for me was as I drove over the finish line in Hungary at the JWT and I knew exactly, that I was the
new World Champion.
Rudi: My daughter‘s successes …
Whom do you contact first after an
award ceremony?
Jacqueline: First the family, then friends
Rudi: my wife
Goals for the future?
Jacqueline: a soon qualification for the
next pony World Championship – and
then obviously lots of good placements
Rudi: Depends on my horses –
World Champion?
Three wishes?
Jacqueline: A wish of mine is, that I will be once able to compete in Windsor!
Rudi: health for me and my family.
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