Steffen Peters
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Born | Wesel, Germany | September 18, 1964|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steffen Peters (born September 18, 1964) is a German-born
2015 Pan Am Games. The horse upon which he won many of his titles, Ravel, was retired in 2012. After 2012, his international successes came on Legolas. At the beginning of 2017, Peters handed over the ride on Legolas to his assistant rider Dawn White-O'Connor.[1]
Peters is currently working with a new international competition horse, Rosamunde.
Personal life
Peters was born in
San Diego, California, before returning to Germany to perform his army service. In 1985, he returned to the United States with Udon.[3] In 1991, he opened his own barn and acquired his first sponsor, Lila Kommerstad, who purchased Udon and as of 2012 owned a portion of Peters' Arroyo Del Mar training barn.[4] Peters gained his US citizenship in 1992, saying, "The whole idea of being so patriotic, of feeling so close to one's country makes a difference. There are not too many other countries where the people are so patriotic. I really enjoy this about America." Peters continues to live in the San Diego area with his wife, Shannon.[3] Their large dressage barn is home to approximately 65 horses as of 2012, around half of which the couple trains and the other half of which are in training under other riders. Outside of his competition and training schedule, he teaches in around 30 training seminars each year.[5] His staff call him "a machine" with regard to his training and competition schedule, and in addition to riding, he participates in swimming, cycling and tennis.[6]
Competitive career
Peters' show record before the
2006 World Equestrian Games.[9] Soon after, he began riding TC Ravel, who would become his most successful horse.[10] Despite being gelded while in quarantine after his shipment from the Netherlands and suffering an injury in 2007 that prevented training, Ravel carried Peters to a qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[11] In individual dressage competition at the Games, Peters placed fourth, riding Ravel.[2] The US team finished fourth at the 2008 Games, but was disqualified after team member Courtney King's horse tested positive for felbinac, a banned substance.[12] In 2009, Peters and Ravel had the highest scores in all three portions of the prestigious German Aachen World Equestrian Festival Grand Prix competition, leading them to be the first American pair to be named the Aachen Grand Prix Champions.[11][13]
Ravel and Peters went on to win the 2009 World Cup Final, two bronze medals in individual competition at the
2011 Pan Am Games.[15] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he came 17th in the individual dressage and was part of the US team which came 6th, again riding Ravel.[2] Peters retired Ravel from competition after the 2012 Olympic Games,[14] after over 40 Grand Prix wins, and the same year the horse was inducted into the United States Dressage Federation Hall of Fame.[13]
Following Ravel's retirement, Legolas became Peter's main competition horse. The pair went on to compete at the
2015 Pan Am Games
, where he successfully defended both of his gold medals from 2011.
As of 2017, Peters' main international competition horse is Rosamunde.
Peters is the first person to be awarded the USEF's Equestrian of the Year Award three times, having won the honor in 2008, 2009 and 2011.[15]
International championship results
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Year | Event | Horse | Score | Placing | Notes | ||||||
1996 | Olympic Games | Udon | Team | ||||||||
15th | Individual | ||||||||||
2002 | World Cup Final | Grandeur | 8th | ||||||||
2006 | World Equestrian Games | Floriano | 75.843% | Team | |||||||
4th | Individual Special | ||||||||||
6th | Individual Freestyle | ||||||||||
2007 | World Cup Final | Floriano | 77.800% | ||||||||
2008 | Olympic Games | Ravel | 74.150% | 4th | Individual | ||||||
2009 | World Cup Final | Ravel | 84.950% | ||||||||
2010 | World Equestrian Games | Ravel | 75.596% | 4th | Team | ||||||
78.542% | Individual Special | ||||||||||
84.900% | Individual Freestyle | ||||||||||
2011 | Pan American Games | Weltino's Magic | Team | ||||||||
Individual | |||||||||||
2012 | Olympic Games | Ravel | 77.705% | 6th | Team | ||||||
77.286% | 17th | Individual | |||||||||
2014 | World Equestrian Games | Legolas 92 | 75.843% | 4th | Team | ||||||
75.742% | 10th | Individual Special | |||||||||
77.321% | 10th | Individual Freestyle | |||||||||
2015 | World Cup Final | Legolas 92 | EL | ||||||||
2015 | Pan American Games | Legolas 92 | 77.240% | Team | |||||||
80.075% | Individual | ||||||||||
2016 | Olympic Games | Legolas 92 | 77.614% | Team | |||||||
79.393% | 12th | Individual | |||||||||
2017 | World Cup Final | Rosamunde | 75.879% | 9th | |||||||
2018 | World Equestrian Games | Suppenkasper | 73.494% | Team | |||||||
69.073% | 28th | Individual Special | |||||||||
EL = Eliminated |
References
- ^ "USA Olympic Medalist Legolas to be Competed by Dawn White-O'Connor, Steffen Peters to Focus on Rosamunde". Dressage-News. January 5, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Steffen Peters". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Athletes: Steffen Peters: Bio". NBC Universal. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ a b Braddick, Kenneth (2012). "French Equestrian Magazine Grand Prix Interview with Steffen Peters". Dressage News. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ Braddick, Ken (2012). "Steffen Peters, Star on 3 Continents – Part 3 of 3". Dressage News. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ a b Netzler, Kat (February 5, 2010). "The Chronicle's Horse and Horseman Of The Year: Ravel And Steffen Peters". The Chronicle of the Horse.
- ^ Ray, Nancy (February 21, 1992). "Red Tape Fetters Olympic Hopeful and his Horse". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "American Glory in Aachen: Steffen Peters Wins Grand Prix Group 1". Eurodressage. August 23, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ Braddick, Ken (2012). "Steffen Peters on Olympics Past and Future, Development of USA Dressage – Part 1 of 3". Dressage News. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ "TC Ravel Sold to Steffen Peters". Eurodressage. September 20, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ a b Braddick, Ken (2012). "Ravel Retirement Ceremony in Del Mar Saturday – A Retrospective". Dressage News. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ "Drug test disqualifies USA Olympic dressage team". USA Today. September 23, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Ravel (2012)". United States Dressage Federation. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ a b "Steffen Peters' Ravel Retires from Competition after 2012 Olympic Games' Freestyle". Eurodressage. August 9, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ a b "Steffen Peters Named 2011 USET Equestrian of the Year". Eurodressage. January 15, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
External links
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- Official website
- Steffen Peters at FEI
- Steffen Peters at FEI (alternative link)
- Steffen Peters at Olympics.com
- Steffen Peters at Olympedia
- Steffen Peters at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)