Heading to Germany 2026: Meet The Riders Joining Us

May 2026. Twelve days. One legendary training base.

The GAT Germany Training Tour is shaping up to be something special, and the rider list says it all. From the cattle stations of the Northern Territory to the coast of Namibia, from suburban South Africa to the green pastures of New Zealand and the Pacific Northwest, this group is heading to Grossteinhausen with one thing in common: a love of the sport and a hunger to learn.

Meet The Riders:

🇦🇺 Australia

• Lilijana Suchomel, 16. Competing confidently at 70 to 90cm, schooling bigger at home. Recently cleared 120cm in a six-bar at Cobargo Cup

• Hayley Richter, 15, Northern Territory. Grew up on a remote cattle station. Now training up to 1.10m and retraining an off-the-track Thoroughbred

• Cameron "Coco" Brumby, 14, Victoria. Member of the Victorian Jumping Development Squad 95cm to 1m.

• Trinity Matthews, 20, Western Australia. Competing at 1.00m, training up to 1.35m at home, with a recent first place in her first ever 1.10m round

• Imogen Cadzow, 16, Northern Territory. From campdrafting on the family station to placing at Australian Interschool Nationals at 90cm

• Milly Boeck, 21, NSW. Thirteen years in the saddle. Working her way back to top form after a fall, currently competing 80 to 90cm showjumping and prelim to novice dressage

• Amber Wheeler, 15, NSW. Five years in the saddle and a serious soft spot for off-the-track Thoroughbreds.

🇿🇦 South Africa

• Gwen Crompton, 20, Boksburg. Fifteen years of riding across multiple disciplines, with competition experience up to 1.10m showjumping and elementary dressage.

🇺🇸 USA

• Christine Apple, 55, Portland Oregon. Back in the sport after a decade away. Three warmbloods in full training, showing primarily at 90cm on the West Coast circuit, and now dipping into the lower-level Hunters as well

🇳🇦 Namibia

• Jana Redler, 15, Swakopmund. Currently competing at 1.00m, with a winning record in the 2024 FEI Children's Bronze Tour at 1m

• Alyssa Hopking, 17, Swakopmund. Graded 1.20m showjumping, eventing 1*, dressage to elementary. Three horses of her own, multiple international representations for Namibia, and well versed in riding borrowed and unfamiliar mounts

🇳🇿 New Zealand

• Eva Morrison, 15. Riding since the age of four, competing since eleven. Currently competing two horses of her own

Set deep in the countryside of Rhineland-Palatinate, GAT Germany 2026 runs from 14 to 25 May and offers twelve days of riding, learning, and full immersion in a country widely regarded as the spiritual home of showjumping. Daily coaching comes from international showjumper Steffen Hauter, a five-time German Nations Cup Team member and Grand Prix winner who travels the world giving clinics from the USA to Mexico, the UAE, Jordan and across Europe. He is fluent in English and known for being generous with his expertise, which makes him an exceptional fit for riders who want to come home with real, lasting improvements.

Training takes place at Hauter Horses, a state-of-the-art facility just fifteen minutes from accommodation. Riders work across a large outdoor arena and a beautifully appointed indoor arena, with hacking trails through the surrounding countryside for the days when a quiet wander is what the horse needs.

What's included:

• Six days of training with Steffen

• A relaxed training show to put new skills to work

• Two days spectating at CSI Aachen, the Wimbledon of equestrian sport

• A visit to one of the largest tack stores in the region

• Sightseeing options including Heidelberg Castle or a day trip to Colmar, France

• Hotel accommodation in Zweibrücken with a Kloster Hornbach upgrade available

Different countries, different levels, and very different riding backgrounds, but all of our riders are here for the same common goal. Riders who would otherwise never share a warm-up ring will be training side by side, learning from each other and from one of the most respected coaches in Europe, and heading home with new skills, new friends and a story they'll tell for the rest of their lives.

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