High tension, breathless silence and confident rides on the course

The tension was great: At the Peiting riding club, there were various tests for different badges.

On the course, parents and siblings cheered with the young riders.

The fact that they were successful in the end is the result of many years of work.

Peiting - "Okay, Jana.

The course is free, ”says judge Friedrich Hagedorn.

Suddenly it is noticeably quiet around the riding arena.

Where just now children and adolescents were bustling around, adults talking, everything is downright frozen.

The only sounds that can be heard are the pounding and snorting of the horse in the course as well as soft background music that tumbles from a loudspeaker.

The person addressed sits firmly in the saddle of the stately animal, the tension on and next to the square is literally palpable.

A total of seven obstacles, including two oxers, have to be crossed - the young rider and the horse do it confidently and in the right order.

After the last jump has been completed, applause breaks out: the partial test "jumping" is done.

Extensive test at the Peiting riding club

It was a special event for the Peiting riding club that took place on the Schachtstrasse facility. The official acceptance for the "Reitabzeichen 5", the "Lungierabzeichen 5" and the "Horse driving license" were on the program. It was the first time in a long time that such an event took place again at the Peitinger Reitern - officially a division of the TSV. The joy of the examinees, parents and those responsible for the association was all the greater when it was said at the end: "All passed."

The successful acceptance - in this case only women competed - is also for the chairman Robert Koch and his colleagues a confirmation that the whole effort, since the board team took over the helm, has been worthwhile.

“We are very satisfied with the development over the past four years,” says Koch.

Above all, you do basic work in matters of “riding”.

The chairman emphasized the "great community".

He expressly praises “the good support” from the market town of Peiting.

To name an example, this proved to be very accommodating in the lease in the corona year.

Reitverein Peiting praises the cooperation with the market town

In the recent past, the members have also really tackled the site. “We have invested a lot and renovated,” says Koch. Among other things, it was ensured that the jumping arena got a new floor. When Koch heard that the covering in Gut Kerschlach was to be replaced, the club boss reacted immediately and had the material transported to Peiting. Such a riding arena surface is not just sand, but a mixture of different materials. It should fulfill various tasks, including protecting the horses' legs and being usable even in adverse weather. Finding the right mix in each case is an art in itself. "You cannot deliver high-quality work without appropriate floors," says Koch,who belonged as a rider to the Bavarian youth squad and can demonstrate experience up to the advanced level. In addition to the riding arena, there is a lunging hall and a 20 x 40 meter indoor riding arena.

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Fit in theory and practice: group photo of those who have passed their horse driving license and lunging badge at RV Peiting.

© Paul Hopp

Five school horses and 13 horses owned by so-called adjusters are housed on the site.

55 children and young people are currently taking riding lessons at RV Peiting.

A place is coveted, there is a waiting list.

Koch emphasizes that the association promotes riding in accordance with guidelines that always have animal welfare in mind.

Over the past three months, the participants have been preparing intensively for the latest exam under the leadership of Angela Paulick, Beate Heindl and Koch. For the riding badge, dressage and jumping training and theory were on the program. The members have been working towards being able to hold such an exam for years. It takes time to understand horses and their reactions on the course or dressage arena. “You don't learn something like that in six weeks,” says Koch.

In order to receive the horse driving license, the examinee must prove knowledge of handling the horse. The lunging badge is necessary in order to be able to carry out training activities. Finally, the “Riding Badge 5” is a prerequisite for anyone being allowed to compete in a tournament. In the test, dressage tasks and a style jumping class E with a grade better than 5.5 (the highest grade is 10) must be passed. Everyone in Peiting achieved this goal - also to the delight of the course leaders. When the final jumping division rode, Beate Heindl breathed a sigh of relief: "I am really taking a load off my heart."

The test participants: Riding badge 5:

Jana Kapfer, Luisa Witschel, Charlotte Müller, Celine Schreiber, Lea Jörg, Kristina Stutz, Sarah Wittmann.

Lunge badge 5:

Beate Heindl, Corinna Rauch.

Horse driving license

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Sophia Schopf, Valerie Schopf, Lena Wendlinger, Melina Schreiber, Alina Zinsmeister, Amelie Hommer, Jane Scotland, Laura Mayr, Louisa Müller, Magdalena Kurey, Emily Barth, Karla Edelmann, Louisa Bader.

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