Paul Schockemöhle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Paul Schockemöhle

West German equestrian

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1945

Place of Birth: Steinfeld, Lower Saxony, Germany

Profession: show jumper

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Paul Schockemöhle

  • Paul Schockemöhle (born 22 March 1945, in Mühlen, Oldenburg) is a former German showjumper.
  • He is the brother of Alwin Schockemöhle, another leading German rider.
  • He was three times European Champion on his best horse Deister.
  • In 1990, Schockemöhle was secretly recorded poling horses, a practice which involves rapping a horse's legs with a pole to train it to jump higher.
  • Poling is forbidden by the International Equestrian Federation, and spot checks were subsequently carried out at several other German training establishments.Today, Schockemöhle is both a breeder and trainer of some of Germany's top sport horses.
  • In October 2010, it was announced that he had purchased Moorlands Totilas, a champion dressage stallion shown by Edward Gal, from Moorlands Stables.

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