Ludger Beerbaum leaves Germany's A Squad

Germany's living show jumping legend, Ludger Beerbaum, yesterday claimed the Bronze Team medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Today the German show jumping rider announced his departure of teh German A squad.

Beerbaum will represent Germany one more time at the FEI Furusiyya Nations Cup finals in Barcelona, Spain, in September. After Ludger has decided to never compete at Nations Cups or Championships again. Last summer Beerbaum jumped his 125th Nations Cup comeptition for Germany.

"It's a difficult decision I take. Nevertheless I still have side projects for the future. I will continue developing young horses and focus on the trade," states Ludger Beerbaum.