He currently is the European Champion and number two in the world, but just like us Martin Fuchs is stuck at home. In his home country of Switzerland he tries to keep the horses working.
"I have slightly adjusted the training of my horses. I jump once a week but not too high. I try to focus mainly on gymnastic exercises now," the Swiss rider says. "My day usually starts with riding different horses. I do this until about 2 pm and then I make time for things that I would otherwise not have time for, such as walking, cycling, reading or playing on my Playstation. It may seem like a 'chill' period and it probably would be if we had no financial worries. Most of the top riders have several employees who have to be paid while a large part of our income is lost. .. "
"Most top riders have more time for younger horses now. I have no younger horses in my stable. I only have my 8 competition horses. I do take the time to get to know my new horse, Stalando. He proved in the past as he can handle the CSI5 * level and I look forward to the future with him, so I hope that competitions can be resumed soon.I expect that at first, mainly national competitions will be organized. I'm in contact with various organizers in Switzerland and they are ready to start again as soon as it's allowed. We will have to ride many national competitions again to bring the horses back to CSI5 * level ".
Source: Studforlife
"I have slightly adjusted the training of my horses. I jump once a week but not too high. I try to focus mainly on gymnastic exercises now," the Swiss rider says. "My day usually starts with riding different horses. I do this until about 2 pm and then I make time for things that I would otherwise not have time for, such as walking, cycling, reading or playing on my Playstation. It may seem like a 'chill' period and it probably would be if we had no financial worries. Most of the top riders have several employees who have to be paid while a large part of our income is lost. .. "
"Most top riders have more time for younger horses now. I have no younger horses in my stable. I only have my 8 competition horses. I do take the time to get to know my new horse, Stalando. He proved in the past as he can handle the CSI5 * level and I look forward to the future with him, so I hope that competitions can be resumed soon.I expect that at first, mainly national competitions will be organized. I'm in contact with various organizers in Switzerland and they are ready to start again as soon as it's allowed. We will have to ride many national competitions again to bring the horses back to CSI5 * level ".
Source: Studforlife