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Basile Bettendorf wins the IWEST Bavarian Championships in Ingolstadt!
The IWEST Bavarian Championships 2025 in Ingolstadt-Hagau: Basile Bettendorf wins the S* jumping at the Schweiger riding facility.
Basile Bettendorf wins the IWEST Bavarian Championships in Ingolstadt!
The riding days in Ingolstadt-Hagau reached a brilliant climax on July 12, 2025. The IWEST Bavarian Championship took place at the Schweiger family's riding facility, an important event in equestrian sport, which was perfectly organized by Georg Schweiger as host and course manager. Almost 40 dressage and jumping tests were offered over the course of four days and attracted numerous participants and spectators. Everyone was particularly excited about the highlight of the competition, the difficulty level S** over 1.45 m, because the participants' performance would determine their qualifications for future competitions. Loud reitturniere.de The course was designed in such a way that all pairs who mastered it without errors received a placing.
In the first round, Max Weishaupt and his horse Illusion set the standard for the other riders. He obviously had the necessary instinct to win the goodwill of the audience and the judges. But then Daniel Böttcher, who was last year's winner, overtook Weishaupt with his horse Comme prévu. It was an exciting head-to-head race that further heated up the atmosphere on the pitch. But the big winner of the day was Basile Bettendorf from Luxembourg. With his horse Kournikova du Gibet he secured first place and only narrowly overtook Böttcher. The result of the competition is:
| placement | name | horse |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Basile Bettendorf | Kournikova du Gibet |
| 2. | Daniel Botcher | Comme prévu |
| 3. | Max Weishaupt | illusion |
The strengths of the participants
The diversity of the participants created excitement: In addition to the winner Bettendorf, there were also other riders such as Oliver Berger, Edwin Schmuck, Maximilian Ertz, Verena Haller and Sönke Kohrock, who also remained faultless. These performances have led to the rankings for the IWEST Bayernchampionat changing as a result of the event. Some riders who took part for the first time managed to improve their points account based on their results - a highlight for the youngsters and the club members of PSV St. Georg Ingolstadt-Hagau.
The event was well received not only by the riders, but also by numerous spectators and sponsors. Loud donaukurier.de Friday with the IWEST Bavarian Championships was a real highlight of the event, which attracted many top-class riders to Ingolstadt-Hagau.
A look into the future
The Reitertage offer exciting prospects for the next few months, including the final of the Munich Young Talents in November, for which some participants were able to qualify. The Bavarian Show Jumping Club gave its members the opportunity to recommend their performances for this final. An exciting year is coming up in German equestrian sport and the FEI rankings show that top international riders are also looking for their place in the German competition. Current information about the world rankings is available here reiterzeit.de to read.