born august german equestrian olympic champion competes sport competing summer olympics won team gold medals individual silver individual bronze won numerous medals world cup retirement olympic horse games unexpected death second international level mount struggled find new grand prix level horse took time competition act training adviser australian national equestrian team resigned position late began riding major events horse plagued injuries required miss competitions announced change training base early moving new stables bavaria said allow accept students returning competition named german equestrian squad team personal life born august began riding age competing sport age young riders european championships attended college graduating law school building training stable germany focuses married daughter kim career rode horse olympic world equestrian games medals nicknamed named purchased german jumping barn pair came international attention european championships sixth place individual finish team gold repeated team gold world equestrian games taking bronze medal individual competition german team rode team gold european championships took individual silver horse ridden retired pair germany summer olympics won bronze medal individual competition rode gold medal winning german team lowest scoring member score determine team standing finals musical performance selected music stopped playing continued riding finished event music pair performed competitions tightly linked horse signature date best changes european championships brought gold medals team individual competition world cup competitions brought additional world equestrian games brought repeat team gold individual bronze medals charges tested positive world cup finals losing successive gold claimed drug given treat pair banned competition months exception german championships allowed qualify olympic games allowed compete qualifying events world cup ride event summer olympics improved individual performance win silver medal rode german team second successive gold team competition retired soon olympics age months death announced resulting young nicknamed clone clone current grand prix mount wall street following episode combined recent retirement left grand prix level horses wall street relatively successful horse suffered health problems able compete horse began competing grand prix level develop international horses year pair won prize given year best horse years old won grand prix competitions pair expected compete chosen german team sustained injury competition july immediate diagnosis severely pulled later diagnosis horse strained muscle expected heal months early horse able ridden condition june announced selling level horses student leaving horse prepared compete international level later month removed consideration competition european championships announced decided break competition focus training personal life announced seeking spot german team summer olympics saying training duties given time properly prepare ridden horse competitions winter stated planned compete additional competitions winter late horse year rest period help recover injuries troubled career october brought competition winning national germany pair successful subsequent competitions december announced returned german equestrian squad team coaching training named new training adviser australian national equestrian team role held training camps approved team members training programs helped choose team members international competitions late resigned citing mix training duties home europe disagreements tenure australian team best placing world equestrian games finishing 9th early announced moving base training stables bad located graduated college new facilities nearby bavaria offered room extensive natural therapy facilities including said new larger base allow training accept students
Ulla Salzgeber