German Team
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Stage 1, Hungary: Christian Ahner, Jens Vogt, Linus Nakatzi
Stage 2, Sweden: Johanna Pfister and Oliver Pfister
Final stage, Poland: Johanna Pfister, Christian Ahner and Andrea Seidel
Christoph Neugebauer
(Germany Team Captain)
Age: 41
Height: 178cm
Profession: Pharmacist
Education: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, Germany
Lives in the South of NRW, near Cologne
Horseback archery experience:
Christoph took up archery in 2010. He soon built his own training venue on the "Waldrandranch". Since 2010 regular competitions and training have been held here, and since 2014 this has included the use of a rotating target for the Kassai-Style. In 2014 he was second in the German Championship (Korean Style). His quarter-horse (Mighty's Flower, 9 years old in 2015) was the most successful German Horse of the Year in horseback archery
("Steppenpferd des Jahres") in both 2013 and 2014.
Christoph is Chairman of the German "Steppenreiter"
Equipment: 32lb Falkon II light & Aurel Agil arrows
Other interests: Christoph has two young sons (born 2010 & 2012) with my wife Susan and loves
cars.
Wolfgang Neubert
Age: 46
Height: 190cm
Profession: IT System Engineer
Lives in Schrassig, Luxembourg (German Passport!!!)
Horseback archery experience:
March 2013: Beginners' workshop with Claus Meyer;
2014: First year of competition in german championship.
Equipment: 36lb Nemethy & Aurel Agil 500
Other interests: His dog, their camping car and artisan work
Joachim Rudloff
Age: 52
Height: 184cm
Profession: Master Dental Technician
Horseback archery experience:
Since 2007
Joachim took part in EOCHA in Hummelhof, Germany ('08 & '09), Belgium ('10) and Hungary ('13).
In 2014 he competed in the Kassai World Cup
Equipment: 32lb Saluki Crimea Tartar
Other interests: Horse riding and archery
Maximilian Kleinbauer
Age: 14
Height: 170cm
Profession: Student
Education: HochwaldgymnsiumWaldern
Lives in Weierweier, Saarland
Horseback archery experience:
Max was sitting on horses before he could walk. His first competition was in Satzvey in 2008 on his Shetland Pony "Gabilan" and in 2010, with this partnership, he first gained the title "German Youth Champion". He is the reigning Junior Champion in the Hungarian and Korean events. In 2014 he was second in the "Supercup" of the German "Steppenreiter".
Equipment: 27lb Mitras from Ralf Johänntges & Easton Platinum Plus
Other interests: Fishing, table tennis, playing guitar.
Angela Graefen
Age: 39
Height: 159cm
Profession: Biologist / medical writer
Education: Human biology, University of Mainz, Germany (ongoing PhD in paleogenetics / bioarchaeology
Lives in Mainz, Germany
Horseback archery experience:
Angela came into contact with horseback archery in 2006, while still active in her first career of training dressage horses. After taking part in a training course and three competitions in her first year, has taken part in every National Championship final since then, as well as the EOCHAs in 2008 and 2009. Her first international competition outside of Germany was last year’s Kassai Horsearchery International World Cup, where she took part with the German team.
Equipment: 29lb Grozer Biocomposite Scythian & 30lb Wind Fighter bows, Easton Light Speed 500 arrows
Other interests: Photography, bioarchaeology and my 8-year-old Pura Raza Española stallion Olivito Sol (training in dressage, horseback archery and generally trying to keep him out of mischief).
Johannes Anton Hofmeister
Age: 38
Height: 185cm
Profession: German Approved Farrier, Blacksmith
Education: Farrier School University, Leipzig
Lives in Falkenfels, Bavarian Forest
Horseback archery experience:
First of four clinics with the Nemethy Brothers in November 2008.
Regular tournaments in Germany; also in Japan, Mongolia and Poland.
Equipment: Grozer Junior Turk 50lb
Other interests: Charlotte, Motorcycling, Wandervogel, Travelling
Jens Vogt
Age: 49
Height: 183cm
Profession: Engineer
Education: FH Meschede, NRW
Lives in the South of NRW, near Cologne
Horseback archery experience:
Jens took up archery in 2007.
He took part in EOCHA 2009 in Germany, 2010 in Belgian (5th overall), 2011 in Poland (5th overall) and 2011 in Hungary. In 2014 he took part at the KHOW in Kassai Valley, Hungary (13th overall)
German Championship placings:
2013 2nd hungarian style, 4th korean style
2014 German Champion hungarian style, 3rd korean style
Equipment: 36lb Falkon II light & Aurel Agil arrows
Other interests: Snowboarding and skiing
Ralph Traunbauer
Age: 55
Profession: Fire Protection Engineer
Horseback archery experience:
Ralph has been riding for 40 years and doing archery for 20 years. He loves riding fast horses and is a real fan of very strong bows. He has travelled extensively whilst enjoying horseback archery, visiting Korea, Japan, Turkey, and Canada, amongst others.