GEZE sponsors prestigious show jumping event at the Stuttgart German Masters 2019

The atmosphere was tense as the world's best riders went head to head at the Stuttgart German Masters World Cup horse show. From 13 to 17 November the top international equestrian stars gathered at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart. The Leonberg-based company GEZE has been a staunch supporter of the top-class show jumping competition for many years now through its sponsoring of the GEZE Prize.

Victory for the fastest clear round

The GEZE GmbH Prize on Saturday evening is one of the highlights of the Stuttgart German Masters: the prize was competed for in an international show jumping competition with a jump-off round. The starting line-up comprised 41 riders, including the reigning European show jumping champion, Martin Fuchs, and the previous year's winner, Steve Guerdat. The fastest rider in the decisive jump-off round over a course which featured obstacles up to 1.50 metres high was Hans-Dieter Dreher on Prinz. In next place came Steve Guerdat from Switzerland and Pius Schwizer.

All three pairs rode a faultless first round and subsequent jump-off. At the end of the competition victory and GEZE GmbH Prize rankings were decided by mere fractions of a second:

  1. 1. Hans-Dieter Dreher - 37.86 seconds
  2. 2. Steve Guerdat - 38.20 seconds
  3. 3. Pius Schwizer - 38.38 seconds
Sandra Alber congratulates Hans-Dieter Dreher and Prinz on winning the GEZE GmbH Prize at the Stuttgart German Masters 2019. © GEZE GmbH

Sandra Alber congratulates Hans-Dieter Dreher and Prinz on winning the GEZE GmbH Prize at the Stuttgart German Masters 2019. © Thorsten Dauer / GEZE GmbH

Inspirational top-class performance

It's only the trust and affinity that exists between horse and rider that makes such tremendous achievements as overcoming the obstacles in the GEZE Prize course possible. It's outstanding successes like this which inspire GEZE and which the Leonberg company models itself on. GEZE uses innovative door, window and safety technology to achieve excellent results in creating buildings worth living in. This also includes providing equipment and systems for venues like the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart. Here GEZE systems ensure the comfort and safety of the visitors, participants and event organisers during the Stuttgart German Masters.