André Thieme with Aragon Rouet, CSI 5* Hamburg 2011
André Thieme (born April 25, 1975) is a German rider who competes in show jumping.
André Thieme was born as the son of Michael Thieme, a dressage rider and “Obersattelmeister” of the state stud in Redefin. At the age of 19, he received the “Goldene Reitabzeichen”, a mention for ten victories in dressage competitions on high level of difficulty. Thenceforth he focused riding show jumping competitions.[1][2]
Thieme is a professional show jumping rider and master horse farm manager (“Pferdewirtschaftsmeister“). In 2007 he was second at the championship of the German professional show jumping riders. In 2009 and 2010 Thieme was the most successful rider of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.[3][4] He was several times part of German Nation Cup teams in Eastern Europe and North America.
He lives in Plau am See in the north-east of Germany together with his wife and his son; his horses lives in a stable in Leizen near Röbel since April 2012.[5] Since 2010 Thieme has much success at horse shows in big horse shows in North America, where he lives some months in the year.[6]
The first main success in the career of André Theime was his victory in the 78th German show jumping derby in Hamburg. He was the second rider from the former German Democratic Republic (after Holger Wulschner in the year 2000) who win this competition. The Derby is a world-famous show jumping competition over special natural fences. In 2008 he won the derby a second time,[7] in 2011 a third time.
His probably biggest success in his career so far was the win of the 2011 $1,000,000 Grand Prix in Saugerties, New York. For this event he had qualified in spring at national tournaments in Florida.[4][8] In March 2014 he win the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix at Ocala, Florida riding Contanga.[9] In the years 2015 to 2017, Thieme and his gelding Conthendrix was several times part of German Nations Cup teams.
During his annual stay in Florida André Thieme win End of March 2021 the final Grand Prix of the Ocala Winter Circuit, riding Chakaria. With this victory Thieme was the first rider was the first rider who won four $1,000,000 Grand Prix organized by HITS, Inc. in his career.[10] Even after returning to Europe, the 2021 season was highly successful for him: He was nominated for two of the four Nations Cups of the Europe Division of the FEI Nations Cup series with Chakaria and was also victorious with his other horses, for example in the Herzlake Grand Prix. In early July 2021 he was nominated for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
He was part of the silver winning German team at the European Championships 2021 in Riesenbeck, Germany with Chakaria. With just 2.84 penalties after three rounds, he was the best rider of the German team.[11] With one clear round and four penalties in the final competition André Thieme and Chakaria won the individual gold medal.[12]
Horses
Andre Thieme with Conthendrix (2014)
Current
Chakaria (born 2010), chestnut mare, German sport horse, sire: Chap, sire of dam: Askari[13]
Conacco (born 2011), bay gelding, Oldenburg show jumping horse, sire: Conoglio, sire of dam: Chacco-Blue[14]
Cupertino (born 2008), bay stallion, Holsteiner, sire: Contender, sire of dam: Leonce[15]
Liratus (born 2005), bay gelding, Danish Warmblood, sire: Corratus, sire of dam: Limebrand[16]
Former sport horses
Cellestial (born 1994), grey stallion, Oldenburg horse sire: Cantus; first ridden in sport by Heiko Schmidt, up to beginning 2005 ridden by Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, then ridden by Jan Peters, from Autumn 2005 to beginning 2006 ridden by Rene Tebbel, 2006 ridden by André Thieme, in 2008 ridden by Katrin Schmidt, today breeding sire[17][18][19]
Magnus (born 1996), chestnut gelding, sire: Matador, since January 2010 ridden by Andrew Coolen[21]
Antares F (born 2000), grey gelding, Württemberger, sire: Araconit, since July 2010 ridden by McLain Ward[22]
Aragon Rouet (born 2000, former “Aragon ter Spelonck”), dark brown gelding, Belgian Warmblood, sire: Baloubet du Rouet, since autumn 2011 ridden by Meg O'Mara[23]
Coco (born 2001), dark brown gelding, Mecklenburger, sire: Cellestial, at the World Breeding Jumping Championships for young horses and in 2011 ridden by André Thieme, up to 2010 ridden by Heiko Schmidt, since then owned and ridden by Seth Vallhonrat, since May 2011 ridden by McLain Ward[6][25]
Uvalier (born 2001), brown gelding, Belgian Warmblood, sire: Cavalier, in Spring 2011 sold to Canada[26]
Caesar (born 2002), chestnut gelding, stud book of Zangersheide, sire: Canabis Z, since 2012 ridden by Christi Israel[27]
Contanga (born 2004), bay mare, Oldenburg Show Jumping horse, sire: Catoki, sold in summer 2015 to Athina Onassis[28]
Conthendrix (born 2004), grey gelding, Holsteiner, sire: Contendro, sire of dam: Cor de la Bryère; Ridden by Mary Looke from 2018[29]
Voigtsdorfs Quonschbob (born 2004, former name: Querly P), dark bay gelding, Oldenburg Show Jumping horse, sire: Querlybet Hero[30]
Results (since 2005)
André Thieme with Nacorde, Second qualifier to the German show jumping derby 2011
