Germany’s Julia Krajewski, the 2021 Olympic eventing champion, has a brand new base, having relocated to Italy for the winter season.
Julia had labored out of the German nationwide coaching centre at Warendorf for greater than 17 years, since she left college at 19, however moved in December to the household base of her boyfriend, Italian championship rider Pietro Roman, simply outdoors Rome. Pietro’s father Federico was the 1980 Olympic champion on the Moscow Video games and his brother Luca can be an Olympian; Pietro and Luca competed on the 2016 Video games in Rio.
Julia instructed H&H the climate is significantly hotter in Italy at the moment of 12 months and the bottom in higher situation.
“I took 11 horses with me and one was right here already,” she stated. “Transferring the horses was the smallest drawback – I needed to transfer out of my house so it’s all that stuff, all of the horses’ stuff… simply placing horses on the lorry and trailer was approach simpler than shifting every little thing else! I’ve finished the journey a number of instances for competitions because it’s the identical space as Montelibretti or Pratoni, so I do know the street.”
Julia Krajewski plans to remain at her new base in Italy till April, then return to Germany for the summer season season, in all probability across the Warendorf space however not on the centre.
“It has advantages, being within the centre of every little thing, however I’m prepared for a bit extra peace and quiet,” she stated.
Following the retirement of her Olympic champion Amande De B’Neville, who’s in foal, Julia’s string for this 12 months is headed by the promising 11-year-old Nickel 21, who received Aachen CCIO4*-S and Boekelo CCIO4*-L final 12 months, in addition to ending eleventh on the Paris Olympics after a late call-up. Julia stated she could intention him at Luhmühlen five-star, however her chief focus shall be a return to Aachen and championships, with the European Championships at Blenheim in September in thoughts.
Additionally amongst her rides is among the three clones of Chris and Lisa Stone’s world and European medallist Chilli Morning, Chilli Morning II, who shall be aimed on the eight- and nine-year-old class at Blenheim.
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Pippa is a real eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand expertise of competing as much as British Eventing intermediate and worldwide CCI2*-L stage, and has labored within the business on a high occasion yard. Pippa enjoys nothing greater than immersing herself within the sport on the highest stage, reporting from the five-stars and worldwide championships, together with the Olympics.
