AWhen Ludger Beerbaum entered the course, an icy shower descended on the tournament arena. He shrugged his shoulders slightly, but he couldn’t think about the weather right now. His gray mare Mila, a highly sensitive horse, didn’t exactly look relaxed, and it was immediately a question of qualifying for the most lucrative competition of the Hamburg Derby days, the stage of the Global Champions Tour. He and Mila made it to obstacle six, a bright yellow oxer, when it finally became clear that today wasn’t going to be his day.
The distance to the bulky obstacle turned out to be inappropriate, Mila jumped off, but the attempt didn’t go well, she cleared several poles with a loud rumble. “An absolute beginner’s mistake,” he said later, and grabbed his head. He is 58 years old, has the experience of a long and successful career, and now this.
