Uwe Schwanz' Hermes Passed Away

Dressage

Germany

Hermes, the Grand Prix that Uwe Schwanz and Jessica Neuhauser competed at international Grand Prix level, has passed away. He was 18 years old.

Hermes was a 2008 born Bavarian warmblood by Hotline out of Callas (by Lanciano x ). He was bred by Martin Niedermaier.

Uwe Schwanz

Uwe Scwhanz trained the bay gelding up to Grand Prix level.

The horse was first competed as a 5-year old in 2013. A year later they made it to Warendorf for the Bundeschampionate and placed 12th in the 6-year old Finals after finishing fourth in the consolation finals.

They moved up to S-level in 2015 and to Grand Prix level in 2016. Their international show debut followed in 2017 at the CDI Lamprechtshausen, where the horse scored 73.640% in its first CDI Grand Prix test. That year they also went to Donaueschingen, Zakrzow and Munich.

Schwanz continued to compete Hermes internationally through 2019 with various starts in Dortmund, Wiener Neustadt, Mariakalnok, Munich, Wiesbaden, Leudelange, Pilisjaszfalu, Lipica, and Ranshofen. The CDI Leudelange in July 2019 was their last, where they posted 68.587% in the Grand Prix.

Hermes' show career continued with Schwanz, but at a national level. He kept on competing the horse through 2022.

Jessica Neuhauser

Swiss Jessica Neuhauser took over the ride at the start of 2023 and debuted him at the local show at Waldhauser Hof in March 2023. Her next show was her first and only CDI with Hermes, in Samorin, where they posted 66.870% in the Grand Prix.

Neuhauser kept on showing Hermes nationally through 2023. They only did one show in 2024 and two in 2025. The last one was in Karlsfeld in May 2025, which they won.

Untimely Passing

Unfortunately Hermes did not get to experience a long retirement as he had to be put to sleep.

Sadly, we had to say goodbye to our beloved Hermes, who had been with us since he was three years old," Neuhauer told Eurodressage. "An intestinal blockage caused by an inoperable lymphoma. At the beginning of last year, he won Grand Prix before being able to enjoy his well deserved retirement. We miss him deeply, and he will remain in our hearts forever."