Swiss Young Rider Emily Weseloh Debuts New Horse

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Swiss Young Rider team member Emily Weseloh has debuted a new horse in Germany: Firmino VS.

Firmino VS is a year old Westfalian gelding by Furstenball out of Baronesse von Varl (by Belissimo M x D'Accord). He is bred by Volker Schmale-Steinkamp.

String of Riders

The 9-year old has had a string of riders that competed him from young horse level to small tour.

He began his show career as a 3-year old under Katrin Schmale, finishing 12th at the 2020 Westfalian Young Horse Championships.

He sold for 40,000 euro at the Westfalian Spring Elite Auction in April 2021 and was listed as owned by the company MK UG from Munich, directed by Michael Klasen. The ride was allocated to Philipp Paradiso, who rode him to an 8th place at the Westfalian YH Championships in Munster-Handorf. He took hm to M-level in 2022.

As of 2023 it was Tatjana Burger onboard who confirmed the horse at M-level with numerous starts at local shows. In 2024 it was Michael Geismeier's turn and the horse did its first S-level tests.

In 2025 Matthias Bouten rode Firmino VS in three S-level tests. This year Bouten presented him in the Nurnberger Burgpokal qualifier in Hagen, where he was 8th. At the one in Balve they were fourth and in Görlitz they were third.

Sold to Switzerland

Firmino VS (by Furstenbal x Belissimo M)

Firmino VS has now been sold to Swiss young rider Emily Weseloh. She already debuted the gelding at the local show in Hamminkeln, Germany, for a 65.660% score and 7th place in the Prix St Georges test.

The 20-year old Weseloh competed at the 2024 European Junior Riders Championships on Be Happy (by Brisbane x De Niro) to place 15th in the Kur. This year she rode the 12-year old Hanoverian gelding at the European Young Riders Championships and was 36th in the individual test.

Weseloh is the 2025 Swiss Young Riders Champion. This year she won bronze at the Nationals.