Austrian young riders' team member Florentina Jöbstl has switched trainers and moved to Germany for new inspiration.
The 20-year old is now being coached by Charlott-Maria Schürmann.
Florentina Jobstl
Florentina began her international career inn 2018 in two divisions: in the children on Ruby's First Rubin (by Rubin Royal) and on pony Daiquiri (by FS Don't Worry x Don Joshi). In 2019 pony Cinderella M came along and took. her to the 2019 European Pony Championships, where they were 16th in the Kur. As of 2020 she began competing Colourfull Cannonball and he took her to the 2020 and 2021 Pony Europeans to finish 15th and 7th in the Kur.
She moved to junior level in 2021 with horses Coco Procol Harum (by Cheenook x Carprilli) and Floortje (by Negro x Florencio). With the latter she represented Austria at the 2022 European Junior Riders Championships in Hartpury, where she was 17th in the freestyle finals.
In February 2023 Florentina took over the ride on her brother Paul's Young Riders' horse, Bodyguard. They represented Austria at the 2023 European Junior Riders Championships in Kronberg, where Austria secured historic team silver after a controversial ruling of the OC when the judge at C missed that Jöbstl went off course. Individually the pair was fourth in the individual test and fifth in the Kur. By the end of 2023 the pair moved to Young Riders level and in 2024 they showed at the CDI's in San Giovanni, Gössendorf, Olomouc and Achleiten, winning 9 out of 10 tests. They returned on the Austrian team at the 2024 European Young Riders Championships, where they finished 12th in the Kur. At the 2025 European Young Riders Championships in Kronberg, they were 9th in the Kur. At the Austrian Junior / Young Riders Championships Florentina won silver in 2023 and 2024 and gold in 2025.
Bodyguard was retired from sport at the end of 2025
Switching Trainers
Florentina has now opted to switch trainers. She was previously coached by Oliver Oelrich and Victoria Max-Theurer and has now connected with Charlott Maria Schürmann. She’s based with her new trainer in Gehrde, Germany.
"Florentina has been training with me since September for an indefinite period, together with three horses, in order to prepare specifically for the upcoming season," said Charlott. "In parallel, she is studying Business Administration.
Schürmann's family-owned yard has 16 stables and it was expanded with a brand new built indoor, boxes and outdoor two years ago.
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