Heinz Lammers Passed Away

Dressage

Germany

Riding Master Heinz Lammers passed away on 8 February 2022. He was 92 years old.

Born in Greven, Germany, in 1929, Lammers discovered his passion for horses and riding when he was 10 years old. He got his formal education at the legendary Gestüt Vornholz, where Willi Schultheis took him under his wings. He was further trained in classical equitation by General Niemack, Major Paul Stecken and Oberst Winkel.

Versatile Rider

He began his sport career mainly as an eventing rider and also competed in show jumping before finally settling for dressage.

With home trained horses, he achieved over 120 victories in small and big tour classes in his career.

Trainer

Lammers was equally successful as a trainer. First he taught in the riding schools in Saerbeck and Greven, before going independent in 1967. He had a training stable in Olfen and was a heavily sought after coach. His students include Olympians Eva Maria Pracht, Pia Laus, and Edith Master.

Amongst his students are also his sond Heinz-Holger and Hartmut Lammers, as well as Marion Wiebusch and Alina Röhricht.

He was also regional team trainer for Westfalia for almost 25 years.

Decorated

For his lifetime achievements, Lammers was decorated with the Golden plaque by the Westfalian equestrian federation in 2002.

The German equestrian federation proclaimed him "riding master" in 1989 and in 2013 he received the Stensback plaque.

"No other riding master has influenced Westfalian dressage sport as much as Heinz Lammers," said Martin Plewa, who is a riding master humself and former manager of the Westfalian riding and driving school.