Look Who's Back: Jacques Albeck

Dressage

Germany

This year German based French dressage rider Jacques Albeck has made his come back to the show ring after a two-year break from national competition sport. His last international start dates back to nine years ago.

Aboard HP Escalibur Albeck competed at the 2023 CDN Ankum on 6 - 9 October 2023. He returned to the arena with this horse in July 2023 at a national show in Neustadt/Dosse

International Career

The Berlin based Albeck is in the real estate and wealth management business and an avid dressage lover. He is a former treasurer of the International Dressage Riders Club.

Albeck competed actively in international dressage sport in the 2000s with Grand Prix horses Rubinstar (by Rubinstein x Barsoi), Rossini (by Rohdiamant x Donnerberg), World in Motion (by Weltmeyer x Bolero), Collin (by Contender x Schampus xx) and Richmond (by Rheingau x Festivo). The latter two horses he took over from Hartwig Burfeind. He represented France on the Nations' Cup team at the 2013 CDIO Vidauban. Other horses Jacques competed include Rubens and Da Capo.

His last international show was on Richmond at the CDI Deauville in July 2014. He rode Richmond last on national level in November 2014.

Between 2015 and 2021, the business man Albeck competed at just four regional shows with Dante (by Don Bosco x Brentano II), Rybac (by Royal Hit x Don Schufro) and Sabre (by San Amour x De Niro).

Come Back

In Ankum in October the 63-year old piloted the 9-year old Oldenburg gelding HP Escalibur (by Escolar x Sir Donnerhall x Donnerhall) to 63.421% for a 13th place in the Intermediaire II.

The bay gelding is bred by Danish Lone Boegh Henriksen and was presented at the 2017 Oldenburg Saddle Licensing but not accepted. He sold at the Oldenburg auction in Vechta for 19,000 euro to England but six months later was resold.

The Albecks are a horsey family with his wife and children also involved in the sport. His wife Simone (née Flemish) also competed in Ankum and with Haya (by Hochadel x Hofrat) she finished 6th in the Grand Prix on 67.967% and second in the Special with 71.405%. Their daughter Joy is a former French pony team rider, who gave up the sport after her pony career in 2011.