Krumke/Bern. – It is high season for equestrian athletes. The voltigeurs from Krumke are also travelling from one competition to the next. The European Championship and World Championship have now been ticked off. Today the athletes from the Stendal district will be competing in the German Championship in Prussendorf.
But let’s start from the beginning: For the U18 and U21 starters it was the European Championship in vaulting, for the seniors (over 21 years old) it was the World Championship. In Bern, or more precisely in the largest ice rink in Switzerland, it was once again a matter of showing that Krumke is right up there with the world’s best gymnasts. While the horses were being housed in the National Horse Center, the participants from the Stendal district first had to shake off the night-time journey and take a closer look at the competition venue, the Post Finance Arena in Bern. Heart palpitations were inevitable.
“Amari Santamaria Diaz competed for us at the European Championships together with her longeur Hauke Thümmler and her pony Meran,” says Charlotte Schumann, the trainer of the Krumke I vaulting group. “She comes from the Groß Quassow club in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, but has been with us since 2019 to compete in the team here. Since this year she has also been competing for us in the pas de deux (in pairs).”
13-year-old Amari Santamaria Diaz won bronze in Bern.
Photo: Daniel Kaiser
At the World Championships, Charlotte Schumann was in demand as a lunge leader. Canadian Charlotte Axani presented herself with the Krumker horse Morpheus. From September 2023, she was based in Osterburg, training and helping out at the Krumke equestrian center. How did the 22-year-old Cross-Fit trainer come across Krumke?
Charlotte Axani impressed the jury at the World Championships in Bern with her technique.
Photo: Daniel Kaiser
“She heard about me through a friend from Magdeburg and was looking for a horse to take part in the World Championships,” reveals Charlotte Schumann. Since Marion Schulze passed the baton to her in 2023, the 26-year-old has been the number one lunge leader. Just the right person for the Canadian.
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“After the club accepted, Charlotte came to Altmark for a year and lived with my family in Osterburg.” Her dream came true. Finally, the World Championships. But a mistake in the compulsory performance cost her points. While Charlotte Axani had to settle for 22nd place, Amari Santamaria Diaz impressed the jury with a very good performance and as the youngest starter. With a score of 7.897, the 13-year-old secured second place. A day later, she started to get nervous, her trainer describes. Despite this, she managed an 8.0 for her freestyle and was in third place overall. “Charlotte secured 17th place,” Charlotte Schumann sums up.
At the World Championships in Bern, Charlotte Axani from Canada finished 20th with Morpheus. Charlotte Schumann from the Stendal district was her longeur.
Photo: Daniel Kaiser
The final day of competition brought the decision. Amari received an 8.593 for her free skate, giving her bronze at the European Junior Championships. Charlotte came 20th at the World Championships and is taking a lot of experience with her to Canada.
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The German Youth Championships begin today in Prussendorf. The Krumkers are hoping for top places here too. Longer leader Pauline Diesing from Tangermünde is taking part with the horse Newmix and the Krumke II team. Participants are: Eveline Pätz, Lina Ulrich, Chiara Pieper, Elena Schmidt, Ida Müller and Adele Wiesel. Trainer Charlotte Schumann is presenting 14-year-old Emma Gille from Arensberg near Bismark (U18 women), 18-year-old Frances Moldenhauer from Rengerslage (U21 women) and Emma Gille and Amari Santamaria Diaz (U18 pas de deux) on Morpheus.
Amari Santamaria Diaz won bronze in Bern with Hauke Thümmler on the lunge.
Photo: Daniel Kaiser
“Amari Santamaria Diaz is also competing as the reigning German champion,” says Charlotte Schumann. The dentist, who started vaulting at the age of six, hardly has any time to catch her breath. After work, she goes from Eilsleben near Magdeburg to Krumke. “So that it continues,” she emphasizes. With her left hand, by the way. Whether it’s vaulting, volleyball or handicrafts. She knows exactly why: “You don’t want to stop.”
