Paul Schockemöhle (GER) & Deister win the 1986 Hickstead Derby

Paul Schockemöhle & Deister winners of 1986 Hickstead Derby with a clear

Deister
Bay, Hannoveraner Verband e. V. ( Hann ) / Hanoverian ( Han ), Gelding. Won three consecutive individual European Show Jumping Championship gold medals - in Munich, Germany in 1981, Hickstead, England in 1983 and Dinard, France in 1985. Bred by Hermann Hahl in Osterbruch, Lower Saxony, Deister was by Diskant out of Adlerklette by Adlerschild xx (TB), stood 171cms high (16.3 1/2 hh) and had the heart of a lion.

It was in Rotterdam in 1979 that the partnership claimed their first European medal, taking silver behind Gerd Wiltfang riding Roman also for Germany.

Individual Silver Medal 1979 European Championships in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Team Silver Medal 1979 European Championships in Rotterdam
Individual Gold Medal 1981 European Championships in Munich, Germany
6th Individual 1982 World Championships, Dublin, Ireland
Team Silver Medal 1982 Show Jumping World Championships in Dublin
Winner of the 1982 Hickstead Derby
Individual Gold Medal 1983 European Championships in Hickstead, England
Team Bronze Medal 1983 European Championships in Hickstead
Winner of the 1983 King George V Gold Cup, England
7th Individual 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles
Team Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles
Winner of the 1984 Aachen (CHIO) Grand Prix
Individual Gold Medal 1985 European Championships in Dinard, France
Team Bronze Medal 1985 European Championships in Dinard
Winner of the 1986 Hickstead Derby

5 German Championships with Schockemöhle

Deister career winnings $1.5 million