Ulf Wiltfang

Ulf Wiltfang grew up in a family of horse lovers. His father rode and still breeds warmbloods; his cousin Gerd became one of Germany's best known showjumpers who, after winning the German Championships in 1971, represented his country in the 1972 Olympics in Munich and again four years later in Montreal.

Originally a showjumper under the tutelage of his cousin Gerd, Ulf became intrigued by the challenge and finesse of dressage while in training with Juergen Boeckman, a protege of the legendary Herbert Rehbein. He decided to switch his career focus to dressage, and went on to earn his Bereiter (Professional Rider), Berufsreitlehrer (Instructor and Trainer for Professionals) and Reitmeister (chef ecuyer) degrees from the FN (the German National Federation), all with distinction.

Ulf was recruited by the German National Riding School in Warendorf and became Deputy Trainer/Instructor of the school. During his six year tenure there, in addition to training some of Germany's best stallions, Ulf prepared and coached close to 3000 professionals for their final exams, including such well-known trainers as Volker Bromann and Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel. He also conducted training courses for judges. During this time, his own education was complemented by training with such dressage greats as Fritz Templemann, Jan Bemelmans and Johan Hinneman.

In 1997, Ulf resigned from the German Riding School to take over training at a large dressage barn near Warendorf, where he trained and coached riders to Grand prix. During this time, he continued his own training with Klaus Balkenhol at the DOKR (German Olympic Riding Committee).

In the summer of 2005, Ulf relocated his training operation to his original family home in Bremen. From this base, he continues his teaching and training, as well as teaching clinics around Europe and in the US.