Catherine Haddad

From the U.S.A. to Germany

In 1993, after completing four years of basic training with Bodo Hangen in Michigan, Catherine Haddad moved from the USA to Germany to train and compete in dressage. On Hangen’s advice, she moved to Warendorf to continue her education with his former trainer, Willi Schultheis.

Schultheis, a legendary influence in dressage both in Europe and the Americas, trained Haddad on a daily basis until his untimely death in 1995. Since that time, Haddad has successfully established her own training and competition stable in Vechta, Germany.

Haddad currently trains with Schultheis’ most successful protégé, Rudolf Zeilinger. Keeping 1-2 horses at the Zeilinger stable, Haddad drives early mornings to Emsbüren and trains under his supervision for the first few riding hours of every day. She returns to Vechta to supervise the training of her young horses and developing Grand Prix horses in late morning.