Background
Steve Guerdat began riding at the age of seven and was trained by his father, Philippe Guerdat, and by Beat Mändli.
Steve Guerdat began riding at the age of seven and was trained by his father, Philippe Guerdat, and by Beat Mändli.
In July 2012, Steve Guerdat was ranked third in the world. In 2003 he switched to the Netherlands and worked there for January Tops. He was selected for the jumping events at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he rode Olympic.
In 2006 he moved to Belgium and worked for three months for billionaire Oleksandr Onishchenko.
In 2009 and 2011 he was named Swiss rider of the year. In 2012, he competed in London with Nino de Buissonnets at his third Olympic Games.
Steve is the youngest son of Olympic show jumper Philippe Guerdat. Since April 2007 Guerdat lives in Herrliberg.
Current
Jalisca Solier (* 1997), Selle Français, Mare, Father: Alligator Fontaine, Mother"s Father: Jalisco B, Owner: Yves G. Piaget
Tresor V (* 1996), Belgian Warmblood, Stallion, Father: Papillon Rouge, Owner: Yves G. Piaget
Ferrari VI (* 1999), Oldenburg horse, Gelding, Father: Furioso II, Owner: Yves G. Piaget
Nino des Buissonnets (* 2001), Selle Français, Gelding, Father: Kannan, Mother"s Father: Narcos, Owner: Urs Schwarzenbach
Nasa (*2001), Selle Français, Mare, Father: Cumano, Owner: Urs Schwarzenbach
Carpalo (*2001), Holsteiner horse, Gelding, Father: Contender, Mother"s Father: Cicero, Owner: Urs Schwarzenbach
Former
Olympic Z (*1996), Dutch Warmblood, Gelding, Father: Concorde, Mother"s Father: Ridder
Pialotta (* 1991), Mare, Father: Pilot, Mother"s Father: Akitos xx
Tiyl (* 1996), Belgian Warmblood, Gelding, Father: Fantastique, Mother"s Father: Codex
Urgent III (* 2001), Dutch Warmblood, Gelding, Father: Numero Uno, Mother"s Father: Julio Mariner
Olympic Games:
2004: with Olympic - Rank 5 (Team) + Rank 50 (Individual)
2008: with Jalisca Solier - Rank 3 (Team) + Rank 9.
(Individual)
2012: with Nino des Buissonnets - Rank 4 (Team) + Rank 1 (Individual)
European Championships:
2003, Donaueschingen: with Tepic - Rank 3 (Team) + Rank 6 (Individual)
2005, San Patrignano: with Pialotta - Rank 2 (Team) + Rank 7 (Individual)
2009, Windsor: with Jalisca Solier - Rank 1 (Team) + Rank 16 (Individual)
World Cup Final:
2005, Las Vegas: Rank 6 with Pialotta
2007, Las Vegas: Rank 3 with Tresor
2008, Göteborg: Rank 7 with Tresor
2009, Le Grand-Saconnex (Geneva): Rank 9. with Tresor
2012, ’s-Hertogenbosch: Rank 2 with Nino des Buissonnets
2013, Gothenburg: Rank 2 with Nino des Buissonnets
2015, Las Vegas: Rank 1 with Albführen"s Paille.
He is the 2012 Olympic Champion in individual jumping. He also won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen. Between 1997 and 2002 he was part of two junior and three young rider European championships and won two bronze medals with the team After that Yves Piaget bought him the mare Jalisca Solier, with which he won the World Cup in Geneva. He was selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics where he rode Jalisca Solier and won the bronze medal in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen. He was the only rider who jumped cleanly in the two final rounds of the competition and won the individual jumping gold medal. He was the first Swiss rider to win a gold medal in the jumping event since 1924 where Alphonse Gemuseus won in individual jumping.
