Florian Bacher (born 8 November 1985) is an Austrian equestrian athlete and former rider at the Spanish Riding School.[1] He represented Austria at the 2019 FEI European Championships and participated at the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan, finishing 30th in the individual competition. He became national champion in 2019 aboard his horse Fidertraum.[2]

Florian Bacher
Personal information
Full nameFlorian Bacher
Born8 November 1985 (1985-11-08) (age 38)
Vienna, Austria
Sport
Country Austria
SportEquestrian
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2020 Olympic Games
Regional finals2019 FEI European Championships

Bacher is also former rider at the Spanish Riding School and started at the age of 16 through the SRS process and is one of the few riders that combined his career at the Spanish Riding School together with his sport career. After 18 years working as rider for the Spanish Riding School, he resigned in 2018.[3] He trains with British Olympic gold medalist Carl Hester.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Florian BACHER". vwww.fei.org.
  2. ^ "Florian Bacher Fractures Arm". Eurodressage. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  3. ^ "From Spanish Riding School to CDI Ring: Florian Bacher Wins 2020 CDI-W Brno".
  4. ^ "Florian Bacher mit bewährter Hester-Kür zum Österreichischen Staatsmeistertitel". Pferderevue (in German).
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