Alfred Fitzi eidg, Diplomierter Reitlehrer

An international Dressage and Show Jumping expert, Fredi has recently returned to Western Australia. He is committed to using his extensive riding and training skills to benefit amateur, professional and other ambitious riders.

Fredi has been riding horses since childhood days. His family owned a riding school, and from an early age, Fredi was looking after horses and competing at equestrian events.

Fredi’s successful equestrian career began in 1976 when, as a member of the Swiss National Team, he helped to win the 1976 European Junior Show Jumping Championship. Throughout his extensive career, Fredi has competed internationally in both Show Jumping and Dressage and has been awarded a number of titles.

In 1978, he completed a three-year apprenticeship as a professional rider (Bereiter) and, in 1986, after six years of training; he was one of three successful students to be awarded the prestigious Swiss Master Diploma in Riding Instruction.

Fredi has worked for and trained with celebrated Swiss International and Olympic Show Jumping medalists, Herman von Siebenthal, Max Hauri and Paul Weier. Subsequently, he was appointed Trainer of the Swiss Equestrian Vaulting Team. Under Fredi’s instruction, his team achieved considerable success.

As a nationally recognized Swiss Riding instructor, Fredi assumed responsibility for training of Professional Riding (Bereiter) Apprentices in Switzerland.

He is proud to claim that in the year 2000, one of his apprentices was awarded the ‘best overall performance’ score for her year.
Fredi is dedicated to passing his skills on to other riders and competitors.

Martine Fitzi-Schmid

Martine started her horse-riding career at the age of nine. After aceiving her Show Jumping and Dressage license, at age 15, she started to compete in show jumping competition. She had the great opportunity, at the beginning of her dressage career, to train with the great equestrian and Olympic Dressage medalist, Henri Chammartin.

Martine was always very involved in the organization of competitions and club events, and now imports saddles and riding gear.