Castle ride in the footsteps of the Marchfelder Habsburg dynasty under the patronage of BM a.D. Dr. Werner Fasslabend and under the seal “Sub Auspiciis” Karl von Habsburg.
The 26th Marchfelder Schlösserritt took place from May 30 to June 2, 2019, in cooperation with Mag. Klaus Panholzer, Managing Director of Schloss Schönbrunn Betriebs- und Kulturges.mbH, the division managers of Schloss Hof Mrs. Mag. Katharina Tschann and her deputy Lukas Svoboda, the communities, the federal forests and the regional hunters.
The opening again
took place on Thursday in the Orangerie in Schlosshof. Numerous participants,
helpers and guests of honor were welcomed by the organiser H. G. Ebetshuber.
Mayor Josef Reiter from Engelhartstetten as well as the president of the Austrian
Cavalry Association Colonel Franz Prandstätter honored the long-term commitment
of the tradition Dragoon Regiment No. 3 in their speeches. After that, Elke
Schwarz was awarded the Silver St. George’s Order for her tireless work and
many years of dedication to the castle ride.
Before the
commander of the Dragoon Regiment No. 3 Colonel of Cavalry Hans Günter
Ebetshuber opened the castle ride, a prominent participant, the cabaret artist
Lydia Prenner-Kasper, was warmly welcomed to the event. After the champagne
reception, all those present were invited to an extremely interesting tour of
the castle.
Due to the
flooding of the March, the route had to be constantly changed by the organisation
team. This year the competitions were again held in two categories. The
A-competition total distance for both days about 80 km, with special tests that
were carried out on the way or directly in Schlosshof, or the lunchtime rest in
Schloss Eckartsau and Schloss Marchegg. Inter alia the shooting range Haringsee
held the shooting competition. Riding through, hand horse riding, coping with
natural obstacles in the group, individual jumping over natural obstacles the
next day, distance estimation, plan reading, etc. were among the special tasks
in which you could earn points.
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participants (A) had a positive result in the special stages and completed the
entire distance of approx. 80 km without a mistake. 19 participants were proud
to receive the Kav performance badge for orienteering and trekking in bronze.
Event-B about 50 km total on both days appealed to the 30 participants and was
extra scored.
During the individual
jumping over the natural obstacles, the 26th Marchfelder Schlösserritt received
a high attendance: the president of the Lower Austrian Equestrian Federation KR
Ing. Gerold Dautzenberg. He was welcomed by the organiser and with a passing
carriage was brought in the castle to another competition.
Afterwards
there was a special guided tour through the castle, to the regimental command
DR 3 and to the festively decorated baroque stable for the gala dinner before
the award ceremony. Mag. Ines Bejdl – an internationally recognized judge –
also visited surprisingly the event because in Lassee there was a jumping
tournament on the same day. The cozy castle restaurant garden was then a place
of shoptalk and discussion about the support and promotion of equestrian
popular sports.
After the
gala dinner – this year in the baroque stable – badges, bows, certificates and
placement prizes were handed over by the mayor from Eckartsau Ing. Rudolf
Makoschitz, Dr. med. Hans Reinisch of Magna Racino and the organiser.
In
appreciation of his services to the Tradition Dragoons Regiment No. 3, the
commander-in-chief, Mr. Thomas Tschann (DR 4), is awarded the Regimental Order
of the Dragoon Regiment No. 3 in bronze. Because of exemplary long-term service
fulfillment for our common history and tradition Mr. Zgsf. Walter Bründl Pohl
(DR3) has been promoted to sergeant. The golden medal of the Austrian Cavalry
Association was given to Gundi Schmid and the Regimental Trumpeter of the DR 3,
Zgsf. Günter Ringhofer.
The honorary challenge cup donated by Archduke Georg Habsburg was given to a uniformed participant, for the Cavalry highest military rating to Ptf. Christian Guss (Dragoon Regiment No.5), who also met the entire course (80km) without error for his regiment.
A-competition
- 1st place, Dragonerregiment Nr. 5
Olt. Dr Anton Wankhammer, Ptf. Dr. Carina Wankhammer
Olt. Ivor Schiller, Ptf. Christian Guss, Ptf. Silke Schmerlaib - 2nd place
Caroline Geiger, Finian Geiger, Sophie Mikula, Lara Johann, Michaela Res - 3rd place
Alois Hauptmann, Tzt. Rudolf Hauptmann, Sabine FRITZ, Christoph Allgäuer
B-competition
- 1st place
Susanne Payr, Gabriela Payr, Lisa Würzl, Stefanie Dörnhöfer - 2nd place
Gerhard Lackner, Michaela Bischof, Markus Goldfuss, Irene Unger - 3rd place
Kpr. Markus Potzmann, Mag. Doris Potzmann, Michaela Pinisch, Cornelia Oberguggenberger