Hard blow for Swiss horse -drawn
Police evacuate horses from Pius Schwizer farm
The Swiss Olympic Riding Olympic Medalist is in turmoil. While he was competing far from his home, the Soleur authorities seized his horses to repay his debts.
Last summer, Pius Schwizer competed in Paris in Paris in Paris with “Vancouver de Lanlore”.
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Thursday afternoon, the Cantonal Soleur Police deployed in force in Oensingen (SO) to evacuate several horses from the property of the Pius Schwizer show jumper, 63 years old. This is what “Blick” reported. Police confirmed to have intervened in his stud farm in collaboration with the administrative authorities. This operation would follow unpaid debts of the bronze medalist Olympic.
The athlete confirmed the information to us, but refuses to go into details. He acknowledges having gone through a difficult financial period because of the pandemic. In June 2023, creditors would have asked him about 600,000 francs. Pius Schwizer works to repay his debts. But the other creditors also demand to be compensated, which is impossible for him. “We cannot spend more than what we earn.”
The high -level sportsman suspects that someone has put pressure on the authorities. The intervention would have taken place while he was absent for a competition.
He says he wants to honor all his commitments, but requires time and understanding: “I will return everything. They just have to have a little patience, “he said.
Pius Schwizer won the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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Pius Schwizer can take advantage of a successful career as an show jumping rider. In 2008, he won the Olympic bronze medal by team with his horse Noblesse Mwithin the red and white team. A year later, he won gold at the European team championships. He is also multiple individual Swiss champion.
Since the early 2000s, he has been the independent partner of the owner of the Kushof stables in Oensingen.
Translated from German by Emmanuelle Stevan
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