Equestrian Community Brings Aid and Relief to Ukrainian Refugees

Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, the global equestrian community has rallied behind Ukraine providing aid and relief to the refugees.

Efforts to provide shelter, food, supplies have been made by numerous individuals; a few stand out.

Schockemöhle Shelters 80 Women and Children

Paul Shockemöhle, team silver and bronze Olympic show jumper in 1976 and 1984 and owner of one of Germany's biggest stallion stations and breeding farms, has helped 80 Ukrainian refugees escape Russia's invasion.

"We picked up 80 people from the Ukrainian-Polish border," the 76-year-old told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeiting. "They are all women with relatively small children. We have put them up in a hotel in Neustadt-Glewe. The hotel gives us a special rate, but at the moment I'm paying for that," as well as their food and transport.

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