Simone Pearce to Leave Gestüt Bonhomme and Relocate to Bavaria

Australian Olympian Simone Pearce has left her employer of one year, Gestut Bonhomme in Werder near Berlin (GER), and relocated to Bavaria. She has taken up a new rider's position at Sophia Ritzinger's yard.

Simone Pearce

The 31-year old Pearce arrived in Europe a decade ago, first as working student at Johan Rockx' yard in Belgium before moving to Stable Perlee in The Netherlands. From 2015 till 2018 she rode sales horses for Helgstrand Dressage in Denmark. At the end of 2018 she left Helgstrand to ride in north Germany, but ended up being recruited as a full-time rider for Gestüt Sprehe under the supervision of Sabine Rüben.

Pearce made her international debut as an Under 25 rider on her own Little Lion (by Leandro x Rastell) in 2013 and campaigned Wladimir OA (by Flemmingh x Florestan), Santiago (by Stedinger x Dacaprio), and Scolari between 2016 and 2019 at international Grand Prix level. Pearce's big break through in sport came aboard Gestut Sprehe's stallion Destano, who took her to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

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