The Balve Optimum is a tournament between horse riders (CSI

Concours de Saut International

Concours de Saut International is a ranking system for the equestrian competition show jumping. All CSI events are approved by the international governing body of equestrian sport, the FEI....

/CDI) in Balve

Balve

Balve is a town in the Märkischer Kreis district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in Hönnetal, a narrow valley created by the river Hönne, which is near the Sorpesee, formerly part of Balve, and at the north end of the Sauerland, near Dortmund...

. It is placed at Balve

Balve

Balve is a town in the Märkischer Kreis district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in Hönnetal, a narrow valley created by the river Hönne, which is near the Sorpesee, formerly part of Balve, and at the north end of the Sauerland, near Dortmund...

 Wocklum, the home of Dieter von Landsberg-Velen. The aligner are the Turniergemeinschaft Balve GmbH with its managing director Rosalie von Landsberg-Velen and the Reiterverein Balve with its chairman count Landsberg-Velen.

German championship 2008

The winner of the German championship 2008 is:
Horse jumping

• Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum
  Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum
  Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping....
  
  
• Eva Bitter

Dressage

• Isabell Werth
  Isabell Werth
  Isebell Werth is a German equestrian and world champion in dressage.-Championships:...
  
  
• Matthias Alexander Rath