Ahlerich (1971–1992) was a Westphalian gelding. With his rider

Reiner Klimke Reiner Klimke (; 14 January 1936 – 17 August 1999) was a German equestrian, who won six gold and two bronze medals in dressage at the Summer Olympics — a record for equestrian events that has since been surpassed. He appeared in six Ol ...

, he won the 1984 and 1988 team gold medals in Olympic

Grand Prix dressage Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined by ...

and the individual gold in 1984. In 1975, Klimke purchased Ahlerich at auction in Warendorf for a record-breaking 42.000 DM (roughly $26,600). He is the subject of a book written by Klimke, ''Ahlerich von der Remonte zum Dressur-Weltmeister; ein exemplarischer Ausbildungsweg'' (1984), published in translation by Courtney Searls-Ridge as ''Ahlerich: The Making of a Dressage World Champion'' in 1986.

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