Balve Optimum

The Balve Optimum is a tournament between horse riders (CSI/CDI) in Balve. It is placed at Balve 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.

History
The first riders tournament was organized in the year 1947.

German championship 2008
The winner of the German championship 2008 is:
 * Horse jumping
 * Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum
 * Eva Bitter
 * Dressage
 * Isabell Werth
 * Matthias Alexander Rath