Cettina Zecha with her black horse in golden light

About me

I'm Cettina

My heart has belonged to horses since I was five — and since then no one has managed to keep me away from the stable. Today, as a qualified equine manager, FN-licensed trainer and therapist, I walk alongside people and horses on their very own path. Goldritt is more than a business name to me: it's my promise to you and your horse.

My philosophy

I believe that every horse can be ridden and trained in a healthy way — if you're willing to really look. Type, mind and conformation are my reference points; biomechanics and learning theory are my tools. I deliberately don't tie myself to a single riding style, because your horse isn't interested in pigeonholes.

Along the way I've also seen things I no longer wanted to see — and done things in the past that I now know better. In some riding schools the horses were not well, and hardly anyone looked. Those experiences shaped me: they're the reason Goldritt exists, and the reason quality always comes before quantity with me.

That's why I work holistically: training, therapy, husbandry, equipment and the relationship between you and your horse are inseparable for me. And I'm honest with you, even when it gets uncomfortable — because your horse deserves someone who speaks up for it.

My path

age 5Discovered riding — and could hardly be dragged away from the stable ever since.

2005Youth officer at the riding club; from 16 I taught children, teenagers and adults.

2009Schooling horses, stallions, young horses, problem horses and special breeds — the school of life.

2015FN trainer's licence, awarded the Gebrüder-Lütke-Westhues Prize as best graduating trainer in the federal state.

after thatB.Sc. Equine Management, osteopathic and therapeutic training — and it never stops.

2025My own yard: the former "Reitschule Wedel" becomes Goldritt & Ponygold.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Equine Management
Riding Trainer (FN) · Gebrüder-Lütke-Westhues award
Instructor's certificate (AdA) — training equine professionals of all disciplines
Osteopathic Medicine from Human to Horse (Med-Equin)
Aromatherapist

FN certificate of competence
Certificate of competence for horse transport · driving licences C1, CE
Various hoof orthopaedics seminars
Riding badges up to DRA III · lungeing badge
Ongoing further training — from groundwork to hoof orthopaedics

Among others, I've had the privilege of learning from Olympic champion Dirk Hafemeister, Christoph Hess, Gerd Heuschmann, Grischa Ludwig and Martin Plewa — and I keep learning to this day.

My network

With horses you never stop learning — and no one can do everything. Where I'm not the right person myself, I refer you to people I trust: for equine medicine, physiotherapy, hoof care, saddles, feeding and more.

Med-Equin

Osteopathy

Dinah Wulf

Osteopathy & yoga

Telse Hansen

Horse-assisted seminars

Angelina Spix

Fascia therapy

Britt Wenckebach

Courses & seminars

Christina Wild

Horse portraits

Bemer

Physical vascular therapy

Dagmar Langer

Soul conversations

Bemer partner

Since June 2021 I've been a Bemer partner — because my horses and I experience physical vascular therapy every day. With me the rule is: try first, then decide. If you order through me, you get a personal introduction, ongoing support and a year of extended warranty on top.

To the Bemer page

[PHOTO: horse wearing a Bemer rug]