About Me

Hardy Zantke learned to drive horses as a youngster with draft teams at his grandfather’s drayage company in East Germany. He later had a formal riding education in the West German army. After immigrating to the U.S. with his wife, Jutta, and settling in Torrance, CA, they became one of the top competitors in combined driving in the U.S. in the 80's and 90's with their pairs of 17-hand bay Holsteiner geldings. They competed regularly throughout the entire U.S. and Canada and were first alternate of the U.S. team at the 1993 World Pair Driving Championship. They brought up two pairs from importing them as three year olds to being long-listed with United States Equestrian Team (USET). They also competed with a four-in-hand and reached the USET List of Developing Drivers with the team. They retired from active competition in the fall of 2005. Hardy is a retired transportation executive. He is a licensed FEI International Driving Judge and actively judges here and abroad. He is a director of the American Driving Society (ADS) and serves on various committees of USEF and ADS. He has served as chef d'equipe since 1996 for 13 U.S. teams, which brought home five medals. Hardy writes for various driving magazines and is published in five countries. He received the ADS President’s Award for his contributions to driving.

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