[2] In 2023, he was banned from equestrian sport for seven years after he was found guilty of animal cruelty.

[3] Paul Estermann learnt to ride growing up on his family's farm in Traselinge, Switzerland.

During his apprenticeship as a farmer he devoted his leisure time to show jumping.

Paul has one daughter[4] and manages the equestrian centre (Reitsportcenter) Estermann in Hildisrieden, above Lake Sempach, where he is currently living.

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