| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 3 | Dressage Team | 1996 | Atlanta, GA, USA | |
| 4 | Dressage Individual | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 15 | Dressage Individual | 1996 | Atlanta, GA, USA | |
| Dressage Team | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | ||
| World Equestrian Games | ||||
| 3 | Grand Prix Special | 2010 | Lexington, KY, USA | |
| 3 | Grand Prix Freestyle | 2010 | Lexington, KY, USA | |
| 3 | Dressage Team | 2006 | Aachen, GER | |
| 4 | Dressage Team | 2010 | Lexington, KY, USA | |
| Pan American Games | ||||
| 1 | Dressage Individual | 2011 | Guadalajara, MEX | |
| 1 | Dressage Team | 2011 | Guadalajara, MEX | |
| World Cup Final | ||||
| 1 | Dressage Individual | 2009 | Las Vegas, NV, USA | |
| World Cup North American League | ||||
| 1 | Dressage Individual | 2011/2012 | Del Mar, CA, USA | |
| 1 | Dressage Individual | 2008/2009 | Del Mar, CA, USA | |
| 1 | Dressage Individual | 2008/2009 | Burbank, CA, USA | |
| 1 | Dressage Individual | 2008/2009 | Del Mar, CA, USA | |
Hobbies
Riding his motorcycle. (chalkhill.com, 03 Dec 2007)
Family
Wife Shannon Barnes-Peters
Language(s) spoken
English, German
Other sports
His wife, Shannon Barnes-Peters, finished second behind her husband at the 2005 National Intermediate Dressage Championship in Gladstone, New Jersey, United States. (animal.discovery.com, 03 Dec 2007)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started riding as a child in his hometown of Wesel, West Germany. (equestrian.org.au, 18 Aug 2011)
Reason for taking up this sport
He was introduced to the sport by his sister and his interest was supported by his parents. (chalkhill.com, 03 Dec 2007)
Awards
He was named the United States Equestrian of the Year in 2009 and 2010. (dressage-news.com, 16 Jan 2010)
General
FROM WEST GERMANY TO THE UNITED STATES
He first travelled to the United States after meeting some riders from San Diego at a riding clinic in West Germany. He travelled to visit them in 1984 and made the decision to move there permanently after finishing his compulsory military service in 1985. He became a US citizen in 1992 and took work at a number of stables before accepting a post at the Chalk Hill Training Clinic, in San Diego, in 1995. (chalkhill.com, 03 Dec 2007; onthebit.com, 03 Dec 2007)
2000 OLYMPIC TRIAL WITHDRAWAL
He was forced to withdraw from the final selection trials for the 2000 Olympic Games after his horse, Grandeur, suffered colic and had to undergo surgery. (horsesdaily.com, 15 May 2007)
BUSINESS
He and his wife, Shannon Barnes-Peters, run a training and sales facility in Rancho Santa Fe, California. They also run the Chalk Hill Winery, which is situated near Windsor, California. (eurodressage.com 27 Jan 2007; chalkhill.com, 03 Dec 2007)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Atlanta 1996
