Ludo Philippaerts Ludo Philippaerts Ludo Philippaerts (born 22 June 1963) is a Belgian show jumping rider. He is a native of Genk, Limburg, Belgium. Philippaerts is a four-time Olympian. As an individual, he ranked 4th at both the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games. In Athens, the Belgian team, of which he was a part, ranked 6th. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Philippaerts and his late champion horse, Darco, ranked 7th. Philippaerts won the 2008 FEI World Cup final in Mechelen, 26–30 December 2008. At the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, he had an individual rank
Ludo Lefebvre three years. He then went on to work with Pierre Gagnaire at his eponymous restaurant in Saint-Étienne (now closed), then with Alain Passard at "L'Arpège", where he trained in what he describes as "the school of fire," learning to control and play with heat. Ludo concluded his formal French training with Guy Martin at "Le Grand Vefour", from whom he states that he learned the business side of the food service industry. In 1996, Lefebvre moved to Los Angeles where he began work at "L'Orangerie" at the invitation of Gilles Epie, who was the head chef at the time. About