▁to ▁self - emp loyment ▁in ▁the ▁bar n ▁of ▁Sus anne ▁Me ier . ▁He ▁began ▁winning ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁different ▁jump ing ▁shows , ▁mostly ▁with ▁the ▁horse ▁Plot ▁Blue . ▁Among ▁others , ▁M uff ▁won ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Cup ▁final ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁" R ook ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year ". ▁He ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁ear ning ▁thirty - third ▁individually ▁and ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁fourth - place ▁Swiss ▁team . ▁In ▁individual ▁jump ing , ▁M uff ▁did ▁not ▁advance ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁rule ▁saying ▁that ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁rid ers ▁from ▁a ▁single ▁country ▁could ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁final s , ▁and ▁Steve ▁Gu erd at , ▁Paul ▁Est ermann , ▁and ▁P ius ▁Schweizer ▁had ▁already ▁advanced ▁for ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁M uff ▁won ▁the ▁e quest rian ▁Swiss ▁Cup ▁final ▁in ▁As con a ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time . ▁In ▁the ▁final , ▁M uff ▁changed ▁horses ▁from ▁Com anche ▁to ▁Esc orial ▁V , ▁the ▁latter ▁a ▁not or iously ▁difficult ▁horse . ▁P ius ▁Schw izer ▁respond ed ▁in ▁shock , ▁" E sc orial ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁lead . ▁Such ▁a ▁block ▁cannot ▁ride ▁him . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁especially ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 8