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MEREDITH MICHAELS-BEERBAUM

The first female jumper ever ranked world number-one. German. American-born. The finest success of her career came in 2005 when she became the first woman since 1987 to win the FEI World Cup on Shutterfly in Las Vegas. She is married to international rider, Markus Beerbaum.

MEREDITH MICHAELS-BEERBAUM
Date of Birth: 26 December 1969
Nationality: German (American Born)
Speciality: Jumping

As the first female jumper to be ranked world number one (2005), Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is a reference for women jumpers everywhere.
Hard work and dedication have enabled her to remain at the top of this most demanding of disciplines. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum’s deep understanding of horses is one of her greatest strengths and it has put her among the world’s top riders with two such challenging horses as Shutterfly and Checkmate.
The finest success of her career came in 2005 at the FEI World CupTM Final in Las Vegas, where she claimed victory on Shutterfly. This was a huge personal triumph marking, not only her first individual victory in a major event, but also the first victory for a woman since 1987.
In 2006, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum took two bronze medals, team and individual, at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen. She finished fifth at the 2006 FEI World CupTM Final in Kuala Lumpur, and in 2007 she became FEI European Champion riding Shutterfly. In April 2008, she triumphed at the Rolex FEI World CupTM Final in Gothenburg.
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is married to international rider Markus Beerbaum.