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Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (born 26 December 1969) is an American-born

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who competes at the international level in

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Career

She grew up riding ponies and had a successful career as a Young Rider, both in

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and in

. As a young-adult, Michaels-Beerbaum studied political science at

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, continuing to compete during her college years. She then went to train in Germany with

Paul Schockemöhle Paul Schockemöhle (born 22 March 1945) is a German former showjumper. He was a successful international show jumping equestrian in the 1970s and 1980s at individual and team events in Olympic Games, World Championships and Eu ...

in 1991, planning to remain only for a summer, which eventually turned into a permanent stay. She decided to buy the training center in

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Personal life

She was born in

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, and is the daughter of film director

Richard Michaels Richard Michaels (born February 15, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American film and TV show director and producer whose career spanned five decades. His directing credits include the television series ''Bewitched'', ''The Brady Bunch ...

and actor Kristina Hansen. Following her marriage to the well-known German show jumper Markus Beerbaum in 1998, she changed her citizenship. Together the Beerbaums have one daughter, Brianne Victoria Beerbaum, born in 2010. Through her marriage, Michaels-Beerbaum is also sister-in-law to

Ludger Beerbaum Ludger Beerbaum (, ; born 26 August 1963 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia) is an internationally successful German equestrian who competes in show jumping and has been ranked the No. 1 Show Jumper in the world by the FEI on multiple occasion ...

, who has won multiple Olympic and championship medals in show jumping.

Horses

Current

* Unbelievable (born 2001),

Dutch Warmblood A Dutch Warmblood is a warmblood type of horse registered with the Koninklijk Warmbloed Paardenstamboek Nederland (Royal Warmblood Studbook of the Netherlands (KWPN), which governs the breeding of competitive dressage and show jumping horses ...

, Dark bay gelding, sired by Manhattan, damsire Democraat * Fibonacci (born 2005),

Swedish Warmblood The Swedish Warmblood or Swedish Half-bred is a Swedish breed of warmblood horse. It was originally bred as a cavalry horse at the Strömsholm and Flyinge studs. In the twentieth century it became a general-purpose riding and sport horse ...

, Grey gelding, sired by For Feeling, damsire Corland * Atlanta (born 2005),

, Chestnut mare, sired by For Pleasure, damsire Achill-Libero H * Comanche (born 2006),

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, Grey gelding, sired by Coupe de Coeur, damsire Baloubet du Rouet

* Bella Donna (born 2003),

Holsteiner horse The Holsteiner is a breed of horse originating in the Schleswig-Holstein region of northern Germany. It is thought to be the oldest of warmblood breeds, tracing back to the 13th century. Though the population is not large, Holsteiners are a do ...

, Dark bay mare, sired by Baldini II, damsire Calido I * Quick Star (1982–2011),

Selle Français The Selle Français (SF) is a breed of sport horse from France. It is renowned primarily for its success in show jumping, but many have also been successful in dressage and eventing. An athletic horse with good gaits, it is usually bay o ...

, Dark bay stallion, sired by Galoubet A, damsire Stella v. Nithard * Shutterfly (born 1993),

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, Darkbay gelding, sired by Silvio I, damsire Forrest xx * Kismet (Benedicte) (born 2001),

Belgian Warmblood The Belgian Warmblood or is a Belgian breed of warmblood sport horse. It is bred for dressage, for show-jumping and for three-day eventing. It is one of three Belgian warmblood breeds or stud-books, the others being the Zangersheide and t ...

, Liver chestnut mare, sired by Kannan, damsire Furioso II * Stella (born 1989), Dark bay mare, sired by Quick Star, damsire Wilson * Le Mans (born 1995), Chestnut gelding, sired by Leubus, damsire Landadel * Malou (born 2004), Grey mare, sired by Maloubet de Pleville, damsire Carthago * Cantano (born 2000),

, Bay stallion, sired by Cascavelle, damsire Acor * Checkmate (born 1995), Hanoverian, Darkbay gelding, sired by Contender, damsire Pik Bube II

Achievements

* Gold medal team member, 9th individually, at the 1999 European Championships in Hickstead, England (Stella) * 5th place at the 2006 World Cup Final in Kuala Lumpur (Checkmate 4) * Gold medal winner of the 2005 World Cup Final in Las Vegas, NV (Shutterfly) * Silver medal at the 2004 World Cup Final in Milan, Italy (Shutterfly) *Nations Cup starts:27 Wins:8 * Ladies German Championships Gold Medal in 1999 and 2001, Silver medal in 2002, Bronze medal in 1998, 4th place in 2004 * German Championships Bronze Medal in 2004, 5th place in 2002 *German Championship Winner in 2008 at Balve Optimum and 2010 at "Turnier der Sieger" in Münster *First woman to win the World Cup Finals three times (2005, 2008, 2009) *Ranked #1 in the Rolex World Rankings for 11 consecutive months in 2008 (February–December). *Bronze medal in Team Jumping event at the

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(Fibonacci) in

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References

FEI Rider's Biography
*http://www.michaels-beerbaum.de/20-Biographie.htm

External links

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