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Michaels Beerbaum Clinches the 2005 FEI World Cup Finals
Las Vegas, NV—April 24, 2005
Michaels Beerbaum, who originally hailed from California is married to 11th place finisher, teammate Marcus Beerbaum. Michaels Beerbaum commented, “Shutterfly jumped brilliantly. This is my biggest win, and it was a wonderful pleasure to win in Las Vegas.”
The highest ranking American, Kimberly Frey brilliantly held the fifth spot with a clear second round on Marlou. Frey remarked, “We went to Europe to the Super League shows last year, and I believe that it pushed our performance to a whole new level.” FEI Secretary General Bo Helander stated, “I am thrilled and enthusiastic about presenting the World Cup in Las Vegas.” |
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Meredith Michaels Beerbaum, riding for Germany won her first world Cup in a breathtaking final round during the 2005 Budweiser World Cup Jumping Final held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michaels Beerbaum, aboard the 12 year old Hannoverian gelding Shutterfly, led the competition going into Sunday’s final round. The pair was had a single rail down in the first round. A clear second round kept the duo narrowly on top.
Great Britian’s Michael Whitaker on Portofino finished in the second spot. “I am very happy. My horse had only one fence down in the whole horse show.” Third place was a tie between Germany’s Lars Nieberg on Lucie 55 and his teammate Marcus Ehning on Gitania 8.
