Shutterfly (horse)

Shutterfly
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum with Shutterfly, 2007 World Cup Final in Las Vegas, NV, USA
BreedHanoverian horse
DisciplineShow jumping
SireSilvio I
DamFamm
Maternal grandsireForrest XX
SexGelding
Foaled1993
Died2023
CountryGermany
BreederUwe Dreesmann
OwnerMeredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Octavia Farms LLC (Nancy Clark)
TrainerCarsten Raschen (first trainer)
RiderMeredith Michaels-Beerbaum
Earnings
3.520.864 €
Major wins
2005, 2008 and 2009 Show Jumping World Cup Finals
Awards
2007 FEI Horse of the Year

Shutterfly (January 14, 1993[1] — January 28, 2023[2]) was a Hanoverian gelding ridden in competition by Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum. Considered the "ultimate jumping horse",[3] Shutterfly won medals at several World and European Championships, placing first in the World Cup final three times.[4] With lifetime winnings of €3,520,864, he was the most successful show jumper of the 2000s and one of the highest earning show jumpers of all time.[5]

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday, Shutterfly! Eine Legende wird 30" (in German). January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Goodbye, Shutterfly! Springsport-Legende mit 30 Jahren gestorben" (in German). January 28, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  3. ^ Horse & Hound (February 16, 2009). "Shutterfly, the ultimate jumping horse?". Horse & Hound. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Tregoning, Sarah. "Shutterfly red hot for Vegas". The National. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  5. ^ R. T. L. Online. "Reitsport: Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum trauert um ihr Parade-Pferd Shutterfly" (in German). Retrieved January 29, 2023.