Iris Murray
Iris Murray , née Iris Rathmaier (born April 24, 1978 in Dornbirn ) is an Austrian show jumper .
Career
Iris Murray graduated from BORG Dornbirn-Schoren at the age of 18 , after which she studied for three years at PÄDAK in Feldkirch and Innsbruck with a focus on English and business .
She then managed a stud in Tyrol for two years , with her main tasks being the training and sale of young horses. At the end of 2001, the 23-year-old moved to Switzerland, where she first worked for two years as a flight attendant and then as a teacher at a private school . After that she devoted herself entirely to riding.
In 2005 the first victories in jumping competitions of the S level followed , in 2009 world ranking points and placements in grand prizes. Since 2010 she has also been among the top ten of the Top of Austria list of show jumpers .
Private
Murray is married. She met her husband, who works as a manager in the IT industry, while working as a flight attendant. From the spring of 2013 Murray will operate his own riding facility in Korneuburg near Vienna.
Current horses
- Night Flight (* 2000), bay KWPN Wallach, father: Nairobi, mother's father: Hamlet
- Cash Flow (* 2000), bay KWPN Wallach, father: Manhattan, mother's father: Concorde
- Miss Go Lightly (* 2003), bay KWPN mare, father: Namelus R, mother's father: Wolfgang
- Bombay Sapphire (* 2005), Belgian warmblood, mare, father: Baloubet du Rouet, mother's father: Cannonball
- Qui Doo (* 2005), bay Oldenburg gelding, father: Quidam's Rubin, mother's father: Acorado
- Valentine d'Arsouilles (* 2006), Belgian warmblood, mare, father: Vigo d'Arsouilles, mother's father: Florentijn
Web links
- Portrait of Iris Murray on pferdenews.eu
- Iris Murray's website
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Murray, Iris |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian show jumper |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dornbirn |