Maria Günther
Maria Günther (born January 30, 1925 in Zwickau as Maria Bühling ) is a trainer of horses, riders and riding instructors. In 1963 she became German jumping champion .
Life
Maria Günter rode since she was seven. In 1943, after graduating from high school, she was assigned to military service . She went to Pomerania as a rider . After the end of the war she worked for the Royal Horse Guards stationed in Menden in the Sauerland as a groom, rider and interpreter. Here she met her future husband Walter Günther , known as "Bubi Günther". As early as 1947 she was allowed to ride in the Aachen Soers , at that time still under the British flag. Together with her husband, she opened the Greif training stable in Hamburg. The couple won the German championship in dressage (Walter Günther on adjutant ) and jumping (Maria Günter on Zambezi ) on the same day, so far as the only married couple .
Towards the end of her active sports career, she shifted her focus to dressage riding . In 1974/1975, after the death of her husband, she rode MacBeth, who had been trained by him, at Grand Prix level . In 1975 she ended her equestrian career and has been a tournament judge ever since.
Sporting successes
- 1963 German jumping champion
Coaching career - students
- Falk Rosenbauer - winner of the professional equestrian championship 2006; Winner of the German Dressage Derby 2010
Individual evidence
- ↑ Uta Helkenberg: Maria Günther is 90. In: pferd-aktuell.de. January 21, 2015, accessed June 2, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Maria Günther - a life for equestrian sport
- ↑ Jasper Nissen: Large rider and horse dictionary, Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, 1977, ISBN 3-570-04580-3 , page 192
- ↑ Uta Helkenberg: Maria Günther is 90. In: pferd-aktuell.de. January 21, 2015, accessed June 10, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Günther, Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bühling, Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German equestrian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zwickau |