FEI World Cup Jumping 2008/2009
The FEI World Cup Jumping 2008–09 will be the 31st edition of the premier international show jumping competition run by the FEI. The final held at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 15, 2009 to April 19, 2009. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum of Germany was the defending champion, having won the final the previous year (2007–08) in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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