Anja Beran was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and as a teenager, passed the test for the German riding and driving bronze plaque, and then discovered her passion for dressage. \u2028At the age of just 15 years this passion then brought her to Portugal where she rode with Luis Valenca. One year later she met the man who was to become her equestrian \u201cmentor\u201d: Manuel Jorge de Oliveira. Portugal became Anja\u2019s second equestrian home.<\/p>\n
She now runs her own yard at Gut Rosenhof located in Rudratsried, Bavaria. This has been Anja Beran\u2019s home since 2000, and since 2002 she has been running the Rosenhof yard independently. Meanwhile she works there with 45 horses \u2013 most of them stallions \u2013 from Germany as well as a variety of other countries.<\/p>\n
Her book In Deference!<\/em> was published in 2005.\u2028A series of three films on DVD have also been produced in connection with the book and enjoy wide popularity. In addition to German, they are also available in English, French and Dutch.<\/p>\n