Before specialising in Dressage, Anne-Marie competed successfully in Showjumping, Eventing and Working Hunter Classes. In 2001 at only 14 years old she qualified her horse 'Forrest Fire' and pony, 'Maeseyfron Rhett' for the British Dressage National Championships at Stoneliegh Park, going on to win her Class (open to senior riders) on Forrest Fire, and has never looked back!
In 2002 Anne-Marie went back to the National Championships on Forrest Fire and won again, this time at Medium level. 2002 also saw Anne-Marie be selected for the World Class Start Program for Potential Olympic Athletes, a programme she has been reselected for every year since.
In 2003 Anne-Marie was shortlisted as one of 5 riders for the Pony (U16) European Championships, and was also a member of the Pony (U16) and Junior (U18) British Squads.
In 2004/5 she represented Great Britain successfully on numerous occasions. 2006 was Anne-Marie’s first year as a Young Rider (U21), again competing at the European Championships in the Young Rider section and returning home as the Best British Rider.
2007 was another successful year with Anne-Marie being selected again for the European Championships at Under 21 level, again returning as Best of the British Riders! Anne-Marie was third at the Winter National Championships at senior level and in the top fifteen at the Summer National Championships, again at senior level. At the premier League competitions throughout the year team 'Perry' swept the boards winning almost every Young Rider (u21) competition entered!
Success has carried on into the 2008 season and with her new Horse 'Aristo' she cleaned up at Hickstead International CDI winning the entire Young Rider Tour.
Maria is based with her father, International Rider and Trainer Ferdi Eilberg and her family in Worcestershire, England. Maria has been a member of the Pony, Junior and Young Rider Teams from 1998-2005, winning 2 silver medals with the Pony Team and 2 bronze medals with the Young Rider Team. She was travelling reserve for the World Equestrian Games with Two Sox in 2006 and National Grand Prix Freestyle Champion in 2007. Together Maria and Two Sox were also travelling reserve for the Olympic games in 2008 and went on to win the National Grand Prix and Freestyle Championship. They were a member of the Silver Medal Winning Dressage Team at Windsor in 2009.