In 1968 she met Hans Max, a riding instructor, in cooperation with whom she achieved her main results and whom she married fifteen years later.

Mon Cherie's first steps were rather disappointing, but after consequent and persistent work he became very skillful, famous for his piaffe-passage tour and pirouettes.

{fact} At the 1979 European Dressage Championships in Aarhus Theurer with Mon Cherie won the gold medal.

After breaks for the birth of her daughter Victoria (in 1985)[1] and son Johannes (in 1987), Theurer returned to competition and participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics, where she competed on the horse Liechtenstein, finishing 8th.

[1] After finishing her career in 1994, Theurer now supports her daughter Victoria, who is also an Olympic equestrian.