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Beezie Madden and Cortes C. Those crazy crossed legs. Legend.

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Cedric: Laura Kraut’s Once in a Lifetime Partner Inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame Chairman Peter Doubleday with Mary Elizabeth Kent, who helped train Cedric for her sister, Laura; Margaret Duprey, Cedric’s owner; and Laura Kraut, his rider – Photo: © KindMedia

Lexington, Kentucky, USA – March 8, 2024 – Francisco “Pancho” Lopez, longtime barn manager for Katie Monahan Prudent and then Elise Haas, and Cedric, Laura Kraut’s gold medal Olympic mount, were inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame during the Hall of Fame’s Induction Gala in Wellington, Florida, on March 3.

“This was the third year we have hosted our annual induction ceremony as part of a sit-down dinner in Wellington and it was our biggest and best yet,” said Show Jumping Hall of Fame chairman Peter Doubleday. “We sold out in advance and, unfortunately, had to turn away several people who wanted to be there. Our sport’s history was on display with 15 Hall of Famers and many more of our sport’s legends in attendance. Once again it was an incredible night, one that we will continue to build on each year.”

The “once in a lifetime” partner for rider Laura Kraut (FRA), Cedric was a small gray Holsteiner gelding foaled in Belgium in 1998 who became a stalwart on the U.S. Equestrian Team. He was originally owned in the U.S. by Peter Wetherill and Happy Hill Farm. After Wetherill passed away in 2010, his brother, Cortie, assumed ownership together with Kraut before Margaret Duprey of Cherry Knoll Farm became Cedric’s final owner in 2012 to help keep him in Kraut’s barn.

Cedric made his FEI debut in 2006 and, despite his 15.2-hand height and many quirks, quickly became a powerhouse on the international show jumping circuit. His amazing partnership with Kraut spanned 11 years, producing 81 clear and 45 double-clear rounds in major competitions of $100,000 or more. Most notably, the pair helped the U.S. win a team gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong.

Cedric’s successful career also included riding on the U.S. team at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) and numerous Nations Cup appearances, including Aachen, Barcelona, Dublin, La Baule, Rome, Rotterdam, St. Gallen and Wellington. He and Kraut also won the Grand Prix at four Longines Global Champions Tour (GCT) events and they were the first horse-and-rider combination to win back-to-back events, claiming top honors in 2010 at Chantilly and then Valkenswaard just two weeks later. Cedric and Kraut also won GCT events in Lausanne (2012) and Wiesbaden (2013).

A naturally careful and competitive horse, Cedric was one of the nation’s leading money winners, amassing well over $2 million in prize money. He was honored as The Chronicle of the Horse’s Show Jumping Horse of the Year in 2010. Cedric was formally retired at age 19 in a moving ceremony in Wellington in 2017.

The induction dinner, held at the Wanderers Club in Wellington, also recognized 15 others in attendance who have previously been inducted into the Hall of Fame including Olympic veterans Mary Chapot, Margie Engle, Leslie Howard, Anne Kursinski, Beezie Madden, Michael Matz, Melanie Smith Taylor and Katie Prudent (1980 Alternate Olympics), as well as Linda Allen, Jane Forbes Clark, Anthony D’Ambrosio, David Distler, Peter Doubleday, Danny Marks and former Olympic rider and current U.S. chef d’equipe Robert Ridland. Others in attendance included Olympic veterans McLain Ward, Lauren Hough, Will Simpson, Nick Skelton, Shane Sweetnam, and Mac Cone and Grand Prix riders Georgina Bloomberg, Carly Anthony, Heather Caristo-Williams, Jimmy Torano, Kelli Cruciotti-Vanderveen, Schuyler Riley, and Coco Fath.

Sponsors of the dinner included Robin Parsky, Beth Johnson, Charlie Jacobs, who sponsored the attendance of all Hall of Famers, and the Wheeler Family who sponsored the cocktail reception and open bar. Also sponsoring were the Hall of Fame’s corporate sponsors – Blenheim EquiSports, Charles Ancona, CMJ Sporthorse, Hampton Classic Horse Show, Kentucky Horse Park, LAURACEA, LEG Colorado Horse Shows, Markel Insurance, Palm Beach International Academy, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA), Washington International Horse Show, and Wellington International. Table sponsors included John Madden Sales, Leslie Howard, Oliynyk Show Stables, Margaret Duprey and Laura Kraut.

The Show Jumping Hall of Fame was organized to promote the sport of show jumping and to immortalize the legends of the men, women and horses who have made great contributions to the sport. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame is located at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Plaques honoring those who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame can be seen at the Horse Park’s Rolex Stadium. Mementos and artifacts from the sport’s history are on display as part of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame collection at the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Wheeler Museum at the Horse Park.

The Show Jumping Hall of Fame is sponsored by Blenheim EquiSports, Charles Ancona, CMJ Sporthorse, Hampton Classic Horse Show, Kentucky Horse Park, LAURACEA, LEG Colorado Horse Shows, Markel, Palm Beach International Academy, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA), Washington International Horse Show and Wellington International.

For more information about the Show Jumping Hall of Fame, including the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series, please visit the Show Jumping Hall of Fame website at www.ShowJumpingHallofFame.net.

Source: Press Release (edited) from Show Jumping Hall of Fame

Photo: © SHOF / KindMedia

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Beezie Madden

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I read Winning Habits, so you don't have to

I read Winning Habits by Annette Paterakis, so you don't have to. #equestrian #amreading #horses #equestrianlife #showjumper

Ever wonder how Charlotte du Jardin, Pippa Funnell, Beezie Madden, and other great riders continue to reign supreme in their sports (pun intended)? Author and mental coach Annette Paterakis seeks to analyze how to succeed in equestrian sports in her book Winning Habits: How the Elite Equestrians Master the Mental Game by using interviews with top professional show jumpers. What’s the book…

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George Morris has exactly one (1) Olympic medal from almost 60 years ago and is also a known proud asshole so why is he still being worshipped as the allseeing mighty being of show jumping when Beezie Madden has 4 Olympic medals from 3 Olympic games, 4 WEG medals from 2 WEG’s, is 55, a woman, and is STILL competitive in a gender-inclusive sport?

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Beezie Madden's tremendous Victory in Paris 2018 | #Throwback | Longines...

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If you could meet any equestrian who would it be and why?

Beezie Madden! I have been watching her for years

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Beezie Madden & Darry Lou

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Kent Farrington zweimal siegreich in Wellington (Florida)

Kent Farrington zweimal siegreich in Wellington (Florida)

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Heels Down Mag: Why Are All The Legends In Our Sport Men?

By Justine Griffin for Heels Down Mag

Growing up riding and competing horses, my personal trainers regularly quoted veteran riders who’d collected so many accolades to their names.

Most of them wrote their own training books, or they had (some still have) regular columns in our favorite equestrian magazines. Whatever they said in clinics became our words to live by (remember, this was before memes existed). They are regular commentators at championship events. Some even have statues made of them at renown riding venues.

All these legends have the experience and the medals to back up their worth. But they also have something else in common: they’re men.

We pride ourselves for being one of the only Olympic sports where men and women compete against one another. And at the local and youth levels, women make up the majority of the ranks. But so few of our worthy women championship riders seem to rise to the level of “legendary”. People don’t quote Beezie Madden or Mary King the way they do Jim Wofford or Bruce Davidson, and that’s a damn shame.

I don’t think it’s intentional. Women from past riding eras had to put up with a lot. Because of the sport’s military history, women weren’t allowed to participate until the 1950s. In the long format days of eventing, they made women riders carry extra weight – the mandatory rule was 165 pounds in the saddle.

Maybe this has something to do with the way women are wired. Men, for the most part, are not afraid of the spotlight. Generally speaking, they’ve got egos. Probably well-deserved ones, if they’ve got an Olympic medal. Women, on the other hand, don’t need to sit down for interview after interview to prove their worth. They’re busy training and probably doing a thousand other things (like raising kids) and let the results in the arena speak for themselves.

I just wish we’d see more viral shares on Facebook for Mary King, who competed at the 1995 Olympic Games in Atlanta while five months pregnant. Or Karen O’Connor, who finished clear over so many of the world’s toughest cross-country courses on a not quite 14.2-hand pony. Or Beezie Madden, who at 55, has been in the game for as long as anyone else, clamoring her way up the FEI World Rankings.

If you take a gander at the Show Jumping Hall of Fame, most of the inductees in recent years are women, like Anne Kursinski and Katie Prudent. But neither of these competitors have talking action figures made after them.

The outlier of this trend may be The Girl On the Dancing Horse herself, Charlotte Dujardin. She brought Valegro up the ranks and swept the competition time after time, shattering world records along the way. Only then, after she became the winningest dressage rider, did she write a book, which delved into how she struggled with crippling self doubt and self confidence.

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Beezie Madden

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Lace Gilbertson leads the charge in the$ 32, 000 Helgstrand Jewellry CSI 2 as Ladies Dominate Once More.

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 7, 2024 – Girls continue to rule! Women were on a mission on Thursday during the ninth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival ( WEF ). The women were back on top at the&nbsp, International Arena&nbsp, of the&nbsp, Wellington International&nbsp, sport place besides taking home the floor in the&nbsp,$ 32, 000 Dodd Technologies CSI 5*.

This day. topped the$ 32, 000 Helgstrand Jewellery CSI 2* 1.45m&nbsp, Qualifier aboard&nbsp, LouLou MPSZ, owned by Seabrook, LLC.

One morning before International Women’s Day, she was followed by two other women riders, this time no two Americans. Elizabeth” Beezie” Madden ( USA ) placed second behind owner Abigail Wexner in the race for the Hummer Z.

Jessica Mendoza, a member of Great Britain’s ( GBR, completed the podium on her own ), Summerhouse. The$ 62,500 Helgstrand Jewelery Grand Prix CSI 2* is the two-star competition at its height on Saturday afternoon.

Helgstrand Jewellry CSI 2 Last Outcomes:$ 32, 000

1 ) Loulou MPSZ – 0/ 0 – 35.98 Lacey Gilbertson ( USA ) &

2 ) Hummer Z – 0 / 0 – 37.92 – Elizabeth Madden ( USA ) &

Summerhouse – 0 / 0 – 38.26 – Jessica Mendoza ( GBR ) &

Origin: Wellington International Press Release

Photos: Wellington International / Sportfot

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Beezie Madden

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My endless list of favourite horses: Breitling LS. [Ridden by Beezie Madden.]

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Beezie Madden

George Morris Horsemastership Clinic ‘17