Madden’s Hickstead win “icing on the cake” for US
Coming dorsum from injury is never a slice of cake for an athlete, only US showjumper Beezie Madden made it await all every bit good tardily at Hickstead in conclusion week.
Madden was business office of the US squad to win the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup of Great Britain, together with then followed that upward yesteryear winning the prestigious King George V Gold Cup, both times partnering Cortes C, who is owned yesteryear Abigail Wexner.
Making the two-time Olympic Gold medalist’s win all the to a greater extent than impressive, is that she solely lately returned to contest later on a two-month absence from the saddle later on breaking her collarbone inwards May.
“Beezie’s win is icing on the cake every bit nosotros closed inwards on our WEG (2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games) preparation. Winning 2 CSIO5* Nations Cups accompanied yesteryear Beezie’s comeback is a tremendous boost for the squad every bit nosotros caput downward the in conclusion stretch,” said US Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland.
In the King George V Gold Cup, Madden, of Cazenovia, New York, together with the 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding were 1 of fourteen combinations to trammel Kelvin Bywater’s 12-obstacle rails faultlessly together with qualify to furnish for the jump-off. The pair, which had jumped double clear inwards Friday’s Nations Cup competition, had the advantageous seat of returning every bit the in conclusion competitors inwards the jump-off together with seized the chance amongst both hands jumping clear together with stopping the timers inwards 46.01 to seal their win yesteryear to a greater extent than than a total second.
Also joining Madden inwards the jump-off was US pair Laura Kraut together with the Evita Group’s 10-year-old KWPN mare, Nouvelle. The couplet were clear over the jumps inwards a fourth dimension of 54.04 to complete inwards 6th place.
Reed Kessler together with McLain Ward earned 16th together with 21st places, respectively, inwards the characteristic Grand Prix. Kessler together with 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare, Cylana, were the instant quickest iv faulters of the afternoon over Bywater’s course of written report finishing the initial circular inwards 78.89 seconds. While, Ward together with 10-year-old Holsteiner stallion HH Cannavaro also jumped a iv mistake round, stopping the timers inwards 79.90 seconds.
Rounding out the U.S. competitors inwards the The Longines King George V Gold Cup were Margie Engle together with 10-year-old Oldenburg stallion, Royce, finishing inwards 31st house later on an 8 mistake round.
Madden’s victory comes on the heels of double Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup victories this calendar week for the United States. On Friday, the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team were the victors of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup of Great U.K. presented yesteryear Longines inwards Hickstead together with the US squad at CSIO5* Gijon inwards Kingdom of Spain followed upward amongst a victory of their own inwards Nations Cup contest on Saturday.
The US is using Nations Cup contest at CSIO5*s Rotterdam, Aachen, Hickstead together with adjacent calendar week inwards Dublin every bit training for all 10 members of the Hermès US Show Jumping Short List for WEGahead of the World Championships every bit good every bit the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Final inwards October.
“We’re hither for training together with we’re inwards groovy shape, to convey all 10 (short listing members) hither at these shows is great,” Ridland said. “Preparation is going every bit good every bit nosotros could promise for.”
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