Table of Contents

Welcome to the 48th American Gold Cup ...... 6

Forward by the FEI President Ingmar De Vos ...... 8

Competition Officials & Administration ...... 10 Event Schedule ...... 14

A Warm Welcome to our Sponsors ...... 17 Special Events ...... 16 Morrissey Management Group, LLC P.O. Box 1375 The American Gold Cup’s National Anthem Singers ...... 20 Bradenton, FL 34206 (941) 744-5465 A look at some of our Fine Artists and Boutiques ...... 22 TheAmericanGoldCup.com Devin Ryan Carves Name Into American Gold Cup History ...... 26 Contributing Writers Past Champions of the American Gold Cup ...... 30 Coles Media Company Victorious Again! Beezie Madden Crowned Champion in the FEI Media 2018 Longines FEI World CupTM Jumping Final ...... 32 Kate Kosnoff Taylor Rains Previous Winners of the FEI World CupTM Finals ...... 34 Mary K. Silcox

Brian Moggre Closes Out 2017 American Gold Cup with a win Contributing Photographers in the $25,000 SJHF Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic ...... 36 Barre Dukes Discover Greatness ... Great Lakes Equestrian Festival ...... 40 Diana Hadsall The Book LLC A Well Deserved Retirement for Rothchild ...... 44 Phelps Media Group PSV-J-Morel Glossary of Terminology ...... 48 Taylor Renner Notes and Autographs ...... 54 Jon Stroud Media for Shannon Brinkman Map of the Event Grounds ...... 56 Vicci Valenti

Index to Advertisers AKKA Legacy ...... 25 Hermès Cavale Saddle ...... 13 BNY Mellon Wealth Management ...... 7 Hollow Brook ...... 25 Danbury Porsche ...... 5 Johnson Horse Transportation ...... 58 Danbury Audi ...... IBC JumperNation.com ...... 29 Douglas Elliman Real Estate ...... 38 Longines ...... BC Eastern Hay ...... 55 Miller & Associates, DVM ...... 20 Enviro Equine ...... 25 Mitchell - Innes & Nash New York ...... 49 EQ AM Magazine ...... 47 NetJets ...... 45 Equestrian Living ...... 53 Rushy Marsh Farm ...... 39 FarmVet ...... 24 Serendipity ...... 35 FEICampus.org ...... 3 Sotheby’s Properties ...... 18 - 19 FEI.TV ...... 9 Staller ...... 21 Fidelity Investments ...... IFC Taylor Harris Insurance Services ...... 15 Fusion ...... 27 Trelawny Farm ...... 11 Gallagher/Meller Sport Horses ...... 31 Vincent & Whittemore Real Estate ...... 29 Great Lakes Equestrian Festival ...... 43 Washington International Horse Show ...... 51 The Gochman Family ...... 37 Westchester Magazine ...... 57 Hattie Banks ...... 46

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Welcome to the 48th American Gold Cup Longines FEI Jumping World CupTM North American League

Dear Friends of the American Gold Cup, On behalf of the entire American Gold Cup team, it is my pleasure to invite you to the beautiful Old Salem Farm for the 48th edition of the American Gold Cup. In 2018, we are very honored to once again take part in the Longines FEI Jumping World CupTM North American League and look to advance on pre- vious years and to continue improving the event and the sport. Highlighting this week of great equestrian sport will be the $204,000 American Gold Cup CSI 4*-W a member event of the Longines FEI Jumping World CupTM New York. Additional highlights include: • New added FEI ranking class, the $10,000 1.45m Jumper on Wednesday, September 26 • $35,000 Trelawny Farm Welcome Stake on Thursday, September 27 • $80,000 American Gold Cup Qualifier on Friday, September 28 with the Hattie Banks Leading Lady Rider Award • $35,000 Hermès Sellier Cup on Saturday, September 29 • $70,000 Fidelity Investments Classic on Saturday, September 29 • $25,000 HBSJHF Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic presented by NetJets on Sunday, September 30 • $204,000 Longines Jumping FEI World CupTM New York competing for the American Gold Cup on Sunday, September, 30 • TV Broadcasts nationally on NBC Sports and NESN as well as broadcasts in over 20 countries world wide. • Wall to wall webcast coverage of the Grand Prix Ring schedule Other featured competitions for the week include: 1.30m & 1.35m classes, High Junior/Amateur, Low Junior and Amateur, Adult and Children’s Jumping competitions. During the week please join us in the Taylor Harris Club, our two story fully catered VIP club overlooking the pristine grass grand prix field. Enjoy watching top competition ringside daily at a VIP table, or a private second floor luxury suite. We would like to express a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has contributed to help create an incredible American Gold Cup. Whether you are an owner, trainer, rider, sponsor, spectator or vendor it’s your contribution that enables us to build and improve year after year. We cannot thank you enough for your support, and look forward to seeing you in North Salem.

Sincerely,

Michael Morrissey Morrissey Management Group American Gold Cup

Morrissey Management Group, LLC Old Salem Farm President: Michael J. Morrissey The Hakim Family P.O. Box 1375 Bradenton, FL 34206 190 June Road 941/744-5465 North Salem, NY 10560 theamericangoldcup.com 914/669-5610 oldsalemfarm.net

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Foreword By the FEI President

On behalf of the Fédération Equestre Internationale, it is my great privilege to welcome you to North Salem, New York for the second qualifier of the highly anticipated Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League 2018/2019. Kicking off its fourth season, this series will once again wow audiences with incredible athletic skill, as partnerships battle it out for the chance to contest one of the most coveted titles in Equestrian sport.

Spanning a sizeable geographical landscape, including Canada, Mexico and the USA - the North American League consists of two sub-divisions, seven qualifiers in the east and an equal number in the west, providing 14 spectacular opportunities for partnerships to secure a place in the prestigious Longines FEI World Cup™ Final in Gothenburg, Sweden in April next year. Ensuring maximum geographical coverage allows audiences across North America a chance to get closer to the action.

Throughout the series we will witness, top-class combinations tested by the world’s best course designers, resulting in breath-taking, thrilling action at the most esteemed venues across North America. The series showcases the top- tier of Equestrianism; intense, awe-inspiring, edge of your seat sport with gripping jump-off rounds guaranteed to raise the heart rate.

We continue to see exciting, emerging talent breaking out in the North American Jumping scene and in part, this success can be associated with the prosperity of the North American Jumping League. Each rider that graces the FEI Jumping World Cup™ stage acts as an ambassador for FEI Jumping, exhibiting essential values to audiences around the world. It is a great privilege to have our ambassadors inspire future generations of young riders and a great sight to behold, watching up-and-coming talent challenge our decorated stars.

Last year marked 40 years of the FEI Jumping World Cup™. Throughout its history, it has provided many unforget- table moments leaving a lasting impact on spectators and competitors alike. It has proven instrumental in the growth of FEI Jumping and the Equestrian industry worldwide, acting as a platform for highlighting top-class sport and embodying the core values central to the FEI; the utmost pride at representing a nation and the unique relationship between horse and rider which allows such captivating sport to be achieved.

We are incredibly thankful to our Top Partner Longines for their support of the series, as well as their dedication to the Western European League, China League and our pinnacle event the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final. Together we are growing and promoting Equestrian sport around the world, expanding into new territories and capturing new audiences.

It is with great anticipation that we come together here in North Salem to launch the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League 2018/2019. I wish all competitors success as they embark on their quest for World Cup™ glory. On behalf of the Fédération Equestre Internationale, I would like to thank all those involved in providing an unforgettable showcase of FEI Jumping throughout North America. Your continued commitment to the promotion of our sport, allows this series to prosper.

Ingmar De Vos FEI President

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produced and managed by Morrissey Management Group, LLC and Old Salem Farm Old Salem Farm is owned by The Hakim Family

American Gold Cup Advisory Board Tim Dutta, Beezie Madden, Cara Raether, Christine McCrea

Organizing Committee and Competition Officials

MANAGER ...... Michael J. Morrissey, Bradenton, FL ANNOUNCERS ...... Steve Wilde, England ASSISTANT MANAGER ...... Matthew Morrissey, Wellington, FL ...... Adam Cromarty, Scotland TECHNICAL COORDINATOR ...... Alan Bietsch, Woodbridge, CT BOUTIQUE SHOPS ...... Matthew Morrissey, Wellington, FL COURSE DESIGNERS ...... Alan Wade 4, IRE FRONT GATE & RETAIL SHOP ...... Nicolle Meyer, Belmont, MI ...... Frank Glynn 3, IRE MEDIA RELATIONS ...... Phelps Media Group, (561) 755-3389 FARRIER SERVICES ...... Tony Bucci, Wellington, FL PADDOCK MASTERS ...... Mike Fletcher, Buzzards Bay, MA FEI GROUND JURY- President ...... David Distler 4, Norwalk, CT ...... George Heston, Charlottesville, VA ...... Ralph Alfano 3, Wellington, FL ...... A.J. Holmes, Milford, PA ...... Phillip Rozon 3, Canada ...... Anthony Morano, Wellington, FL ...... Kevin Giblin 2, Wellington, FL PHOTOGRAPHER ...... James Parker, The Book LLC, Wellington, FL FEI FOREIGN JUDGE ...... Gerald Kuh 3, HK PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS ...... Barbara Lang, Burlington, NJ FEI SHOW SECRETARY ...... Colleen Morrissey, Tampa, FL RING MASTER ...... Alan Keeley, North Salem, NY FEI CHIEF STEWARD ...... Karen Golding 3, Wellington, FL SCOREBOARD & TIMING ...... Longines Timing FEI STEWARDS ...... Jean Bonsall 2, Saranac Lake, NY SCHOOLING SUPERVISOR ...... Bruce Burr, Weston, CT ...... Maria Biancone 2, Roseland, NJ SHOW OFFICE ...... Nancy Goff, Southern Pines, NC ...... Lloyd Longenecker 3, Annville, NY ...... Margaret Cone, Key Biscayne FL ...... Jan Golding 3, AUS ...... Betsy Mackenzie, Wellington, FL FEI VETERINARIAN ...... Dr. Laura Faulkner SPONSOR & MARKETING RELATIONS ...... Nicolle Meyer, Belmont, MI VETERINARY SERVICES ...... Dr. Gretchen Syburg STABLING SUPERVISOR ...... David Orlando, Wellington, FL ...... Miller & Associates (914) 276-1260 TAYLOR HARRIS VIP CLUB ...... Kim Tudor, Little York, NJ USEF JUMPER JUDGE ...... Robert McCune, Brooksville, FL ...... Chelsea Dwinell, Wellington, FL USEF STEWARD ...... John Rush, Wellington, FL VIDEOGRAPHY ...... WWW.SHOWNET.BIZ

Sanctioned by United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. #204 (USEF Six Star) Federation Equestre Internationale CSI 4*-W 2018_CI_1323

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September 26-30, 2018 Longines FEI Jumping World CupTM - New York competing for the American Gold Cup

TUESDAY - SEPT 25, 2018 - FEI HORSE INSPECTION 2PM SATURDAY - SEPT. 29, 2018 WEDNESDAY - SEPT. 26, 2018 Family Entertainment begins at 10:00am – pony rides, face painting, a magician, live Grand Prix Ring - 8:00 am entertainment, children’s crafts and shopping on Boutique Row featuring Hermès, and Class 124 $1,000 Mitchell-Innes Nash Fine Art Adult Amateur Jumper, II 2.1 Danbury Porsche/Audi.

Class 106 $8,000 Danbury Porsche Audi 1.40m Jumper, II 2(b) Grand Prix Ring - 7:30 am Class 99 $5,000 Douglas Elliman 1.40m Jumper FEI Article 238.2.1 Class 126 $10,000 Mitchell-Innes Nash Fine Art Adult Amateur Classic Class 100 $10,000 1.45m Jumper FEI Article 238.2.1 presented by MMG II 2(a) NAL/WIHS

Jumper Ring - 8:00 am Class 105 $35,000 Hermès Sellier Cup, II 2(a) Class 108 $2,500 Staller 1.35m Jumper, II 2(b) Class 110 $2,000 Eastern Hay 1.30m Jumper, II 2(b) Noon & 2:00pm Magic Show Class 140 1.25m Jumper, II 2(b) 2:00 pm

Class 103 $70,000 Fidelity Investments® Classic FEI Art 238.2.2 Jumper Annex - 8:00 am Class 150 1.08m Jumper - Table II Jumper Ring - 8:00 am Class 147 1.15m Jumper - Table II Class 133 $2,500 Rushy Marsh Farm Low Childrens/Adult Jumper Classic, II 2(b) Class 143 1.20m Jumper, II 2(b) Class 130 $5,000 The Gochman Family NAL/WIHS Children’s Classic, II 2(b) Class 118 $10,000 Low Junior Jumper Classic, II 2(b) THURSDAY - SEPT. 27, 2018 Class 122 $10,000 Low Amateur-Owner Classic, II 2(b) presented by Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Grand Prix Ring - 8:00 am Class 137 $10,000 Medium Junior/Amateur Classic, II 2(b) Class 109 $2,500 Staller 1.35m Jumper, II 2.1 Class 113 $3,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper, II Sec 1

SUNDAY - SEPT. 30, 2018 2:00 pm Class 101 $35,000 Trelawny Farm Welcome Stake FEI Art. 238.2.1

Jumper Ring - 8:00 am Class 111 $2,000 Equestrian International 1.30m Jumper, II 2(b) Class 116 $1,500 Low Junior Jumper, II 2(b) Class 120 $1,500 Low Amateur-Owner Jumper, II 2(b) Class 135 $1,500 Medium Junior/Amateur Jumper, II 2(b) Family Entertainment begins at 11:00am – pony rides, face painting, magic, children’s Class 125 $1,000 Mitchell-Innes Nash Fine Art Adult Amateur Jumper, II 2(b) crafts, live music and entertainment, shopping on Boutique Row featuring Hermès, and Class 128 $1,000 The Gochman Family Children’s Jumper, II 2(b) Danbury Porsche/Audi.

Jumper Annex - 8:00 am 11:00 am IHSA and IEA Education Fair Class 141 1.25m Jumper, II 2(b) Noon & 2:00 pm Animal Embassy Show Class 144 1.20m Jumper, II 2(b) Class 148 1.15m Jumper - Table II Grand Prix Ring - 7:30 am Class 114 $25,000 HBSJHF High Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic, II 2(a) Class 151 1.08m Jumper - Table II Presented by NetJets Class 131 $500 Rushy Marsh Farm Low Children’s/Adult Jumper, II 2(b) Presentation of the M. Michael Meller Style Award FRIDAY - SEPT. 28, 2018 Rushy Marsh Farm Leadline Grand Prix Ring -8:00 am Class 107 $2,500 Johnson Horse Transportation 1.35m Jumper, II 2(c) Rothchild Retirement Ceremony Class 112 $3,000 Staller High Junior/Amateur–Owner Jumper, II 2(c) 2:00 pm 2:00 pm Class 104 $204,000 Longines FEI Jumping World CupTM New York Class 102 $80,000 American Gold Cup Qualifier FEI Art. 238.2.2 competing for the American Gold Cup FEI Art 238.2.2 presentation of the Hattie Banks Leading Lady Rider Award Awards presentations followed by autograph session of the field

Jumper Ring - 8:00 am Class 117 $1,500 Low Junior Jumper, II 2(c) Class 121 $1,500 Low Amateur-Owner Jumper, II 2(c) Class 136 $1,500 Medium Junior/Amateur Jumper, II 2(c) Class 129 $1,000 The Gochman Family Children’s Jumper, II Sec 1 Class 132 $500 Rushy Marsh Farm Low Children’s/Adult Jumper, II Sec 1

Jumper Annex - 8:00 am Class 142 1.25m Jumper, II 2(b) Class 145 1.20m Jumper, II 2(b) Class 149 1.15m Jumper - Table II Class 152 1.08m Jumper - Table II

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors

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Special Events

Saturday Features (Gates open at 10am) : • Face painting (11 - 3pm) in the Hedge Ring and under the Old Salem Farm balcony on Boutique Row • Pony Rides (11 - 3pm) Pied Piper Pony Rides in the Hedge Ring • Boutique Shopping • Macaroni Kid Westchester North, Crafts & Activities (11 - 3pm) Come paint a horse show (limited quantity available, 200 shoes) for a take home souvenir, come get your hair done "pony" style or bring the younger kids by for story time. • New Chance Dog Rescue - Come meet the dogs of new chance looking for their forever home

Sunday Features (Gates open at 11am): • Face painting (11 - 3pm) in the Hedge Ring and under the balcony on Boutique Row • Pony Rides (11 - 4pm) Pied Piper Pony Rides in the Hedge Ring • Boutique Shopping • Macaroni Kid Westchester North, Crafts & Activities (11 - 3pm) Come paint a horse show (limited quantity available, 200 shoes) for a take home souvenir, come get your hair done "pony" style or bring the younger kids by for story time. • Animal Embassy Show (12 & 2 pm) - Come meet the Animals of Animal Embassy under the Old Salem Farm balcony • Caricature Artist (12 - 4pm) in the Hedge Ring • Education Fair presented by Miller & Associates - Come meet represents from Intercollegiate Horse Show Association and the Interscholastic Equestrian Association. These organizations enable kids from middle school through college to compete from beginner to advance levels. Come learn how you can get involved in riding. • Stay for the awards and then head down on the Grand Prix Field for an autograph session with your favorite athletes and photos in front of the jumps.

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The American Gold Cup Presents Our National Anthem Singers

Maureen Hamill - Sunday, September 30 Amber Lewis - Saturday, September 26 Maureen Hamill is a Cabaret performer who has performed Always a favorite at Old Salem Farm, and raised in this area, her one women show at such iconic venues such as :Tavern Amber Lewis lives in New York City and has a major in Music on the Green, in New York City, The Westport Country Education from New York University. She’s always had a Playhouse and Ivoryton Playhouse to name a few. passion for music, performing and songwriting. Its a passion Maureen is also a Partner with International Productions she seeks to share with children. She currently works as a Partners/The Spangler Group, which will be Producing the tutor/teacher’s assistant in New York city’s Peck Slip public new Broadway show “Roy Rogers Happy Trials” school and holds a black belt in karate. Written by Academy Award winner Marshall Brickman with Amber’s had the pleasure of performing with Sloan music by Academy Award & Multi Grammy winner T Bone Wainwright, Daisy Jopling and Bernie Williams and has Burnett which opened on Broadway in 2017. performed at the Manhattan’s Symphony Space, The City Combining her love for horses and Broadway Maureen Winery and the Towne Crier. She performed in Prague will be the lead producer in bringing Roy Rogers Horse with the NYU Vocal Jazz Choir and the Madrigal Singers. “Trigger” to the Broadway stage. The first horse to be a She is also part of the NYU Cleftomaniacs, an all female character on Broadway. acappella group. Maureen is also the author for the Broadway musical “Lincoln”

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A Look at Some of Our Fine Artists and Boutiques

Just like riders and spectators, vendors come from all over the country to showcase their brands. Exquisite cars and jewelers, fine leather goods, luxury riding goods, designer clothing, petrography, fine art and antiques are just a few of the spectacular items you will find all in one place. Take a stroll throughout the grounds and around Boutique Row and embrace the eclectic, high-end shopping experience."

American Gold Cup Apparel Hermès Sellier Paris AKKA Legacy Discover our collections of horse riding outfits and Unique custom saddles and equestrian apparel, as well as your fa- equestrian equipment. She may be a rider, but she is a woman vorite scarves, ties, fragrance, enamel, and belts. first... ❖ www.akkalegacy.com ❖ www.HermesofParis.com

CWD USA Hunt Limited Custom Saddles and tack ❖ www.CWDSellier.com A fine line of clothing & accessories ❖ www.HuntLimited.com

Daigle & Travers Insurance James Leslie Parker, The Book LLC Customizing all your insurance needs ❖ daigletravers.com Photographing memories to last a lifetime and THE BOOK to keep them. ❖ www.TheBookllc.com Danbury Porsche & Audi Fine Automobiles ❖www.Danbury.Porschedealer.com Jim Dratfield Petography Able to capture the true personality of any pet in a variety of Eastern Hay settings and poses! ❖ petography.com Purveyor of hay and shavings ❖ www.easternhay.com RIDE TV Equus Foundation Watch shows, events and catch up on all the latest stories from the Whether you are a competing equestrian at any level, a pleasure equestrian world. ❖ RideTV.com rider, or someone who loves horses, everyone can do something to keep horses safe, working and loved! ❖Equusfoundation.org Skiffington’s Boutique Womens clothing, accessories & jewelry Enviro Equine and Pet We have blended the best of nature and science to give your Vincent & Whittemore family's horse, dog or cat what they need to be healthy everyday. Real Estate Boutique Real Estate firm serving Northern ❖ www.enviroequine.com Westchester County for over 80 years. ❖ vinwhit.com

Exceptional Equestrian Voltaire Design Specializing in nothing you need just everything you WANT! Custom French saddles and leather accessories. ❖ ❖ www.exceptionalequestrian.com www.voltairedesign.com

Fab Finds by Sarah From accessories, apparel and shoes to home decor ❖ www.fabfindsbysarah.com

FarmVet not a complete listing Shop our great line of horse health supplies ❖ www.FarmVet.com boutiques and exhibits are located throughout the show grounds.

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American Gold Cup 25 The Book LLC

Devin Ryan Carves Name into American Gold Cup History with 2017 Longines FEI Jumping World CupTM Win by Taylor Rains/Phelps Media Group The 2017 American Gold Cup at Old Salem Brianne Goutal (USA) kicked off the tie breaking Farm came to an end on Sunday September 16, round with Remarkable Farms LLC’s Nice De 2017 as some of the world’s top international show Prissey. The pair won the 2013 American Gold Cup jumping athletes competed for the coveted Ameri- together but concluded Sunday’s competition on 4 can Gold Cup trophy in the $216,000 Longines FEI faults in 40.12 seconds, which would garner them World Cup™ Jumping New York CSI4*-W. The fourth place. United States claimed the top prize for the second Canada’s Mario Deslauriers and Bardolina, year in a row as Devin Ryan secured the victory owned by Wishing Well Farm, LLC, experienced an aboard the 8-year-old gelding, Eddie Blue. unfortunate parting of ways at the third element of The top 39 athletes from Friday’s $86,000 Amer- the eight-fence jump-off, resulting in an elimina- ican Gold Cup Qualifier CSI4*-W, presented by tion. Both horse and athlete received a round of Windsor Show Stables, came forward to compete applause for their efforts after immediately getting on the Grand Prix Field in Sunday’s grand finale back on their feet and reuniting. over two challenging tracks designed by Alan Wade Just coming off their recent win in the Silver Oak and Nigel Jess. Jumper Tournament’s $75,000 Agero Grand Prix at The large first round course utilized the field’s the end of August, Ryan and Eddie Blue, owned by natural slopes and hills to test athletes over a series LL Show Jumpers, LLC, claimed the first clear of 14 obstacles, where a majority of faults were performance of the jump-off. They blazed around collected through the Longines triple combination the short course in 37.75 seconds, knowing world (oxer-oxer-vertical). number three ranked show jumping rider and New Five combinations advanced to the jump-off York native McLain Ward (USA) would be after producing clear efforts in the first round. following him in the order-of-go.

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and I’ve known since he was 5 years old that he would be able to jump all the big classes. He’s a very brave horse and a field like this suits him. He has a lot of stride and scope so there is time to organize him. Because the field fit the horse, I thought this was a great place to step him up.” On qualifying for the 2018 World Cup Finals in Paris: “That’s my plan. I went up to Bromont and it didn’t quite work out the way I wanted it to and I didn’t get any points. I came here for step two and then I go to Washington and Ken- tucky so we’ll see what happens. After that I will have a better idea. It takes a few more points than today to make it to World McLain Ward & HH Callas Cup [Finals].” note: the pair finished 2nd in the Finals Ward and HH Callas, owned by Double H Farm, took On his plan for Eddie Blue: their turn on the Grand Prix Field next, also finishing clear “This horse has no experience indoors. I am going to take but one second behind Ryan in 38.34 seconds. Jack Towell him to Washington and Kentucky as a second horse just to get and Evergate Stables LLC’s Lucifer V were the final his feet wet indoors and see how he does and how he reacts to challengers of Sunday’s main event. They posted the fastest that atmosphere. If he reacts great at Washington, which is a 4-fault effort in 39.51 seconds for third place, while Ward much smaller ring, we might use him in Kentucky. We’ll just took home second place honors. have to see. My goal was to get one World Cup class out of him The American Gold Cup is one of only seven events that at an open venue.” comprise the East Coast division of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League. Top equestrian athletes compete in the league at events all across McLain Ward – Second place North America in order to qualify for the prestigious On finishing second on Sunday: Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final to be held in “My father won this class 31 years ago, which I am very Goteberg, Sweden, April 7, 2019. aware of. I have been trying to win this class for a long time Prior to the 2017 Sunday’s grand prix, the M. Michael and I’ve been second a lot, but it eludes me. I was thrilled with Meller Style of Riding Award was presented to the USA’s the mare today. She has been really good. She was third at the Heather Caristo-Williams, who exhibited an outstanding Hampton Classic. Devin is a very fast rider. He’s always going combination of horsemanship, skill and presentation while forward and the horse has a very big stride. I knew I couldn’t competing at the 2017 American Gold Cup. In addition, do the same numbers so I knew it had to be a very good round Sandra Ruiz received the Old Salem Farm Foundation Life- to win. In hindsight, you see an inch here or an inch there but time Achievement Award, which was created by Old Salem you also risk having a jump down. I did the best round I Farm head trainer Frank Madden as a way to recognize thought I could do but [Devin] was a little better today. That’s members of the U.S. hunter/jumper community for their the sport and hopefully I can get this win before I retire.” selfless contributions to the sport they love. On HH Callas: FROM THE WINNER’S CIRCLE “I’ve had her since February. She’s a pretty temperamental Devin Ryan – $216,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping mare so it’s taken me a little while to figure her out, but I think New York CSI4*-W winner she is getting more consistent. The last few weeks we’ve had a On Eddie Blue: lot of clear rounds and some great performances at Spruce Meadows. We still have a ways to go before we are as consis- “I have a great horse and I knew it was a great field out tent as we’d like to be, but for sure we are on the right path there. I was probably the least experienced of all those riders and I am very pleased with her.” in the jump-off. I’ve been watching them all season trying to learn from them. I just went out there today and rode my plan. On the American Gold Cup: Eddie is a great horse. I’ve had him since he was 4 years old “Thank you to Michael [Morrissey] and everyone here at

28 American Gold Cup Old Salem Farm. We all love the American Gold Cup and it’s Michael Morrissey – American Gold Cup event manager had many different forms. I think it has found its way home On the 2017 American Gold Cup: here. This is my hometown and I am very proud to have this “I think it was a beautiful event. The caliber of compe- event here.” tition was way up there. Old Salem Farm is such a beauti- Jack Towell – Third place ful venue, and the team I have behind me is second to none On finishing third on Sunday: in the country.” “I was disappointed with myself. My horse jumped very well and I should have taken more of a shot. I was too slow, and if I didn’t have the rail I still would have been too slow. I think I should have left out in the first two lines. It wasn’t my horse’s fault, I just wasn’t on it from the start.”

Alan Wade – Course designer On the results from Sunday’s class: “I was very happy. It’s a tricky enough field. There are a lot of slopes and undulations and the grass is very fragile at times. We wanted a fresh track for every round and every jump-off. I would like to thank my crew and my assistants. They worked very hard all week and I think we saw very good sport today.”

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Year Rider/Horse Owner 1970 Conrad Homfeld/Act 1 Mr. & Mrs. Michael McEvoy 1971 Steve Stephens/Houdini Edward Borbeau 1972 Rodney Jenkins/Balbuco William D. Haggard, III 1973 Rodney Jenkins/Idle Dice Harry R. Gill 1974 Rodney Jenkins/Idle Dice Harry R. Gill 1975 Rodney Jenkins/Idle Dice Harry R. Gill 1976 Melanie Smith/ Radnor II Mr. & Mrs. Neil B. Eustace 1977 Michael Matz/Grande F. Eugene Dixon, Jr. 1978 Michael Matz/Jet Run F. Eugene Dixon, Jr. 1979 Michael Matz/Jet Run F. Eugene Dixon, Jr. 1980 Buddy Brown/Felton Ira Kapp & David Weismann 1981 Melanie Smith/Calypso Windrush Farm 1982 Melanie Smith/Calypso Windrush Farm 1983 Leslie Burr/Albany Debbie Dolan & Sagamore Farm 1984 Conrad Homfeld/Coastline Mrs. S.B. French 1985 Rodney Jenkins/The Natural Sheldon Gordon 1986 Barney Ward/Sedac Barney Ward 1987 Joe Fargis/Mill Pearl Jane Burr & Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Butler 1988 Peter Leone/Threes and Sevens Ri-Arm Farm 1989 Beezie Patton/Northern Magic Mr. & Mrs. Frank Fisher 1990 Anne Kursinksi/Starman Meadow Grove Farm 1991 Terry Rudd/P.S. Gazpacho Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gansky 1992 Eric Hasbrouck/Kilmore Quay Pin Oak Farm 1993 Anne Kursinski/Top Seed Hillary Boone 1994 Anne Kursinski/Eros The Eros Group 1995 Anne Kursinski/Dynamite Alan Shore, Jr. 1996 Chris Kappler/Seven Wonder Marley Goodman 1997 Amanda Fuscas/Genesis Helen Krieble 1998 Sarah Watt/Arabian Leviticus Enterprises 1999 Michael Matz/Judgement Iron Spring Farm 2000 Schuyler Riley/Carolus H South Beach Stables 2001 Kimberly Prince/Bergerac K. Miracle /Overlook Rider 2002 Chris Kappler/Royal Kaliber Chris Kappler & The Kamine Family 2003 Chris Kappler/Royal Kaliber Chris Kappler & The Kamine Family 2004 Kimberly Prince/Marlou Windmill Ranch, LLC 2005 Patty Stovel/Shandor 41 Shandor Syndicate 2006 Christine McCrea/Vegas Candy Tribble 2007 Mario Deslauriers/Paradigm Mario Deslauriers 2008 Norman Dello Joio/Malcolm The Malcolm Group 2010 Beezie Madden/Coral Reef Via Vo Coral Reef Ranch 2012 Peter Leone/Lincourt Gino Monica Carrera 2013 Brianne Goutal/Nice De Prissey Cloverleaf Farm 2014 Jessica Springsteen/Vindicat W Stone Hill Farm 2015 Richard Moloney/Carrabis Z Equinimity, LLC 2016 Kent Farrington/Gazelle Robin Parsky & Kent Farrington 2017 Devin Ryan/Eddie Blue LL Show Jumpers LLC

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Victorious Again! Beezie Madden Crowned Champion in the 2018 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final Courtesy of the FEI / Copyright all photos ©PSV-J-MOREL

Beezie Madden wins her second title! I have come third.” ....Indeed, the Swedish rider gave up The AccorHotels Arena seems to bring good fortune to the second place he had held since Friday to the American riders. Thirty-one years after Katharine American Devin Ryan whose young 9-year-old horse was the only one not to have knocked off a bar this Burdsall and The Natural, at the time when this place was week; the point picked up for exceeding the time on the still called Palais Omnisport de Paris Bercy, another second day was truly costly in the end. “But I'm very American was crowned champion at this 40th Longines proud to be on the world podium for the first time, next FEI World Cup Final. to Beezie Madden who is a rider we all respect; it’s Finally, Beezie Madden led the competition from start to almost as good as a win. I hope this result will make our finish, despite the small mistake by Breitling LS in the national coach think about me for the selection for the middle of the second round: “That made me a little Tryon World Equestrian Games.” nervous, then I quickly refocused because I knew I could This Longines FEI World Cup generally results in a battle trust my horse.” However, those four points were not too between the United States and Europe, and this time the dramatic because the Swedish rider Henrik von US Equestrian Team clearly won the match with three Eckermann had just done the same thing... for a different riders in the top four. The European riders took five reason: “I put too much pressure on Mary Lou at that places in the Top 10, which also included a Colombian obstacle, I didn't trust her and she didn't deserve that, rider. We should note the great performances of the two because she's so good. Afterwards, I relaxed a bit and former winners of the event, Daniel Deusser and Steve everything went well. I can’t help remembering that it was Guerdat, who made good progress after the second day Ludger Beerbaum who made me want to make a career (15th and 19th), both finishing in the Top 10 (8th and in riding. I first saw him in Gothenburg when I was 14 10th). Along with Devin Ryan, they rode the only double years old. But he finished first and this is the second time clear rounds of the final class.

32 American Gold Cup left to right USA - Devin Ryan 2nd USA - Beezie Madden 1st Sweden - Henrik Von Eckermann 3rd

As regards the French riders, only Roger Yves Bost made it into the final, but I was not sure I could maintain my best form through to the second round after a clear round on Sangria du from the beginning to the end of the competition. I tried Breitling Coty. But the mare did not manage to repeat her performance when he was 7 years old at Jeroen Dubbeldam’s place and grad- (recording 9 points) and the best French rider finished in 13th ually he has grown in confidence. Over the last two years, he has place in the final ranking. really gained a lot of experience but was not regular enough. I The GL events Equestrian Sport team rose to the challenge of didn’t think he would reach the top so quickly at this level of com- the event and made this return to the AccorHotels Arena a great petition. Today, I have truly realised how good he is and I know success. Now, the curtain comes down on this Longines FEI that he is a worthy successor to Simon and Cortes C.” World Cup. Devin Ryan (USA, 2nd): “I am lucky to have a really obedient The history of this magnificent and historic circuit is far from over. horse. That has always been his great quality; he had already won events when he was 5 and 6 years old, and at 7 years old he won his first Grand Prix. Last year my goal was to qualify for this final and I qualified through the Eastern American league. My aim is obviously to reach the top ten one day and I hope that this performance will make the coach consider me for a place on the US team for the Tryon World Equestrian Games.”

Henrik von Eckermann (SUE, 3rd): “Mary Lou was fantastic like always. It really was my fault that we knocked that bar off. I lost a bit of rhythm in the middle of the second round and I should have trusted her more. I am angry with myself. My mare was quite a late developer and then two years ago she made great progress in just 6 months. This is what enabled us to be 3rd in the last World Cup Final in Omaha. I would have liked to have done better this year”. Santiago Varela (course designer): “We saw some great sport. Devin Ryan & Eddie Blue placed 2nd I’m delighted with the way the week went. I want to thank the or- ganizing committee who asked me to build the courses here, and naturally the whole team who worked with me throughout the What they said: competition. In the next few weeks, I will be designing the courses for the competitions in Madrid and Calgary. And I am de- Beezie Madden (USA, 1st): “I am delighted to have joined the ex- lighted to have been chosen to design the course for the next clusive club of two-time winners of the Longines FEI World Cup Olympic Games which will be held in Tokyo in 2020; it is a great Final. To win it twice is just amazing. I am very happy for myself, challenge.” but also for my team, my husband John and my horse’s owner who was here to see the victory. There were three Americans in The 2018-2019 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final will be the top 4, with Devin and his young 9-year-old horse and McLain held in Goteborg, Sweden beginning on April 7, 2019 and his faithful HH Azur. I love the World Cup, I love the competi- tion format, it is the championship of the year for me. It was my horse’s first World Cup championship; I was confident coming

American Gold Cup 33 Previous Winners of the FEI Jumping World CupTM Finals

Year Rider name NAT Age Year Rider name NAT Age 1979 Hugo Simon AUT 36 1999 Rodrigo Pessoa BRA 26 1980 Conrad Homfeld USA 28 2000 Rodrigo Pessoa BRA 27 1981 Michael Matz USA 30 2001 Markus Fuchs SUI 45 1982 Melanie Smith USA 32 2002 Otto Becker GER 43 1983 Norman Dello Joio USA 26 2003 Marcus Ehning GER 29 1984 Mario Deslauriers CAN 19 2004 Bruno Broucqsault FRA 45 1985 Conrad Homfeld USA 33 2005 Meredith M.-Beerbaum GER 31 1986 Leslie Burr Lenehan USA 29 2006 Marcus Ehning GER 32 1987 Katharine Burdsall USA 28 2007 Beat Mändli SUI 37 1988 Ian Millar CAN 41 2008 Meredith M.-Beerbaum GER 34 1989 Ian Millar CAN 42 2009 Meredith M.-Beerbaum GER 35 1990 John Whitaker GBR 34 2010 Marcus Ehning GER 36 1991 John Whitaker GBR 35 2011 Christian Ahlmann GER 37 1992 Thomas Frühmann AUT 41 2012 Rich Fellars USA 52 1993 Ludger Beerbaum GER 29 2013 Elizabeth “Beezie” Madden USA 50 1994 Jos Lansink NED 33 2014 Daniel Deusser GER 33 1995 Nick Skelton GBR 38 2015 Steve Guerdat SUI 32 1996 Hugo Simon AUT 53 2016 Steve Guerdat SUI 33 1997 Hugo Simon AUT 54 2017 Mclain Ward USA 42 1998 Rodrigo Pessoa BRA 25 2018 Elizabeth “Beezie” Madden USA 55

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Brian Moggre Closes out 2017 American Gold Cup with a win in the $25,000 SJHOF High Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic

By: Taylor Rains/Phelps Media Group Preceding 2017 Sunday’s $216,000 Longines FEI Upperville and won the High classic there and were World Cup™ Jumping New York CSI4*-W, the Grand team gold at [the Adequan/FEI North American Prix Field kicked off with the $25,000 SJHOF High Junior and Young Rider Championships]. I love Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic where 16-year-old him so much; he’s perfect.” Brian Moggre of Flower Mound, Texas, and Condero 3 took home top honors and the championship tri- On Sunday’s peformances: color. The 12-year-old gelding, owned by DDM “I was very, very nervous. I really trust my horse Equestrian, LLC, was the only horse to jump double- and knew he would do well. I was really hoping for the clear and produced the fastest jump-off time against champion ribbon because he has been great this week. six other horse-and-rider combinations. Katie Tyler I wanted to go in and give my horse a good round. The rode her own Shet Du Thot to second place in the course looked technical enough and was big. I walked classic, while Madison Goetzmann and her own it a few times to make sure everything looked and felt Prestigious finished in third place. right. Once I started warming up I knew he was ready to go. I had to decide to do him or my other horse and FROM THE WINNER’S CIRCLE I am really happy I decided to do him.” Brian Moggre – $25,000 SJHOF High Junior/ Amateur-Owner Classic winner On his plan for the jump-off: “I was in it to win it. He has such a big step and On Condero 3: he’s so good about just marching up there and clearing “I rode [Condero 3] a little bit this winter and the jumps. The rest of the course I just needed to be tidy started riding him more before Devon. We were and quick. I knew there was no room for a breath or fourth in the classic there and he’s won a few grand someone else would just slip right in.” prix events throughout the year. We took him to

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At the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival in Traverse City, MI, the words “Torch Lake” are perhaps as well known as “Grand Prix.” With six weeks of competition—including four weeks of international two- and three- star classes— “GLEF” has truly become a destination horse show. Competitors are as eager to earn valuable ranking points and lucrative prize money and ride their horses in the renowned Grand Prix Ring as they are to visit the Traverse City downtown staples like Trattoria Stella, Red Ginger, and Boathouse Restaurant. Surrounded by sprawling grass fields that line five spacious competition rings, exhibitors at the Flintfields Horse Park complete their rounds with the Old Mission Peninsula in view, making for an idyllic setting for both human and equine athletes. Impeccably turned out horses dot the landscape of the nearly 100–acre facility, which received improved and upgraded footing prior to the 2018 season. “The biggest change is the footing,” said international show jumper Molly Ashe Cawley, who won the CSI3* $35,000 Great Lakes Classic with Louisburg Farm’s D’Arnita. “It was good in the Grand Prix ring before, but they’ve improved it even more, and then they’ve done all the other rings as well. There’s really not a bad ring to show in or ride in, and that’s a hard thing to master. This footing is the best I’ve seen in my travels, and you can show on it week after week, and I don’t think the horses really pay a price for it. That’s the biggest compliment I can pay to a horse show.” Each year, the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival rises in stature. Two weeks of CSI3* competition took place at the venue for the first time in its history in 2018, drawing the likes of Ashe Cawley, Double H Farm’ s Quentin Judge, Jonathan Millar of Millar Brooke Farm, and current Longines FEI Jumping World CupTM Final Champion Beezie Madden.

40 American Gold Cup Madden debuted new mount Chic Hind’Hyrencourt in Traverse City and concluded her stay with a dynamic win in the $100,000 CSI3* Grand Prix of Traverse City with Abigail Wexner’s Coach. She also won the $6,000 CSI3* Staller 1 .40m Open Jumper with Wexner’s Jiva. “We’ve never really been in the United States in August, and it’s been a really pleasant find,” said Madden, who spent the first half of her summer in Europe competing for a spot on the World Equestrian Games squad for Team USA. “It’s a beautiful show, the footing is fantastic, the stabling is beautiful, and the scheduling worked out beautifully. We were done in the afternoon and were able to enjoy the town, which was also great.” Olympian Margie Engle used Traverse City to develop Gladewinds Farm’s rising star Dicas. After winning the CSI2* $50,000 Grand Traverse Grand Prix in 2017, the 9-year-old Rheinlander gelding went on to win at CHIO5* Aachen in 2018 before returning to GLEF to top the $100,000 CSI3* Grand Traverse Grand Prix and the $35,000 CSI3* East Wind Farms Welcome Stake. “[GLEF] is a good place to move [young horses] up,” Engle said. “The footing is nice, the jumps are beautiful, and there’s nothing that they ask that’s too crazy for a horse starting off. It was really essential for [Dicas’] education.” The hunter rings have been a launching pad for numerous other stars. The GLEF season features five USHJA National Hunter Derby classes and a $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby. John and Stephanie Ingram’s Cuba, winner of the 2017 USHJA International Hunter Derby Championships, used GLEF to prepare for the Championships, and 2018 event favorites Private Practice and Quintessential also jumped for Derby glory in Traverse City. World Championship Hunter Rider Week placed professional, amateur, and junior competitors in the spotlight of the Grand Prix Ring, with Victoria Colvin taking home the distinction of the week’s leading WCHR professional in 2018. “There’s a lot of good competition here,” said trainer Tom Wright of Uphill Farm, for whom Colvin often rides. “The town is really special and caters to the horse people, and we’re thrilled to go to all their great restaurants... and of course we’ve got the lake.” GLEF’s leading equitation rider of 2017, junior rider Paige Matthies, was propelled to a fifth-place finish in the prestigious Dover Saddlery/USEF Medal Final later that year and in 2018 returned to top the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior Jumper Classic at the Devon Horse Show. Additionally, in the past two years, the nation’s leading Ariat National Adult Medal rider has spent her summer at GLEF.

American Gold Cup 41 Yet despite the high standard of competition, exhibitors find a relaxing atmosphere at GLEF, where riders can follow bridle paths through quiet trails shadowed by mature natural forestry to get away from the hustle and bustle of competition. On Sundays, a weekly Farmers Market sets up shop across from the VIP Club for fans and exhibitors alike to sample the locally grown fare. “What’s not to like?” exclaimed Sarah Mechlin Duhon, head trainer of Mechlin Fram in Wright City, MO. “I’ve come here almost all of the last seven years. Look at the view, and look at the weather: There’s no other place in the country where you can horse show [in the summer] and have this much fun. And there are so many things to do outside of the horse show as well.” Beyond the horse show grounds, the Traverse City community opens its arms to horse show exhibitors. Just minutes from downtown, GLEF is at the epicenter of one of the nation’s top-rated travel destinations. On Mondays, one is often hard-pressed to find an exhibitor not capitalizing on the opportunity to drop anchor at Torch Lake Sandbar for a day of relaxation and fraternization at the area’s most popular lakeside hangout. It’s impossible, however, to beat the spectacular views of Lake Michigan, which extend from the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, deemed the “Most Beautiful Place in America” by ABC’s Good Morning America. In 2018, GLEF partnered with Bay Life Getaways to offer customized activity packages for everything from tubing down the Platte River to touring local wine vineyards. Downtown, restaurant reservations are most often occupied by horse show-goers, who become “regulars” every summer during their six-week stay. And no night is complete without a visit to Milk & Honey, Bardon’s Wonder Freeze, or MOOmers for dessert. The cherry on top is that the best is yet to come. With elite competition, premier footing and stabling, top-notch hospitality, and an unbeatable setting, the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival has firmly established itself as a can’t miss summer horse show destination. “The restaurants are fantastic, the views are great over the lake and the weather is [amazing],” Engle said. “I can’t think of any place in August I’d rather be. It’s nice and cool out and every- where else in the world is probably around 100 degrees right now. There are so many pluses with coming here.”

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A Well-Deserved Retirement for Rothchild Courtesy of Noelle Flloyd Magazine and written by Kate Kosnoff

Though you wouldn’t necessarily know he had the scope and Spruce Meadows CSI 5* 2015 ability just by looking at him in a stall, McLain Ward's longtime Winner, Longines Global Champions Tour of Antwerp mount, Rothchild, has spent the past decade showing the world Grand Prix, 2014 that 1.60m horses are built from the inside out. Despite his some- what unconventional jumping style and a stature on the small Winner, Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Toronto, side, Rothchild's huge heart and desire to win has earned him a Royal Horse Show 2013 list of accolades a mile long. Going double-clear is something that “Bongo,” as he's known Sure, his theatrics on course are eye-catching, but his ability to around the barn, is awfully good at, so he gets away with pinning deliver clear round after clear round is what we'll miss the most. his ears and throwing a few bucks on course because he's a Though he is officially retiring from the show ring at The Amer- champion, through and through. He's also produced consistent ican Gold Cup on Sunday, something tells me Rothchild’s signa- rounds well into his teens and is a shining example of what a ture sass and incredible talent will live on for a very long time. horse with heart will do for his rider. Sagamore Farms’ 17-year-old Belgian Sport Horse gelding has When asked what he’ll miss most about watching Bongo in the ring, Lee simply says, “His buck after the last fence when he been McLain’s mount since 2007, and together they’ve racked up knows he's won.” a glittering record. Team bronze and fifth individually at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy in 2014, individual gold So, to the 2015 USEF International Horse of Honor, the and team bronze at the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto, unconventional jumper, the little man with the big heart: we’ll winner of the 2015 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup of Great Britain at miss your attitude in the ring, but we wish you the happiest of Hickstead, and second in the $500,000 CSI5* Rolex Grand Prix at retirements. You’ve certainly earned it. the 2017 Winter Equestrian Festival are just a few of Rothchild’s many accolades. ‘Bongo’ will be spending his retirement on John and Beezie Madden’s Retirement Farm in Cazenovia, New York. As if his success in the show ring wasn't enough, Rothchild holds a special place in McLain's heart for another reason: he was John and Beezie have always been strong supporters of one of the last horses hand-picked by his father, Barney Ward, responsible retirement for their partners after their competition before he passed away in 2012. years have ended. We currently are honored to have top show jumpers such as Authentic, Cloud Nine, Coral Reef Via Volo, “He is one of my all-time favorites,” says Lee McKeever, Prima and Conquest II enjoying their “golden years” at JMS. McLain’s right-hand man, and Rothchild’s long-time caretaker. “I think one of my favorite moments with him was at the WEG in In 2016, they started an expansion project to be able to Normandy. He just stepped up so much and did it so easily.” efficiently offer ideal conditions for more horses to retire here in Cazenovia, New York. In addition to his WEG and Pan-American medals, some of Rothchild's brightest moments include: In the spring of 2017 they were able to welcome a few more retirees to John Madden Sales. Winner, $250,000 Sapphire Grand Prix, Devon 2017 If you have a competition horse that is ready to live out their Winner, $380,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix CSI5* days in a relaxed environment ideal for horses, but under the Winter Equestrian Festival 2016 watchful eye of experienced caregivers, please feel free to Winner, AIG $1 Million Grand Prix, HITS Thermal 2016 contact them at [email protected] for more information on boarding your retiree at John Madden Sales! Winner, CSIO4* Nations Cup, Ocala 2016 http://johnmaddensales.com/retire-at-jms.html Second, Real American $1 Million Grand Prix, HITS Ocala 2015 Winner, $210,000 CP Grand Prix Continental Tournament,

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Glossary of Terminology

AMATEUR OWNER - Divisions which are restricted to each second over the time allowed. All with clean rounds non-professional adult riders who ride horses owned by return for a jump-off, or in a “power and speed” format themselves or members of their immediate family. class, proceed to the “speed” portion of the course. In Table III classes (“speed classes”) touches are not scored, ASPCA MACLAY CLASS - A year-long horsemanship only knockdowns and refusals, as contestants are timed competition for junior riders. Riders must qualify for the in the first round. Except in the unlikely event of a tie, finals by winning a specified number of ASPCA Maclay “there is no jump-off. In the Table II(c) “Power and classes throughout the year. Speed” classes, all exhibitors who have gone clean CLEAN ROUND OR CLEAR ROUND - When a horse immediately proceed through a set of timers to the completes the course within the time allowed, without “speed” portion of the course. In all jumper classes, falls incurring jumping faults. When more than one horse has and going “off course” (jumping the jumps out of order) a ‘clean round’ and the class is designated as such, a result in elimination. jump-off will occur. Faults are scored as follows: Knockdowns 4 faults COMBINATION - Two or three jumps set up so they Knockdown of timing equipment or designated markers must be taken in quick succession, separated by only one on start and finish lines 4 faults or two strides. A combination is considered to be a single 1st Refusal or run-out 4 faults obstacle. If a horse stops or runs-out at any element of 2nd Refusal or run-out Elimination the combination (elements are lettered A, B, C), the entire Fall of horse or rider Elimination obstacle must be re-jumped. Exceeding the time allowed 1 fault for every second COOLER - A blanket used to cover a horse that is heated Taking more than 45 seconds to jump the first obstacle or sweating after a competition. A cooler, often made of after the round has begun. Elimination wool or a mesh material, aids the horse in cooling off Taking more than 45 seconds to jump the next obstacle on without catching a chill. Coolers are often presented as course. Elimination awards for the winner of a class. FEDERATION EQUESTRE INTERNATIONALE - (FEI) COURSE - In each class over fences, competitors must The international sanctioned body of equestrian sports. negotiate the jumps in a prescribed order. Courses for FEI WORLD CUPTM - An annual competition governed each class are posted in advance near the In-Gates so that by the FEI in which the top riders in the world meet in a riders and trainers may memorize them. It is the role of different location each year to determine the reigning the course designer to establish the degree of difficulty in world champion. the course. A mark of a good course designer is that he or she will gradually increase the course difficulty as the GAITS - The different paces at which a horse travels: e.g. week proceeds so that both horse and rider learn as they walk, trot, canter, gallop, and varying speeds of each. jump in classes at the show. The grand prix is the highest GREEN - An inexperienced or young horse. level of show jumping competition so the fences are larger and the course is longer and more challenging. Grand GROOMING - Some of the jumpers in the grand prix prix courses are planned by accredited course designers. ring have their manes and tails braided to enhance their No two courses are ever the same. There are usually 12 appearance. A tail that is braided and then turned up so to 18 fences on the grand prix course. Spectators who the hairs do not hang loose is called a “mud tail” and is hear a course described as a ”perfect course” (P.C.) have frequently used in damp weather conditions. seen an event in which the number of riders who qualify for the jump-off is the same as the number of ribbons of- HORSES - There are a variety of breeds and imports that fered in that class. make it to the grand prix ring. American breeds include Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses and Appaloosas, etc. DISOBEDIENCE - A refusal or inability to jump a fence, Import breeds come from Spain, Ireland, France, Holland resulting in the horse stopping before or running out to and Germany. The grand prix horse is the most talented the side of a fence. A disobedience is scored as a penalty. jumper in the show world and also the most expensive with several sales topping the $1,000,000 mark. A horse FAULT - Penalty assessed in jumper classes for mistakes could make it to the grand prix ring at the relatively early such as knockdowns, refusals, and exceeding the time age of six or seven years, and continue to compete into its allowed. In Table II classes, (“Timed 1st jump-off”) early 20s. Horses in the jumper division compete in touches don't count; knockdowns and refusals are sections according to the age of the rider (Junior, penalized. There is also a time limit or “Time Allowed” Amateur-Owner, or Adult Amateur, Children’s Jumper) to complete the course. “Time-faults” are assigned for

48 American Gold Cup or according to the amount of prior experience and prize PERFECT COURSE (PC) - A course that is termed ‘perfect’ is money winnings. one in which the number of riders qualifying for the jump-off is the same as the number of ribbons offered. IN AND OUT - A two-jump combination, with elements separated by one or two strides. RAIL - The wooden bar used on a jump. Rails must be a minimum of four inches in diameter and six feet in length, and JUMPER - Jumpers are judged solely on their ability to jump usually measure about 14 feet. obstacles. They need not be any special breed or size. They are required to complete a course of approximately 16 obstacles RIBBONS - Ribbons are awarded to those who finish in the ranging in height from 3' to 5'(1.0m - 1.60m) and higher with money. The color of the ribbon indicates the placing of the horse. spreads of up to 6', depending on the division in which they Blue - 1st Red - 2nd Yellow - 3rd compete. White - 4th Pink - 5th Green - 6th JUMPER DIVISIONS - Schooling, Training, Pony, Children’s, Purple - 7th Brown - 8th Gray - 9th Junior, Adult, Amateur-Owner, 1.30m, 1.35m, 1.40m 1.50m and Grand Prix. The 1.30m, 1.35m, 1.40m 1.50m and Grand Championship - Tri-Color -Blue, Red and Yellow. Prix jumpers are classified based on the amount of money the RIDER’S ATTIRE - Breeches and boots, a ratcatcher, hunt coat, horse has earned in a given time frame. Amateur-owner and safety helmet are all worn by the riders. Breeches are the jumpers must be ridden by amateur riders only who own their tight fitting pants worn under leather boots. A ratcatcher is horses. Adult amateur jumpers must be ridden by amateur another name for the riding shirt worn under the hunt coat or rider, but do not have to actually own the horse. Junior and jacket. It is common to see grand prix riders attired in a scarlet Children’s jumpers must be ridden by riders under 18 years of coat. A blue collar signifies that the rider has competed for the age. Schooling jumpers may be ridden by anyone. United States Equestrian Team. Other hunt coat colors are blue, JUMPS - The general types of jumps in competition are a dark green or black. The safety helmet must be worn by the straight or vertical fence and a spread (wide) fence or oxer. The rider when ever on horseback. A rider may also elect to wear degree of difficulty of a jump is determined by its height, width, spurs or carry a crop, or stick, to encourage the horse over the construction, and its placement in relation to other jumps on fences. the course. In competition a variety of fences can be used ROUND OR TRIP - A complete section of the grand prix or including walls, panels, gates, oxers, water jumps, class in which all the horses have their turn on course. Some combinations, banks, and ditches. An oxer is a single fence grand prix hold two rounds before the jump-off. A trip is the composed of two or three elements to produce a spread. A rider’s individual turn on the course. “square” oxer is one in which the front and back rails are of equal height, making it more difficult to jump. Types of oxers SPREAD - Width or distance from the front to the back of a include parallel, ascending, descending and Swedish oxers. A jump. “triple bar” is composed of three fences, which a horse must SCHOOLING - The warm-up session prior to the rider’s round clear in one leap. This tests the horse’s ability to jump both in which they are able to jump practice jumps in a designated height and width. A water jump is another type of spread fence and supervised schooling area. that can stretch 12 to 14 feet. The lathe or tape marker on the landing side designates the end of the fence and if the horse SHOW JUMPING HALL OF FAME – The Show Jumping Hall touches the marker upon landing it is counted as a penalty. of Fame conducts the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Combinations are a series of jumps, usually two or three in a Classic Series, held under Grand Prix rules and specifications. row set to challenge the horse's ability to jump successively after The Series holds classes at approximately 100 horse shows one or two strides. Another name for a combination is an across the country, including the Show Jumping Derby at the in-and-out. A ditch is a shallow depression dug into the show Hampton Classic. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame is located at ring. A ditch is designed to provide a visual distraction to test the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. the horse’'s bravery. A bank is an earthen mound which the horse must jump up onto, or scramble over. SPORT HORSE - Horse bred especially for competition in the disciplines of show jumping, eventing, or dressage based on the JUMPING ORDER, START ORDER OR ORDER OF GO - The performance records in the lineage of sire and dam. This jumping order or starting order is determined in a drawing method of producing equine athletes has been practiced for before the event so that each competitor has an equal chance of years in Europe, and is beginning to take hold in the U.S., where attaining a favorable starting position. Riders near the end of the many of our horses have traditionally come from the racetrack. starting order have the advantage of seeing how the first riders Scores of horses of European sporthorse breeding, including complete the course. Dutch Warmblood (“VIP”), Hanoverian (“The Natural”), and Selle Francais (“Galoubet”), have been imported for JUMP-OFF - All horses with “clean” first rounds jump a competition and breeding purposes. shortened course against the clock to determine the winner. STANDARDS - The various types of supports which hold up OPEN - (i.e. Open Jumpers) Advanced divisions in which the rails and/or planks of each jump. competitors are not restricted by previous winnings.

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classic square oxer style jump or obstacle

STRIDE - The amount of ground covered by a horse in one step Driving, Endurance, Reining, Vaulting and Para Equestrian. at the canter. The average horse’s stride is 12 feet. Distances between fences are set accordingly by the course designer. VERTICAL - A fence with no spread to it, which forces a horse to make a steep arc in his effort to jump. TACK - The equipment worn by the horse depends on the needs of the animal. The saddle and bridle are the staples. Other V OLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL - A rider makes a decision not to equipment may be added such as a martingale, which attaches to continue on the course and to leave the ring. Generally this is done the saddle and bridle to keep the horse's head from rising too high. with a nod of the rider’s head or tip of the hat to the judge. Rider’s Horses may also wear boots or bandages on their legs for support may decide to withdraw for any number of reasons such as a or protection. problem with the horse or equipment, trouble negotiating the TIME FAULT - A penalty for exceeding the designated time course, or because the rider knows he or she has too many faults limit. A rider is penalized 1/4 faults for each second over the to place in the ribbons. allotted time. WALKI NG THE C OURSE - Riders and horses may not practice U.S. EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION, INC. - The national on a course prior to actual competition, but the rider is permitted sanctioning body which governs equestrian sport activities in the United States and represents the U.S. internationally. to walk out the route, pacing off the number of strides between jumps and examining the obstacles closely. It is a course designer’s UNITED STATES HUNTER JUMPER ASSOCIATION (USHJA) job to set up problems that will challenge the ability of exhibitors. - The USHJA is committed to advancing and representing the hunter and jumper disciplines by fostering an educated commu- Riders and trainers must determine what and where these are in a nity of equestrians that promotes the welfare of the horse and fair- course and develop strategies accordingly. ness in competition. WARMBLO OD - Type of sport horse resulting from crossing USETF - The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is the heavier draft-horse breeds with lighter Thoroughbred-types. organization that fields and promotes teams to represent the European warmblood breeds have been imported extensively United States at international competitions such as the Olympics, World Cups, Pan American Games, and World Games. into the U.S. over the past decade. (See “SPORT HORSE”) Disciplines overseen by the USET: Show Jumping, Dressage,

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