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Beezie Madden wins FEI World Cup qualifier at the 2018 National Horse Show

Read on to learn about the FEI World Cup qualifier at the 2018 National Horse Show and Beezie Madden winning the $250,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup.



Thirty-five horse-and-rider pairs entered the Alltech Arena on Saturday evening to take a shot at winning the $250,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Lexington at the 2018 National Horse Show. Eight different countries were represented, and all members of the U.S. show jumping teams for both the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games and the 2016 Olympics were on the list.

Beezie Madden and Chic Hin D Hyrencourt at the $250,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Lexington



Olympian Lucy Davis was the third rider in the order and was the first to go clear and within the time with her Holsteiner gelding, Caracho 14. But after her round, there was a long drought with no double clears.

Davis’s 2016 Olympic teammate Kent Farrington, 20th in the order at the 2018 National Horse Show, broke the streak by turning in a fault-free round on Creedence, a Dutch Warmblood gelding he co-owns with RCG Farm. He was immediately followed by Laura Kraut, a member of the gold medal winning team at this year’s WEG. Kraut had a double clear round with the Holsteiner gelding, Confu, owned by St. Bride’s Farm.

Molly Ashe and Cat Ballou

Five-time Olympian Beezie Madden was the next to go clear and make the jump off riding Abigail Wexner’s Belgian Warmblood gelding, Chic Hin D Hyrencourt at the 2018 National Horse Show. Molly Ashe was the fifth and final rider to go clear in the first round, riding Louisburg Farm’s Cat Ballou, a Holsteiner gelding.

In the jump-off, Davis had an unfortunate runout at the first fence. Farrington had a rail down as well.

Laura Kraut and Confu

Kraut and Confu completed a fast and clear jump-off round, securing a top three finish for the $250,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup at the 2018 National Horse Show. Madden and Chic Hin D Hyrencourt were next with a clear round that was just fast enough to but them in the lead. Finally at the 2018 National Horse Show, Ashe returned with Cat Ballou with a clear round to squeeze into second place.

Kent Farrington and Creedance

$250,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Lexington 2018 National Horse Show Results

  1. Beezie Madden and Chic Hin D Hyrencourt
  2. Molly Ashe and Cat Ballou
  3. Laura Kraut and Confu
  4. Kent Farrington and Creedance
  5. Lucy Davis and Caracho 14
  6. Amanda Derbyshire and Luibanta BH (GBR)
  7. Catherine Tyree and Bokai
  8. Lorcan Gallagher and Hunters Conlypso II (IRE)
  9. Adrienne Sternlicht and Toulago
  10. Cormac Hanley and VDL Cartello (IRE)
  11. Margie Engle and Dicas
  12. Shane Sweetnam and Don’t Touch Du Bois (IRE)
Lucy Davis and Caracho 14
Amanda Derbyshire and Luibanta BH
Catherine Tyree and Bokai
Lorcan Gallagher and Hunters Conlypso II
Adrienne Sternlicht and Toulago
Cormac Hanley and VDL Cartello

Leslie Potter

Leslie Potter is a graduate of William Woods University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Equestrian Science with a concentration in saddle seat riding and a minor in Journalism/Mass Communications. She is currently a writer and photographer in Lexington, Ky.Potter worked as a barn manager and riding instructor and was a freelance reporter and photographer for the Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar and Saddle Horse Report before moving to Lexington to join Horse Illustrated as Web Editor from 2008 to 2019. Her current equestrian pursuits include being a grown-up lesson kid at an eventing barn and trail riding with her senior Morgan gelding, Snoopy.

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