Lexington, Ky. – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team is primed for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO4* Wellington on Saturday, March 2. Hosted at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Fla., competition kicks off under the stadium lights at 7:00 p.m. ET. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the U.S. team of Beezie Madden, Wilton Porter, Adrienne Sternlicht, and McLain Ward will jump sixth in the order of nine teams.
Meet the Team
Beezie Madden from Cazenovia, N.Y., riding Chic Hin D Hyrencourt, Abigail Wexner’s 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding. Follow Madden on Facebook (@beeziemadden), Twitter (@JohnMaddenSales), and Instagram (@johnmaddensales).
Wilton Porter from Wellington, Fla., riding Caletto Cabana, Sleepy P Ranch LLC’s 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding. Follow Porter on Facebook (@wiltonportersleepypranch) and Instagram (@wilton_porter).
Adrienne Sternlicht from Greenwich, Conn., riding Toulago, Starlight Farms 1 LLC’s 14-year-old Oldenburg gelding. Follow Sternlicht on Instagram (@adriennesternlicht).
McLain Ward from Brewster, N.Y., riding Contagious, Beechwood Stables LLC’s 10-year-old Deutches Sportpferd gelding.
Last Time Out
Madden and Chic Hin D Hyrencourt most recently competed at the Palm Beach Masters, placing in the top five in the $210,000 CSIO5* Longines Grand Prix.
Porter and Caletto Cabana most recently competed at the Palm Beach Masters, placing in the top 10 in the $210,000 CSIO5* Longines Grand Prix.
Sternlicht and Toulago earned a top-five placing in the $71,200 CSI4*-W Suncast Palm Beach Masters Qualifier.
Ward and Contagious have been competing in a host of CSI5* competitions at the Palm Beach Masters and Winter Equestrian Festival, earning six top-20 results.
Career Highlights
Madden: Four-time Olympian, including team gold medals at the 2008 Beijing and 2004 Athens Games and a team silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games; 2018 and 2013 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final champion, member of numerous winning Nations Cup teams, including member of the silver medal-winning 2017 Longines FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final team and member of the first all-women’s 2017 FEI Nations Cup CSIO5* Dublin gold-medal winning team and recipient of the Aga Khan Trophy
Porter: Several top placings in FEI competitions throughout 2018; member of the U.S. Jumping Development Team at 2017 FEI Nations Cup CSIO3* Samorin and 2014 FEI Nations Cup CSIOY Hagen; three-time FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) competitor; 2014 NAYC individual gold medalist
Sternlicht: Member of the gold medal-winning team at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018; placed second in the 2018 $250,000 Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon; member of the silver medal team at the 2017 FEI Nations Cup CSIO4* Coapexpan
Ward: Member of the gold medal-winning team at the WEG Tryon 2018; 2017 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final champion; member of the silver-medal winning 2017 Longines FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final team; four-time Olympian, including team gold medals at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Games and a team silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games
Competition Information
Competition begins Saturday, March 2, at 7:00 p.m. ET at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Fla. Tune in to the USEF Network to watch live.
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