Lexington, Ky. – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team will look to defend their 2017 gold medal when they compete at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Calgary, part of the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’, on Saturday, September 8. Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland turns to the team of Lucy Deslauriers, Zazou Hoffman, Beezie Madden, and Andrew Welles for a strong Nations Cup appearance. The U.S. has drawn seventh in the order of nine teams with Welles and Brindis Bogibo entering the ring first when competition gets underway at 4:00 p.m. EDT at Spruce Meadows. 

Meet the Team

 

 

Lucy Deslauriers from New York, N.Y., riding Hester, Lisa Deslauriers’s 13-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding. Follow Deslauriers on Instagram (@lucydeslauriers).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zazou Hoffman from Santa Monica, Calif., riding Samson II, Woodacres Stables LLC’s 14-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beezie Madden from Cazenovia, N.Y., riding Breitling LS, Abigail Wexner’s 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion. Follow Madden on Facebook (@beeziemadden), Twitter (@JohnMaddenSales), and Instagram (@johnmaddensales).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Welles from Wellington, Fla., riding Brindis Bogibo, Itasca Group LLC’s 12-year-old KWPN gelding. Follow Welles on Instagram (@andrewwelles1).

 

 

 

 

 

Last Time Out 

Deslauriers and Hester recently placed sixth in the $300,000 Hampton Classic Grand Prix CSI4* earlier in the month. 

Hoffman and Samson II placed sixth in the $145,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ of Langley in August.

Madden and Breitling LS last competed at CHIO Aachen. Prior to CHIO Aachen, they were part of the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team that tied for bronze at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup The Netherlands in June. 

Welles and Brindis Bogibo’s most recent appearance was at the HITS Chicago Showplace End of Summer II. They earned two top-five finishes at the Spruce Meadows 'North American' CSI5* presented by Rolex in July.

Career Highlights 

Deslauriers: Member of the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the 2018 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Canada and FEI Jumping Nations Cup Ireland; United States Equestrian Team Foundation’s 2016 Lionel Guerrand-Hermès Trophy recipient; 2015 $100,000 USEF U25 National Champion; 2015 Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Champion; Zone 2 team gold medalist and individual silver medalist at the 2015 Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North; 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) Excellence in Equitation Champion; 2014 NAYC individual silver medalist; 2014 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championship Zone 2 team silver medalist 

Hoffman: Won the Aon Cup at the 2017 Spruce Meadows 'North American' CSI5* presented by Rolex; won the $40,000 Wells Fargo Private Bank Grand Prix at the Giant Steps Charity Classic Horse Show; placed third in the $75,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix at the 2017 HITS Desert Circuit VI

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 several 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

Welles: Won the 2018 West Canadian Cup at Spruce Meadows 'Pan American' CSI5* presented by Rolex; placed third in the 2016 Hampton Classic Grand Prix CSI4*; placed second in the 2016 $380,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI5* for the Governor’s Cup at the Tryon Spring Series

Competition Information

The FEI Jumping Nations Cup Calgary CSIO5* begins at 4:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday. Watch it live via ClipMyHorse.TV. A subscription is required. 

Competition Schedule and Results

Find out more about the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ CSIO5*.

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