CSIO5* Mannheim

2015 CSIO5* MANNHEIM Mannheim, Germany

July 16-19, 2015

The following riders have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation to represent the U.S. in the 2015 CSIO5* Mannheim.

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CSIO5* Team

Kirstin Coe

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Born: January 14, 1981 Residence: Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Baronez – 2011 Belgian Warmblood mare owned by Ilan Ferder, Lovsta Stuteri, and Tai Milstein Growing up on the west coast, Kirsten Coe spent much of her childhood in the saddle. For the majority of her junior career, she perfected her skills at the Desert Circuit in California.

of 2010, Coe and Kilkenny Randall Z were fifth in the $30,000 Manchester and the Mountains Grand Prix.

In 2011, Coe clocked up many miles traveling back and forth between Florida and California to compete a num-

Throughout her career, Coe has often done double-

ber of horses. During the first week in March, Coe and

duty in both the hunter and jumper rings. In the hunter

Tristan teamed up to win the $31,000 HITS Welcome

classes, she has picked up numerous tri-colors on many

Classic presented by Pfizer Animal Health at Thermal.

different horses. With Heartfelt, Coe won the World

The following week, with Kilkenny Randall Z, she was

Champion Hunter Rider Professional Challenge at the

second in the $200,000 Lamborghini Grand Prix. Coe

Capital Challenge in 2007.

completed the winter season of 2011 by finishing eighth

Coe jumped to many strong placings in the Grand Prix

with Tristan in a star-studded field at the $500,000 FTI

ring, partnering with a number of Ilan Ferder’s talented

Consulting Finale Grand Prix at the FTI Consulting Win-

horses. In June of 2008, she and Starlight won the

ter Equestrian Festival (WEF).

$25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix in Connecticut. In August

2012 started well for Coe. She and her horses had

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CSIO5* Team several strong placings at the FTI Consulting WEF. With

Jumper 1.50M class with Baronez at the Alltech National

Baronez, Coe finished third in the $32,000 Suncast

Horse Show.

1.50M Championship Jumper Classic. Coe and Combina

Coe began 2014 on a high note at Desert Circuit VII

finished sixth in the $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round

on the West Coast, finishing third in the AIG $1 Mil-

IX. For her performances, Coe qualified to represent the

lion Grand Prix with Baronez. The pair scored another

U.S. at the 2012 Rolex/FEI World Cup Finals.

third-place finish at the Great American $1 Million Grand

Coe traveled to Europe where she finished ninth in the

Prix. At Spruce Meadows in June, she helped the U.S.

CSI4* Gold Tour class in Antwerpen, Belgium on Sun-

team to a third-place finish in Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup

dance. She bettered that performance in Wiesbaden,

presented by Scotiabank. At the National Horse Show,

Germany on the Global Champions Tour (GCT) when

Coe earned valuable World Cup points with a sixth-place

she finished fourth in a CSI5* 1.45M class on Baronez.

finish on Baronez in the CP Grand Prix.

Back in the states, Coe finished fifth in the $50,000

In 2015, Coe secured her ticket to the 2015 Longines

Spy Coast/YHS Grand Prix Qualifier with Baronez at the

FEI World Cup Jumping Final with a third-place fin-

Hampton Classic. She added a third-place finish to her

ish in the Live Oak International CSI2*-W Grand Prix

results for the year, riding Catando Lyngriis in the Grand

with Czardas 30. In the Great American $1 Million

Prix of Princeton. Coe ended 2012 with a third-place

Grand Prix at HITS Ocala she and Baronez finished

finish in the $25,000 Citibank New Years Grand Prix with

fifth. Coe then represented the U.S. at the Longines

Chicago Lyngriis.

FEI World Cup Jumping Final. At the Old Salem Farm

In 2013, Coe won the $30,000 Ruby et Violette WEF

Spring II Horse Show she and Baronez were fifth in the

Round VII with Baronez during week seven of the FTI

$100,000 Empire State Grand Prix. At Spruce Meadows’

Consulting WEF. The following week she and Calypso

CSI5* ‘National’ presented by Rolex Tournament Coe

were third in the $25,000 Ariat Jumper Classic. During

and Czardas 30 were fourth in the $34,000 Roadtrek

week 11, Coe had a great week with Baronez, finishing

Motorhomes Cup.

third in the $101,000 Pennfield Feeds CSI4* Grand Prix and fifth in the $50,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Round XI. The pair’s success continued, placing fourth at the American Invitational. Traveling to Spruce Meadows, Coe and Baronez were fifth in the $400,000 CN Reliability Grand Prix World Cup Qualifier during the CSI5* ‘National’ Tournament. With Calypso, Coe scored a second-place finish in the $50,000 RBC Financial Group Cup during the CSI4* ‘Canada One’ Tournament.

Going overseas to compete, Coe helped the U.S. team win the CSIO3* Bratislava in Slovokia aboard Calypso.

The pair also was third in a CSIO3* 1.60M class. In Beervelde, Belgium, Coe rode Baronez to a fifth-place finish in a CSI3* class.

Returning to North America, Coe again was a Nations Cup team member, representing the U.S. in the $350,000 BMO Nations Cup during the Spruce Meadows CSIO5* ‘Masters’ Tournament. She closed out her year with a fourth-place finish in the $100,000 Open

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Lucy Davis

Born: October 22, 1992 Residence: Los Angeles, Calif.

Barron – 2004 Belgian Warmblood gelding owned by Old Oak Farm Lucy Davis is already proving to be a force in the Grand Prix ranks, often besting people twice her age.

Championships presented by Gotham North.

Davis started off the 2011 season by collecting top

Davis got an early start, riding as soon as she could walk

placings at every turn on the Desert Circuit. Nemo 119

and taking lessons by the age of five. It was a natural

and Davis kicked off the month of March by winning the

progression for Lucy to take up riding early on, as her

$50,000 HITS World Cup Qualifier. Davis returned to the

grandfather works in the horse racing industry.

Grand Prix ring the following day with Hannah to win the

In the summer of 2009, Davis and True Love traveled

$25,000 Smart Pak Grand Prix presented by Pfizer Ani-

to Lexington, Ky., for the Adequan/FEI North American

mal Health. Teaming up once again with Nemo 119 the

Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by

following weekend, she beat a star-studded field in the

Gotham North, where they earned the Individual Silver

largest class of the Desert Circuit, the $200,000 Lambo-

medal in the Young Rider Championships for Zone 10. In

rghini Grand Prix. This was also Davis’ fourth consecutive

2010, Davis returned to Kentucky riding Nemo 119 on the

Grand Prix win.

Gold-medal winning team, and placed fifth individually at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider

Davis started off 2012 in a big way by finishing 10th with Nemo 119 at the USEF National Show Jumping

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CSIO5* Team Championship and being named to the Long List for the

to Wellington, Fla., to compete at the Winter Equestrian

U.S. Show Jumping Team.

Festival where they won round seven of the Ruby et

In 2013, Davis made her Rolex/FEI World Cup Final

Violette WEF Challenge Cup series. In June, Davis and

debut and gained valuable experience. She then rep-

Barron won the Longines Grand Prix in Rotterdam after

resented the U.S. team at the Furusiyya FEI Nations

an intense jump-off featuring 16 riders.

Cup presented by Longines in Rotterdam riding Barron, helping the team to a second-place finish. For her double-clear jumping efforts, Davis received the Furusiyya Leading Rider of the Day Award.

Later in 2013, Davis had the biggest win of her career when she claimed top honors in the Grand Prix of Lausanne with Barron, also becoming the youngest rider to win a Global Champions Tour Grand Prix at the age of 20. She also added being a representative of the U.S. at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Final in Barcelona to her resume, where she again rode Barron helping the U.S. team claim top honors in the Consolation Round.

In 2014, Davis kicked things off with a third-place finish in the $370,000 CSI5*-W FEI Word Cup presented by Rolex with Barron during week five of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The pair finished third again in the $100,000 Engel & Volkers CSI4* Grand Prix during week 11. Davis then represented the U.S. at the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final in Lyon, France, where she finished in 17th place.

In June, Davis and Barron jumped in the lead-off position in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented

by Longines at CSIO5* Rotterdam. The following the month, the pair produced a double-clear effort in the Mercedes-Benz FEI Nations Cup at CSIO5* Aachen, leading the United States to a second-place finish. They closed out their first trip to CHIO Aachen by finishing sixth in the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen. Davis and Barron ended their summer by being members of the Bronze medal-winning Hermes U.S. Show Jumping Team at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France. The pair completed their 2014 campaign with second-place finish in the World Cup Qualifier at CSI5* Stuttgart in Germany.

Davis’ 2015 season started off strongly as she won the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix CSI2*-W with Barron at HITS Thermal Desert Circuit IV. The pair then traveled

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In addition to riding at the highest-level, Davis is also a student at Stanford University.

CSIO5* Team

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Laura Kraut

Born: November 14, 1965 Residence: Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Nouvelle – 2004 KWPN mare owned by the Evita Group For almost two decades Laura Kraut has represented

With Miss Independent, Kraut was third overall at the

the U.S. at Olympic Games, World Championships, and

FEI World Equestrian Games qualifiers in March of 2006

in numerous Nations Cup competitions. Kraut’s first big

in Wellington, Fla. Kraut’s placing at the qualifier earned

break came in 1992, when she was named as an alter-

her a spot on the U.S. Team for the 2006 FEI World

nate to the U.S. team for Barcelona after excelling in the

Equestrian Games in Aachen, where the combination

Selection Trials. Eight years later she made would make

helped bring home a Team Silver medal.

her Olympic debut in Sydney.

Kraut spent much of the 2005 summer representing

Kraut was an integral part of the U.S. teams in the Samsung Super League in 2007. Riding Anthem, she was

the U.S. in the competitive Samsung Super League series

part of the all-female team that stormed to victory at

in Europe. She helped the U.S. secure wins in Nations Cup

CSIO Hickstead in July and was second two weeks later

competition at CSIO Aachen and CSIO La Baule, and to

in Dublin.

second-place finishes at CSIO Rome and CSIO Hickstead, riding both Anthem and Miss Independent.

In 2008, Kraut and Cedric defied gravity and expectations at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong. They

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CSIO5* Team won the 2008 USEF Olympic Games Selection Trials,

Invitational Grand Prix. The pair were members of the

jumping clear in the first round and never looking back.

second-placed Hermes U.S. Show Jumping Team in the

This set them up beautifully for their impressive Olym-

Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by Edge Water

pic performance. Cedric was stellar in the team portion

Brewing and two days later romped to victory in the

of the competition and was an integral part of the Gold

$150,000 Ocala Grand Prix to close out CSIO4* Ocala.

medal-winning effort for the U.S.

Kraut and Cedric were then third in the $372,000 FEI

In the winter of 2010, Kraut and Cedric once again

World Cup CSI5*-W Grand Prix during week nine of the

showed their skill by winning the $150,000 CN US Open

WEF. With Nouvelle, Kraut represented the U.S. at the

on the strength of a lightning fast jump-off round. In the

Longines FEI World Cup Final in Las Vegas, NV.

summer of 2010, Kraut and Cedric were on the winning

In Europe, Kraut rode Deauville S to the win in a CSI3*

team at the Meydan FEI Nations Cup stop in Rotter-

class in Norten-Hardenberg, Germany. At the Royal

dam where they produced a double clear effort. The

Windsor Horse Show she and Nouvelle won the King-

pair capped off their summer in Europe by winning the

dom of Bahrain Stakes for the King’s Cup CSI3*. At CSI2*

Valkenswaard VDL Groep Grand Prix in The Netherlands.

Allington Arena UK she and Cavalia won the Grand Prix.

They finished their season by representing the U.S. at

Next, Kraut scored another win at the Bolesworth CSI4*

the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

International with Thalis de la Roque.

In 2011, Kraut and Cedric hit the ground running by

A passion for horses and equestrian sport runs in the

winning the Adequan Grand Prix and the FEI World Cup

family for Kraut, as her 15-year-old son, Bobby, is an

CSI3*- W presented by Spy Coast Farm at the FTI Con-

avid competitor in the jumper ranks and her sister, Mary

sulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). They finished

Elizabeth, helps to manage the business and schedules.

off their season in Wellington by winning the premier class of the circuit: the $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix.

Kraut once again enjoyed a successful season in 2013, winning both stateside and abroad. In March she and Cedric were part of the winning U.S. team at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm at CSIO Wellington.

Over the summer she collected top placings throughout Europe. including a win in Wiesbaden and a second-place finish in Madrid on the Longines Global Champions Tour, where she finished third in the 2013 rankings.

2014 once again saw Kraut start her campaign at the FTI Consulting WEF, where she was a member of the third place U.S. team in Nations Cup competition at CSIO Wellington and earned a second-place finish with Nouvelle in the feature Grand Prix. In September, Kraut piloted Andretti S to a second-place finish in the American Gold Cup CSI4*-W. The year came to a close for Kraut and Cedric with a win in the Holiday & Horses Grand Prix.

Kraut and Cedric continued their winning ways as they began their 2015 campaign with a win the Trump

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Beezie Madden Born: November 20, 1963 Residence: Cazenovia, N.Y.

Cortes ‘C’ – 2002 Belgian Warmblood gelding owned by Abigail Wexner Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Beezie Mad-

Individual Silver medals to their resume with outstand-

den has been riding since the age of three and made

ing performances at 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games

her debut at Grand Prix, jumping’s highest level, in 1985

in Aachen, Germany.

at age 22. For nearly three decades, Madden has repre-

The following year, the duo again found success in

sented the United States in the world’s most prestigious

Aachen, beating out 40 of the world’s best in the Rolex

competitions and was the first woman to pass the $1

Grand Prix. Madden enjoyed another incredible year in

million mark in earnings for show jumping. Additionally,

2008 with Authentic. She garnered her second con-

Madden has won the USEF Equestrian of the Year title

secutive Team Gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic

four times, including back-to-back honors in 2006 and

Games, where they won an unbelievable jump-off to also

2007, the first rider ever to do so, and then again earn-

pick up Individual Bronze.

ing back-to-back honors in 2013 and 2014.

In 2004, Madden and Authentic won their first of two

2011 saw Madden win at home and on foreign soil. In March, she and Coral Reef Via Volo were part of the win-

Olympic Team Gold medals with their contributions of

ning U.S. team in the FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C

clear rounds. Two years later, the pair added Team and

Farm at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival. In

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CSIO5* Team April, Madden traveled to Leipzig, Germany, to compete

ning ways, helping the U.S. to victory in the Furusiyya FEI

in the 2011 Rolex/FEI World Cup Finals, where she tied

Nations Cup of Great Britain presented by Longines at

for fourth-place honors. Then with Cortes ‘C’, Madden

CSIO5* Hickstead with a double-clear effort on Cortes

claimed her first victory on the Global Champions Tour

‘C’. She then became the first woman to ever win the

winning the Grand Prix of Valkenswaard. Madden and

Longines King George V Gold Cup at CSIO5* Hickstead

Coral Reef Via Volo won the Longines International

with Cortes ‘C’. The following week she was a member

Grand Prix of Rotterdam. The year ended on a high note

of the winning U.S. Nations Cup effort at CSIO5* Dublin

for Madden when she traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico,

with Simon.

to represent the U.S. at the 2011 Pan American Games.

Madden closed out the summer by anchoring the

Riding Coral Reef Via Volo, she won Team Gold and Indi-

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team to Team Bronze at

vidual Silver medals.

the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, where she also

In 2012, Madden made her third Olympic appearance for the U.S. in London with Coral Reef Via Volo.

In 2013, Madden cemented her status among the

added Individual Bronze to her medal haul. Her season came to a conclusion with strong performances jumping at indoors, including scoring a remarkable win in the CP

sport’s elite as she won at nearly every turn. She began

World Cup Qualifier at the National Horse Show. At the

her record-setting campaign at the FTI Consulting Win-

USEF Pegasus Awards, Madden was named the USEF

ter Equestrian Festival, winning the FEI W-Cup Grand

Equestrian of the Year for the fourth time.

Prix CSI3* presented by Spy Coast Farm before aiding

In 2015, Madden helped the Hermes U.S. Show Jump-

in the winning U.S. effort in the $75,000 Furusiyya FEI

ing Team to a second-place finish in the Furusiyya FEI

Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm. In April, Madden

Nations Cup presented by Edgewater Brewing Barce-

traveled to Gothenburg, Sweden, to claim the one title

lona at CSIO4* Ocala with Simon. During week eight of

that had eluded her in her illustrious career, the Rolex/

the Winter Equestrian Festival, she and Simon cruised

FEI World Cup Final crown. She kicked off the week

to second place in the CSIO4* Grand Prix presented

with a win in the Speed Leg before jumping three more

by Lugano Diamonds. In April, the pair finished the

consistent rounds with Simon to force a jump-off with

Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final in Las Vegas as

the reigning Olympic champion, where a clear effort saw

the top-placed American in fourth, and they went on to

her claim victory.

win the $34,000 Duncan Ross Cup at Spruce Meadows

She continued to dominate in Europe, producing an impressive two double clears in Furusiyya FEI Nations

in June.

In addition to competing, Madden also runs a success-

Cup competitions and a Longines Global Champions

ful training and sales business with her husband, John,

Tour Grand Prix of Chantilly victory over the summer

out of their Cazenovia, N.Y., and Wellington, Fla., bases.

with Cortes ‘C’. Madden then helped the U.S. to a win in the Consolation Round of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Final in Barcelona. As a testament to her 2013 success, Madden spent three months as the second-ranked rider in the world on the Longines/FEI Rankings.

2014 was another tremendous year for Madden, as she scored a big win in the $200,000 American Invitational presented by G&C Farm with Coral Reef Via Volo.

In May of 2014, Madden was forced to sit on the sidelines for six weeks due to a broken collarbone. Returning to competition in July, she quickly returned to her win-

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Robert Ridland Chef d’Equipe

Born: November 7, 1950 Residence: Irvine, Calif.

Robert Ridland brings several decades of inter-

Trials and numerous international competitions. As an

national experience to the Team, including two

international official, he is the only American to have

appearances in the Olympic Games during his career as

served as the FEI Technical Delegate for four FEI World

a member of the United States Equestrian Team. Over

Cup Finals. As a television commentator, he worked for

the years, he was victorious on four continents, includ-

many years as the color analyst for ESPN and CBS, as

ing the American Invitational, the Grand Prix of New

well as two stints for NBC at the Barcelona and Athens

York in Madison Square Garden, and the Grand Prix of

Olympic Games.

Switzerland. In addition to his riding career, Ridland has been extensively involved in the governance of the sport, including several terms as a board member of the USEF and the USET. His analytical approach to the sport is aided by virtue of his vast experience as an international course designer.

Ridland twice won the Course Designer of the Year Award while building the courses for the U.S. Olympic

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