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Show Jumping Finale Ends for Team USA in a Series of Strange Events

The last day of show jumping, and the last day of equestrian competition at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games for that matter, saw 46 riders in the day’s Round A start out to qualify for the cut and a chance to compete for the Individual medal. It was their final effort in securing their names being recorded in the history books of the sport. After the first of two rounds, 29 riders were admitted into the last round to determine the final standings and who would leave Athens with Gold, Silver and Bronze around their necks.

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Beezie Madden, of Cazenovia, NY, and her Dutch Warmblood gelding Authentic ended their Olympic bid with 12 faults in the morning qualifying round.

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Chris Kappler and Royal Kaliber made it to a jump-off round for the Silver and Bronze medals with Brazilian rider Rodrigo Pessoa when both riders ended the final round with 8 faults.

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Kappler had to pull up Royal Kaliber when he had a bad step in the jump-off. Royal Kaliber was sent to the veterinary hospital and is expected to recover.

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McLain Ward made it to the final round of show jumping, but he had to retire his mare Sapphire while on course due to broken equipment.

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The United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. (USEF), as the National Equestrian Federation of the U.S., is the regulatory body for the Olympic and World Championship sports of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show jumping, and vaulting, as well as 20 other breeds and disciplines of equestrian competition. As the country's largest multi-breed organization, the Federation has over 80,000 members and recognizes more than 2,800 competitions nationwide each year. It governs all aspects of competition, including educating and licensing all judges, stewards, and technical delegates who officiate at these shows.

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The vision of U.S. Equestrian is to provide leadership for equestrian sport in the United States of America, promoting the pursuit of excellence from the grass roots to the Olympic Games, based on a foundation of fair, safe competition and the welfare of its horses, and embracing this vision, to be the best national equestrian federation in the world.

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August 28, 2004