McLain Ward

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McLain Ward
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McLain Ward and Sapphire at the Olympic Equestrian Competition, Hong Kong 2008
McLain Ward and Sapphire at the Olympic Equestrian Competition, Hong Kong 2008

Show jumping

United StatesUnited States United States
Olympic Summer Games
gold 2004 Crew
(with Sapphire )
gold 2008 Crew
(with Sapphire )
silver 2016 Crew
(with azure )
World Equestrian Games
silver 2006 Crew
(with Sapphire )
bronze 2014 Crew
(with Rothchild )
gold 2018 Team
(with Clinta )
Pan American Games
gold 2011 Crew
(with Antares F )
gold 2015 Single
(with Rothchild )
bronze 2015 Crew
(with Rothchild )

McLain Ward (born October 17, 1975 in Brewster, New York ) is an American show jumper.

Career

Ward was in 1975 in Brewster on the US east coast state New York born.

He celebrated early successes as a show jumper. In 1990, at the age of 14, he won both the USET (United States Equestrian Team Foundation) medal finals and the USET Talent Derby. This made him the youngest rider to win both titles. Further successes followed in the next few years. After switching to Grand Prix show jumping, he was named "Rider of Year" by the American Grand Prix Association in 2002. That year he also won the US show jumping championship.

Ward is also considered to be the rider who broke the US $ 1,000,000 mark at a young age.

After participating in several World Cup finals, he took part in an international championship for the first time in 2004. With Sapphire he took part in the Olympic Games in Athens as part of the US team. Here the US team achieved the gold medal after the disqualification of the Ludger Beerbaum / Goldfever couple . The team repeated this success, again with the participation of Ward and Sapphire at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing / Hong Kong. Two years earlier Ward won the team silver medal with Sapphire as part of the US team at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen . In 2009 Ward and Sapphire also finished second in the show jumping World Cup finals .

His two outstanding Grand Prix wins are the $ 1,000,000 Spruce Meadows 2009 and Saugerties 2010 Grand Prix wins , both with Sapphire . At the 2013 World Cup finals , he came in fifth with Super Trooper de Ness .

He got his first individual title at an international championship in 2015 when he won individual gold with Rothchild at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. With the team, he also got bronze here.

In the following year he was part of the US team with Azur at the 2016 Olympic Games , which won the silver medal and finished ninth in the individual standings. When the World Cup final in 2017 in Omaha Ward was just as with Azur at the start. With four flawless rounds and the (co-) victory in all three partial tests, he dominated the tournament and won the World Cup final for the first time. In the April world rankings published after the World Cup final, McLain Ward made it to first place.

At Ward's fourth participation in the World Equestrian Games, 2018 in Tryon , he just missed an individual medal in the individual competition with the mare Clinta . With the team he won the gold medal there for the first time at world championships.

Family background

McLain Ward is the son of the former show jumper and horse dealer Barney Ward, who also competed for the United States of America. This became known as a participant in the " horse killer scandal " (see also under "web links"). Barney Ward was serving a nearly three-year prison term for allegedly breaking or arranging deaths for at least four horses to collect insurance funds. He was also banned from entering horse shows in the United States for life.

Disqualifications and suspensions

For the first time in 1998 McLain Ward came into conflict with the International Equestrian Federation FEI . At the 1998 World Cup final in Gothenburg, he evaded gait control and then claimed that his horse had no gaiters. Although this was refuted by video evidence, he was not punished for this.

A little more than a year later, on the second day of the CHIO Aachen 1999 tournament , he was disqualified after checking the gaiters. During the inspection of Bennetton , McLain Ward's horse, the responsible chief steward fell into their hands with sharp plastic particles when removing the gaiters. These were wrapped in the gaiters of the front legs and thus had an effect comparable to that of a blister . Ward denied knowing about this and took both himself and his caregiver to a polygraph test. Even so, he was banned from the FEI for eight months. The organizer of the CHIO also imposed a lifelong starting ban on McLain Ward, which was however lifted in 2004 after Ward repeatedly apologized.

It hit the headlines again in early 2010. At the 2010 World Cup finals in Geneva he was in the lead with Sapphire after two of three partial tests. Between the first two sub-tests, Sapphire was selected as one of the horses that had to undergo a doping and thermographic test. Three FEI veterinarians found that Sapphire's left foreleg reacted overly and presumably felt pain. After the participation of the tournament judges, which could only take place after the second partial examination, Sapphire was found to be unfit and excluded from further competition. In addition, Sapphire was subsequently disqualified from the second partial test. Ward himself was not disqualified, however, as there was no evidence of misconduct on the part of the rider - which remained so even after the doping tests were evaluated. He saw himself as a "cheap victim" (Ward: "I know, I have a personal and family history") and tried to convince the other riders to boycott the further course of the tournament, which did not succeed. In protest, he only rode the first three jumps of the course in the Grand Prix of the supporting program. After the rider announced that he would take legal action, the FEI checked the decision again. It was decided that the retroactive disqualification of the second part of the test was not permitted. Ward were awarded the prize money and world ranking points from this test again. The disqualification of Sapphire with regard to the third partial test of the World Cup final remained. As a result of this decision, the rider refrained from bringing an action.

Successful competition horses

  • current:
    • Rothchild (* 2001), chestnut-colored Belgian Sport Horse (sBs) -Wallach, father: Artos, mother's father: Elegant de L'Ile
    • HH Azur (* 2006), bay mare, Belgian sport horse (sBs), father: Thunder van de Zuuthoeve, mother's father: Sir Lui; Ridden by Pedro Nolasco in 2013, ridden by Diego Perez Bilbao in 2014
  • former:
    • Goldika (* 1992), bay Holstein mare, father: Cor de la Bryere, mother's father : Lagos, ridden by Toni Haßmann until 2003 , retired from sport at the age of 18 at the end of 2010
    • Larioso (* 1995, original name: Luriosos for ever), brown Belgian sport horse (sBs) stallion, father: Souviens Toi III, mother's father: Almie, ridden by Meagan Nusz since September 2008
    • Phillipa (* 1998), fox-colored Swedish warmblood mare, father: Electro, mother's father: Stanford, ridden by Meagan Nusz since mid-2010
    • Sapphire (* 1995; † June 2014, original name: Safari van't Merelsnest ), fox-colored Belgian warmblood mare, father: Darco , mother's father: Hedjaz, retired from the sport in mid-May 2012
    • Antares F, (2000 *) Württemberger gelding, Father: Araconit, Mother Father: Cento, the German Championship in 2006 by Thomas Voss ridden until early 2010, ridden by Seth Vallhonrat, 2010 partly by André Thieme ridden, from 2014 to 2015 Beat Mändli ridden

successes

Championships and World Cup

  • Summer Olympics :
    • 2004, Athens : with Sapphire 1st place with the team and 27th place in the individual
    • 2008, Hong Kong : with Sapphire 1st place with the team and 5th place in the individual
    • 2012, London : with Antares F 6th place with the team and 29th place in the individual
    • 2016, Rio de Janeiro : with Azur 2nd place with the team and 9th place in the individual
  • World Championships:
    • 2006, Aachen : with Sapphire 2nd place with the team and 7th place in the individual
    • 2010, Lexington : with Sapphire 10th place with the team and 7th place in the individual
    • 2014, Caen : 3rd place with Rothchild with the team and 5th place in the individual
    • 2018, Tryon : with Clinta 1st place with the team and 4th place in the individual
  • Pan American Games :
    • 2011, Guadalajara : with Antares F 1st place with the team and 4th place in the individual
    • 2015, Toronto : 3rd place with Rothchild with the team and 1st place in the individual
  • World Cup Finals (from 2002):
    • 2002, Leipzig: 4th place with Viktor
    • 2003, Las Vegas: 23rd place with Viktor and Onyx
    • 2004, Milan: 38th place with Goldika
    • 2005, Las Vegas: 16th place with Sapphire
    • 2007, Las Vegas: 8th place with Sapphire
    • 2009, Las Vegas: 2nd place with Sapphire
    • 2010, Le Grand-Saconnex near Geneva: 30th place with Sapphire (see section "Disqualifications and suspensions")
    • 2011, Leipzig : 10th place with Rothchild and Antares F
    • 2013, Gothenburg : 5th place with Super Trooper de Ness
    • 2014, Lyon : 9th place with Carlos Z and Rothchild
    • 2015, Las Vegas : 20th place with Rothchild
    • 2017, Omaha : 1st place with Azur
  • US Championship (incomplete list):
    • 2002, Gladstone, New Jersey: 1st place with Viktor
    • 2004, Del Mar, California: 2nd place with Sapphire

Further successes (from the end of 2004)

  • 2004: 1st place in the World Cup competition in Washington DC (CSI-W) with Goldika
  • 2006: 3rd place in the CSI 3 * Grand Prix in Wellington FL with Sapphire , 2nd place in the Charlotte NC Grand Prix (CSI 4 *) with Goldika , 3rd place in the La Baule Grand Prix (CSIO 5 *) with Sapphire , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Lake Placid NY (CSI 3 *) with Sapphire , 2nd place in the Upper Marlboro World Cup (CSI-W) with Goldika , 1st place in the Toronto World Cup (CSI 4 * -W) with Goldika , 2nd place in the November World Cup competition in Wellington FL (CSI-W) with Sapphire and 2nd place with the US team in the Nations Cups of La Baule and Aachen (both CSIO 5 *) with Sapphire
  • 2007: 1st place in the February World Cup competition in Wellington FL (CSI-W) with Sapphire , 1st place in the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * Wellington FL ( GCT evaluation test) with Sapphire , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Tampa FL ( CSI 4 *) with Sapphire , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Charlotte NC (CSI 4 *) with Larioso , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Lake Placid NY (CSI 3 *) with Larioso , 2nd place in the World Cup competition in Harrisburg PA (CSI 3 * -W) with Larioso , 1st place in the World Cup competition in Syracuse NY (CSI 4 * -W) with Phillipa , 1st place in the December World Cup competition in Wellington FL (CSI-W) with Phillipa
  • 2008: 1st place in the Grand Prix of Tampa (CSI 3 *) with Sapphire , 3rd place in the World Cup competition at Chagrin Falls OH (CSI 3 * -W) with Phillipa , 1st place in the World Cup competition in Washington DC (CSI 3 * - W) with Sapphire and 1st place with the US team in the Nations Cup in Wellington FL (CSIO 5 *) with Sapphire
  • 2009: 2nd place in the World Cup competition in Thermal FL (CSI 2 * -W) with Phillipa , 1st place in the Grand Prix of the CSIO 4 * Wellington FL with Sapphire , 1st place in the March World Cup competition in Wellington FL (CSI 4 * - W) with Sapphire , 1st place in the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * Wellington FL with Sapphire , 1st place in the World Cup competition in Bridgehampton NY (CSI 4 * -W) with Sapphire , 1st place in the Grand Prix of the CSIO 5 * Spruce Meadows with Sapphire and with the US team 2nd place in the Nations Cup in Rotterdam (CSIO 5 *) with Sapphire
  • 2010: 1st place in the World Cup competition in Thermal FL (CSI 2 * -W) with Phillipa , 1st place in the Grand Prix of the CSI 5 * Wellington FL with Sapphire , 1st place in the Grand Prix of La Baule (CSIO 5 *) with Sapphire , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Rome (CSIO 5 *) with Sapphire , 1st place in the Grand Prix of Dublin (CSIO 5 *) with Antares F , 1st place in the World Cup competition in Bridgehampton NY (CSI 4 * -W) with Sapphire , 1st place in the world cup competition of Saugerties NY (CSI 2 * -W) with Rothchild , 1st place in the US $ 1,000,000 Grand Prix of Saugerties NY with Sapphire , 1st place in the world cup competition of Washington DC (CSI 3 * -W) with Sapphire , 1st place in the Geneva Grand Prix (CSI 5 * -W) with Antares F and 2nd place in the Nations Cup in La Baule (CSIO 5 *) with Sapphire with the US team
  • 2011:
    • Big prizes: 3rd place in Leipzig (CSI 3 *) with Rothchild , 1st place in Spruce Meadows (CSI 5 *) with Antares F , 3rd place in the US $ 1,000,000 Grand Prix in Saugerties NY with Antares F. , 1st place in New Albany OH (CSI 2 *) with Pjotter van de Zonnehoeve
    • World Cup competition: 2nd place in February World Cup competition from Wellington FL (CSI 3 * -W) with Antares F , 1st place in Bridgehampton NY (CSI 4 * -W) with Antares F , 1st place in Lexington KY (CSI 2 * -W) with Pjotter van de Zonnehoeve
    • Nations Cup: 1st place in the Wellington FL Nations Cup (CSIO 4 *) with Sapphire
  • 2012:
    • Big prizes: 1st place in Devon PA (CSI 3 *) with Antares F , 1st place in New Albany OH (CSI 2 *) with Pjotter van de Zonnehoeve , 1st place in the US $ 1,000,000 Grand Prix in Saugerties with Antares F
    • World Cup jumping: 3rd place in North Salem NY (CSI 4 * -W) with Antares F , 1st place in Lexington KY (CSI 4 * -W) with Antares F.
  • 2013:
  • 2014:
  • 2015:
    • Big prizes: 1st place in Wellington FL (CSI 5 *) with Carlos Z , 2nd place in the US $ 1,000,000 Grand Prix in Thermal with Rothchild , 2nd place in the US $ 1,000,000 Grand Prix in Ocala with Rothchild , 1st place in Calgary-Spruce Meadows (CSI 5 * 'Continental') with Rothchild , 1st place in Calgary-Spruce Meadows (CSI 5 * 'North American') with Azur , 3rd place in Calgary-Spruce Meadows (CSI 5 * 'Pan American') with Rothchild , 3rd place in the US $ 1,000,000 Grand Prix in Saugerties (CSI 5 *) with Rothchild
    • Nations Cup: 1st place in Wellington FL (CSIO 4 *) with Carlos Z
    • World Cup jumping: 1st place in Toronto (CSI 4 * -W) with Azur
  • 2016:
    • Big Prizes: 1st place in a CSI 5 * (February 13th) in Wellington FL with Rothchild , 1st place in a CSI 5 * (February 27th) in Wellington FL with Azur , 1st place in the 1,000,000 US $ -Grand Prix in Thermal with Rothchild , 2nd place in a CSI 5 * (April 2nd) in Wellington FL with Azur , 2nd place in Miami Beach (CSI 5 *) with Azur , 1st place in a CSI 2 * in North Salem NY with Carlos Z , 1st and 3rd place in a CSI 3 * in North Salem NY with Tina La Boheme and Rothchild , 1st place in Rome (CSIO 5 *) with Azur , 3rd place in Devon PA ( CSI 4 *) with Rothchild , 3rd place in Rotterdam (CSIO 5 *) with Azur , 1st place in New Albany OH (CSI 2 *) with Tina La Boheme
    • Nations Cup: 1st place in Ocala (CSIO 4 *) with Rothchild , 2nd place in Rome (CSIO 5 *) with Azur , 2nd place in Aachen (CSIO 5 *) with Rothchild
    • World Cup jumping: 1st place in Toronto (CSI 4 * -W) with Azur
  • 2017:
    • Big prizes: 1st place in a CSI 5 * (February 25th) in Wellington FL with Azur , 2nd place in a CSI 5 * (March 25th) in Wellington FL with Rothchild

(As of April 8, 2017)

Web links

Commons : McLain Ward  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b biography , Team USA
  2. ↑ Short biography  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , FEI@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / old.fei.org  
  3. ↑ Pan-American Games 2015: Jumping gold for Canada and USA , FEI press release , July 26, 2015
  4. ↑ World Cup Final 2017: McLain Ward wins confidently, Guido Klatte sixth , Jan Tönjes / St. Georg, April 2, 2017
  5. ↑ FEI world rankings show jumping
  6. ^ Rehabilitation of the Sinner , Stefanie Boewe for Die Welt , August 29, 2005
  7. ^ A b Possible third scandal about US rider McLain Ward , comment by Dieter Ludwig, April 17, 2010
  8. ↑ World Cup final for riders: Hypersensitive horse legs and a hypersensitive rider , Evi Simeoni for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , April 18, 2010
  9. ↑ FEI: No prohibited substances on the legs of MacLain Ward's horse Sapphire ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , horsesandsports.de, May 26, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.horsesandsports.de
  10. ↑ FEI resolves legal dispute over World Cup disqualification ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , FEI press release, July 2, 2010  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fei.org
  11. ^ FEI horse database: Rothchild
  12. ↑ FEI horse database: HH Azur
  13. ↑ FEI success list horses: Goldika 559  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / old.fei.org  
  14. ↑ FEI horse database: Goldika 559
  15. ↑ List of results on www.holsteiner-pferdemarkt.de ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - "... won McLain Ward with Goldika, formerly ridden by Toni Haßmann" @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.holsteiner-pferdemarkt.de
  16. ↑ Article "Toni Hassmann returns home, rides and is now allowed to drive a jeep" - "With the Holstein mare Goldika ..."
  17. ↑ FEI horse database: Larioso
  18. ↑ a b c USEF-horse report  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Horse success database of the USEF)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.usef.org  
  19. ^ FEI horse database: Phillipa
  20. ^ FEI horse database: Sapphire
  21. ↑ FEI horse database: Antares F
  22. ↑ Major Achievements by McLain Ward on the FEI website
  23. ↑ Pan American Games 2011: Team competition show jumping ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / info.guadalajara2011.org.mx
  24. ↑ Pan American Games 2011: Individual competition show jumping ( Memento of the original from October 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / info.guadalajara2011.org.mx
  25. ↑ old FEI results database: McLain Ward  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / old.fei.org  
  26. ^ FEI Results Database: McLain Ward
personal data
SURNAME Ward, McLain
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American show jumper
DATE OF BIRTH 17th October 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Brewster, New York