Life and Career of Beezie Madden By mollyl07 Nov 20, 1966 Began Riding Nov 22, 1969 First Pony Feb 11, 1980 Juggling School and Showing Circuit May 5, 1985 Made Her Debut at Grand Prix's Mar 30, 1989 United States Olympic Committee’s Female Equestrian of the Year Aug 27, 2004 Olympic Games, gold medal in team jumping Sep 3, 2006 Team and individual silver medals at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen, German Aug 21, 2008 Olympic Games, gold medal in team jumping, bronze medal in individual jumping Mar 21, 2010 Won the $75,000 Equine Couture/Tuff Rider Grand Prix Feb 13, 2013 Ranked 4th rider in the world on the FEI Longines Rider Rankings and the number one woman rider