110 HRES 1468 IH: Congratulating the U.S. Equestrian Team on U.S. House of Representatives 2008-09-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IV 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1468 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2008 Mr. Hall of New York (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, and Mr. Wexler) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform RESOLUTION Congratulating the U.S. Equestrian Team on winning the Gold Medal in team show jumping in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.

Whereas McLain Ward and Beezie Madden have each won two Olympic Gold Medals; Whereas McLain Ward’s fast and clean leadoff ride played a significant role in the Gold Medal victory of the U.S. Equestrian Team over the Canadian team; Whereas McLain Ward had the best individual ride of any competitor during the team round of competition; Whereas Beezie Madden returns home from Beijing as one of the world’s greatest equestrian jumpers; Whereas Beezie Madden also won a Bronze Medal in the individual jumping competition, astride her horse, Authentic; Whereas Beezie Madden has earned many accolades throughout her career, including being named the U.S. Equestrian Federation Equestrian of the Year in consecutive years, the American Grand Prix Association Rider of the Year, and the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Equestrian of the Year; Whereas the U.S. Equestrian Team defeated the Canadian team in a dramatic, timed jump off; Whereas the U.S. Equestrian Team won the Gold Medal in show jumping on August 18, 2008; and Whereas this was the second Gold Medal in a row for the United States in the team show jumping event: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)recognizes Laura Kraut of Wellington, Florida, Beezie Madden of Cazenovia, New York, Will Simpson of Thousand Oaks, California, and McLain Ward of Brewster, New York, of the U.S. Equestrian Olympic Team on its Gold Medal in team show jumping; and (2)recognizes the achievements of the U.S. Equestrian Olympic Team and all the members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team.