The month of December saw six professionals in the hunter/jumper industry either added to the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s Centralized Disciplinary Database or movement in the response and resolution status of their open cases.

Two of the biggest decisions involved well-known Wellington show jumper and singer Ki-Juan Minors, who was arrested for sexual assault and battery in August, and top equitation trainer Frank Madden, who was added to the SafeSport Centralized Disciplinary Database for allegations of misconduct. Madden was suspended by USEF in November after allegations of unsportsmanlike misconduct that occurred at the Gladstone Cup equitation final in June.

The various actions taken by SafeSport include Ineligibility, Permeant Ineligibility, Suspension, Temporary Restriction(s), and Temporary Suspension. (You can find an overview and explanation of Centralized Disciplinary Database definitions here.)

The six hunter/jumper professionals, listed by date of Issuance, include:

  • Eric Garcia-Pinedo of Auburn, CA, an owner and jumper rider who has competed at the national 1.30m-1.35m level has been Suspended for sexual misconduct (“subject to appeal / not yet final”) with “additional probation, no contact directive(s), and education.”
  • Adam Daniel Cramer of Wellington, FL, a national-level Grand Prix rider and trainer, faces Temporary Restrictions along with “no unsupervised coaching/training” following allegations of misconduct. Cramer is a trainer at Equi Sport LLC, a Wellington-based show barn specializing in the “import, training, and sales of select show jumpers, hunters, and equitation horses.”
  • James Prettyman of Sykesville, MD has been Suspended for five years for “inappropriate conduct, physical misconduct, and sexual harassment – involving minors.” Prettyman is an American Riding Instructor (ARICP)-certified hunter/jumper trainer with more than 25 years of experience. He operates Pickwick Stables near Baltimore, which also hosted an IEA team. Prettyman’s suspension will be lifted on December 2, 2030.
  • F. Peter Jordan of Wellington, FL has been deemed Permanently Ineligible (“subject to appeal/not yet final”) with a “no contact directive(s)” following allegations of “physical misconduct, sexual misconduct” and an “intimate relationship – involving a power imbalance.” Jordan, a Grand Prix rider and trainer, operates Any Day Now Farm in Georgetown, Kentucky and Wellington. He has been suspended by the FEI since August of 2024.
  • Frank Madden of Wellington, FL is facing Temporary Suspension with “no contact directive(s)” for allegations of misconduct. Madden—a well-known equitation trainer at Capital Hill Farm as well as a Licensed Official—was recently suspended by USEF and charged with “demonstrating unsportsmanlike conduct toward other participants.” According to the USEF ruling, this including standing obtrusively at the in-gate and complaining “loudly and repeatedly” about a decision on eligibility at the 2025 Gladstone Cup. Madden was suspended by USEF until January 3; his SafeSport Temporary Suspension began on December 23rd.
  • Ki-Juan Minors of Wellington, FL faces Temporary Restrictions for allegations of misconduct, with additional details including: “no unsupervised coaching/training, no contact directive(s), and limitations on participation.” Minors is a professional rider and musician who competes internationally in show jumping for his native Bermuda, including at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Bogotá. On August 26, Minors was arrested and charged with sexual battery (of a victim 18 years of age or older) by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office resulting from alleged events that took place at his home in Wellington in March. He was later released on bail. Minors has pleaded not guilty; his criminal case is currently open and is working its way through the court system.

In addition to the hunter/jumper professionals, Olympic dressage trainer Michael Barisone was deemed Permanently Ineligible in December and Arabian horse trainer Trace Moffatt of Tennessee Colony, TX is Ineligible after being convicted of aggravated sexual assault and two counts of  indecency with a child, stemming from alleged offenses that occurred in 2010.

The U.S. Center for SafeSport was created to address the issue of abuse in sport. It works in conjunction with US Equestrian to enforce the SafeSport Code and the Federal Safe Sport Act, created in response to the Larry Nassar/U.S. Gymnastics case in 2017. The aim of both the Code and the Safe Sport Act is to protect athletes across all Olympic and amateur sporting disciplines from harm or abuse.

If you have a reasonable suspicion of sexual misconduct, make a report electronically to the U.S. Center for SafeSport or call (720) 531-0340.

For more information on abuse in horse sport and what you can do about it, visit WeRideTogether.today

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