Katie Monahan-Prudent

Katie Monahan-Prudent (born c. 1954) is an American equestrian, best known as the 1986 World Champion in team showjumping, and the coach of Olympians Beezie Madden and Reed Kessler. Monahan-Prudent rose to prominence in the 1980s, when she was an Olympic team member, three-time American Invitational winner, and Whitney Cup recipient. In 2016, Monahan-Prudent was inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame. She owns Plain Bay Farm, located in Middleburg, Virginia, with her husband Henri Prudent.

Career Monahan-Prudent rode in her first FEI World Cup Final in 1979 and narrowly finished second. She was selected for the 1980 Olympic team representing the United States. However, due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, she did not compete. She gave birth to her son, Adam, in 1989. In 1990, she suffered a near-fatal fall at Wellington's Winter Equestrian Festival.

After George Morris was accused of sexual misconduct and banned from the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), Monahan-Prudent defended him in the "I Stand With George" Facebook group and an open letter.