Equestrian Sports

HH Prince Faissal bin Abdullah Al-Saud was presented with the FEI Lifetime Achievement Award by FEI President Ingmar De Vos at a special ceremony in Lausanne on 11 April attended by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and over 300 members of the global equestrian community

USA's double Olympic gold medallist, McLain Ward lifts the Longines FEI World Cup™ trophy for the first time on the winner's podium with Romain Duguet (SUI) in second and Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) third

“It’s special to win again after ten years, to come back with a different kind of horse and after a really great season. I’m very happy and I’m also thankful, because I know what it’s like to be downstairs, and I’m really happy and grateful to be upstairs again!”

“She’s an independent woman, I don’t think she needs me very much! I have to try to keep a handle on her, but she tries to give you everything she has, and she has a tremendous amount to give!”

“It was big enough for the first night! In reality there was just a whisker between the top three, I was very fortunate.”

“I’m completely happy, but I’ll have to calm my horse down before Saturday because she got so excited in the prizegiving!”

The Spanish rider was the big winner in the $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5* riding Charmeur on Saturday at the 2017 Winter Equestrian Festival

The Olympic Brasilian rider capture the Horseware Ireland Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival

In 2018 the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping will welcome Indoor Brabant as the fourth Major in equestrian sport

The Japan's lady rider made it two-for-two during week nine at the 2017 WEF with a victory in Saturday Grand Prix after also topping Thursday's Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup