America’s Shawn Flarida galloped to gold in the Reining Individual Final at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy tonight where US riders filled every step of the podium.

Partnering the seven-year-old Spooks Gotta Whiz, 45-year-old Flarida produced a super score of 233.5 to put the result beyond doubt when last to go. And his team gold medal winning compatriots from earlier in the week, Andrea Fappani and Mandy McCutcheon, clinched silver and bronze.

Flarida’s fabulous five golds include a double at Jerez (ESP) in 2002, team gold in Kentucky (USA) four years ago and team and individual gold again at Normandy 2014. Tonight he showed the cutting edge that has kept him at the top end of his chosen sport for many years.

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