The excitement builds at the Longines FEI Jumping World Cupâ„¢ Final in Basel, SUI, with the hometown hero delighting the partisan crowd.
Martin Fuchs
The Swiss rider bounced back from a podium drought in this year's series to take the penultimate leg and land a place in the Final.
The Swiss rider piloted the great grey gelding Leone Jei to edge Kent Farrington and Ben Maher for the title in Geneva.
Royal Windsor Horse Show wrapped up with another win by the Swiss rider and his spectacular grey; Canada's Tiffany Foster 22nd with Battlecry.
World Equestrian Center – Ocala set the scene for the rich grand prix, with Martin Fuchs and Leone Jei topping the podium.
Foster rode two spectacular rounds and a jump-off in the $3 million class aboard Figor on a day which saw four Canadians in the top 12.
Britannia rules day 1 as the competition starts heating up heading into show jumping's richest weekend of sport.
The Swiss team celebrated a special Nations Cup win in Dublin and for Martin Fuchs, it was filled with family connections to the past.
Team Switzerland posted their second win of the season in a down-to-the-wire FEI Jumping Nations Cup thriller in Falsterbo, Sweden.
Team Switzerland stole the show once again on home ground when taking the opening leg of the FEI Nations Cup 2023 Europe series.