Team Austria’s Vaulters got off to a great start when topping the Round 1 Compulsory competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy, France today. Partnering their steady and reliable horse Alessio I Amabile, they collected a score of 7.872 to finish ahead of Germany in second while Switzerland slotted into third place.

A total of 17 nations are competing for the world championship title at the Zenith Arena in the Parc des Expositions in Caen this week. The fantastic venue is a theatre designed by Jacques Millet and Claude Renouf which opened in 1993. It has staged concerts featuring many major stars including Leonard Cohen and has also hosted the Cuban National Ballet.

With state-of-the-art sound and lighting equipment, the 7,000-seater stadium has already proven a huge hit with Vaulting enthusiasts who roared support for their chosen teams throughout today’s competitions.

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