For the second year in a row Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann and the extraordinary King Edward reigned supreme at the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.

In Wednesday’s opening competition they threw down the gauntlet when taking the early lead, and then they left the rest in their wake once again with a brilliant jump-off performance in Thursday’s second competition.

Tonight however it turned into a whole different contest. A fall in the warm-up before going into the first round of the finale would have rattled any rider’s confidence, even one seated on a mighty steed that has carried them to Olympic and World Championship glory.

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