The lure of the bright lights of Las Vegas adds an extra incentive as the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Western European League series gets underway in Oslo, Norway next weekend. There’s nothing quite like the prospect of making it to the entertainment capital of the world and performing in front of a sold-out stadium to seal the fate of one of the world’s most coveted trophies. It’s where every rider will want to be when the curtain goes up at the Thomas & Mack Centre on 15 April 2015.

This will be the sixth time for the event to visit the American venue and the ninth occasion for the Final to take place in the USA. Leagues all around the globe will be played out before we know who is in contention for the crown of indoor Jumping which has been a career-defining achievement for every winning horse-and-rider combination since the series first began back in 1978. A total of 15 leagues will take place across five continents during this 36th season which promises more excitement than ever.

Some riders have come out on top more than once, and four riders are tied on a hat-trick of successes with the most notable being Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa who was champion three years in a row between 1998 and 2000 and, even more remarkably, each time partnering the same horse, the brilliant stallion Baloubet du Rouet.

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