On a Sunday afternoon filled with thrills and surprises, German star Marcus Ehning galloped to victory with his relatively new ride Coolio 42 at the sixth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2023/2024 Western European League in Madrid, Spain, on Nov. 26.

From a starting field of 39, a total of 10 made the cut into the second-round jump-off where the track set by Spanish course designer Javier Trenor created even more excitement. (The lone Canadian in the field, Elizabeth Bates riding Heartbeat W, had 7 faults to finish 23rd overall).

Included in the final showdown were two from Spain, Mariano Martinez Bastida who is ranked 101st in the world and Teresa Blazquez-Abascal ranked 319th, and they didn’t disappoint when filling third and ninth places in the final analysis.

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