Boyd Exell (AUS) kept a clear head in the exciting final obstacle driving competition of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy and scored a fabulous clear round, securing a third world championship title in a row. Chester Weber (USA) won the silver and European champion Theo Timmerman (NED) took the bronze medal. The Dutch team won the nations competition for the fourth consecutive time, followed by Germany and Hungary.

O-Course Designer Richard Nicoll had laid out a superb course at the La Prairie racetrack in Caen, in which nine of the 46 four-in-hand drivers managed to stay clear. The top nine after dressage and marathon did not change after the cones competition which attracted some 3,000 spectators.

Excitement grew as the competition reached the Top Ten. The German drivers all had one knockdown, but this did not jeopardise their silver team medal.

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