The World Champions reached a new pinnacle with a best-ever score of 90.995; Canada's Naima Moreira Laliberte and Statesman place 14th.

Europe Division 1 will start with 8 teams: Belgium, Ireland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

The FEI tournament season will see tracks set by Marina Azevedo, Olaf Petersen Jr., Grégory Bodo, Santiago Varela and Leopoldo Palacios.

Gregory Bodo and Santiago Varela will share course design duties for the show jumping competitions and eventing jumping phase.

The previous minimum period for a medical and maternity leave was six months; it has been shortened to three months.

The Olympic hopeful has ridden for Guatemala her entire career, but switched her FEI nationality due to that country's suspension by the IOC.

Germany’s Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann rode the formerly 'super-shy' gelding to the win in just his third indoor show.

The French rider won this event last year with a different horse, and was in fine form all week with the mare Caracole de la Roque.

Michael Payne: "I have watched with dismay, frankly with utter disbelief, as certain groups try to defend their equestrian interests.”

Jumper Hicham Gharib adopted a new name until he was exposed by a “whistleblower” and snapped by the official show photographer.