Over 200 horses and top riders from 21 nations are poised to begin this second tournament in the summer series.

Wellington International South, a 98-acre development, will be the new home of AGDF, FEI and U25 competitions, and seasonal events.

The Belgian won the €500,000 Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix in the French resort town aboard Wathnan Zasou vom Claashof.

The first week of the iconic venue's summer tournaments came to a close, with three more weeks of international show jumping action to go.

The Saudi rider placed one-two in the first CSI5* of the summer tournaments; the show concludes with the AKITA Drilling Grand Prix on Sunday.

Canada finishes second as five nations contested Peter Holmes' track, which saw a lot of rails and a few surprising eliminations.

Conor Swail kicked off 4* competition with his 5th victory in eight days; the $75,000 FEI CSIO4* Nations Cup takes place on Sunday.

More than nine riders a week now receive a Recorded Warning as FEI widens the scope of what is unacceptable.

The field featured 21 of the world’s top 25 riders, including current Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping live contender Vogel.

Ireland's Conor Swail ruled the CSI4* division at the Canadian Premier, while Canada's Amy Millar had three close runner-up results.