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.

Daniel Deusser (GER) won the rich Grand Prix and young guns Miami Celtics took the League final at the showdown in the Czech Republic.

The Las Vegas event attracted a field of 27, with 6 making the jumpoff over Brazilian Anderson Lima's course.

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

The practice of “calendar blocking” by shows occupying multiple dates they don’t use is to be tackled by eye-watering financial penalties.

Five women topped the categories at the FEI Awards Gala 2022 in Cape Town, decided 50% by the public and 50% by judges’ votes.

A controversial proposal to more than double certain “per diems” was passed by just a handful of votes at the FEI General Assembly.

Aboard Viamdios D’Avril, Esdale came out on top after three phases of competition ahead of reserve champion Rayne Dubois.

The Reins maintain a top string of horses for Canadian Olympian Beth Underhill, Brady Mitchell and Harold Chopping.

The victory came aboard Ariel Grange’s Legacy; Canadians Tiffany Foster and Ali Ramsay place 3rd and 4th in the feature event.