Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final, Omaha, USA
WORLD champion Henrik von Eckermann seemed destined to win the title, but two British riders also had moments when they were key players over three days of competition in Omaha, Nebraska.
Henrik, who is also number one in the world rankings, breezed around the speed test that started the competition aboard Dufour Stables' plucky King Edward. The 13-year-old Belgian warmblood is as game as they come.
“He's a very small horse, but when he comes into the ring, it feels like he's growing five centimetres more, and that makes the difference. It's like starting an engine,” Henrik explained.
The course, laid out by Portuguese designer Bernardo Costa Cabral and his team, was difficult to tackle at full speed due to the penalty of an added three seconds for each rail
