The second round of the Longines FEI World Cup Final 2019 was exciting from beginning to end. The class resulted in a shake-up in the top, where it's very tight ahead of Sunday's last rounds with less than a pole separating the seven best riders. Here Japan's Shino Hirota leaves the ring with a big smile on her face after tackling the difficult course with three poles down on Life Is Beautiful.
All photos © World of Showjumping by Jenny Abrahamsson.
After a fantastic first round, Oliver Robert and Tempo de Paban moved on to the jump-off but like many others they did not get the last oxer right. The turn back to this oxer placed alongside the wall caused trouble for Beerbaum, Bruynseels and Madden too. Here Robert finds his balance with only one hand on the reins.