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Hansi and Magnus Romeo did it! Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson. Hans-Dieter Dreher took home his first World Cup win in Bordeaux tonight aboard Magnus Romeo. The win has been waiting for Hansi for a long time; the German rider has done a tremendous job with the stallion that has turned out to be the horse of a lifetime for him. With eight riders going clear in the first round, it meant a perfect jump-off in Bordeaux. The faults spread out evenly around Uliano Vezzani’s brilliant track; a 13 fence course with a combination on a line at 7 a and b (oxer-vertical) and a triple combination at 10 a, b and c (vertical-vertical-oxer).

 Sergio will ride in Bordeaux. Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson.The next leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup in the Western European League takes place in Bordeaux the coming weekend, and the entry list is ready. A super strong German force will arrive, with Christian Ahlmann, Marcus Ehning, Ludger Beerbaum, Marco Kutscher and Hansi Dreher all entered. The French will be well represented on home soil as well, with riders such as Kevin Staut, Penelope Leprevost, Patrice Delaveau and Bosty leading the way. Leader of the Western European League, Sergio Alvarez Moya, will be present as will Olympic Champion Steve Guerdat.

WoSJ will of course be present in Bordeaux to keep our readers up to date on what’s happening as the Western European League nears its conclusion.

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It's time for a new "Same, same but different" - a  look  into how the world's top riders tackle the same fence in different manners (and with different expressions). Here the first fence in the World Cup qualifier in Zürich. First out Gerco Schröder on New Orleans. All photos by Jenny Abrahamsson.   

 Luciana always pays tribute to her horses, and yesterday was no exception! All photos by Jenny Abrahamsson.

 The Rolex FEI World Cup in Zürich went to super stylish Luciana Diniz and the amazing Lennox. Photos by Jenny Abrahamsson.

SergioThere were no points for Sergio and Carlo in Zürich, but Sergio still holds on to the overall lead. Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson. Alvarez Moya continues holding on to his lead on the overall ranking towards the final in Gothenburg in April. With two more legs to go Sergio has picked up 75 points so far, but after today’s class in Zürich Christian Ahlmann has taken over the second place at 72 points, pushing Kevin Staut down to third place with 69 points. Pius Schwizer is currently number four with 62 points and with her win today Luciana Diniz has climbed up to fifth place with 61 points.

As always Luciana was showing her happiness. She and Lennox were superstars in Zürich today. Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson.Luciana Diniz and Lennox (Lifestyle x Grammus) proved to be best in the World Cup class in Zürich today showing off some brilliant riding around the difficult track. With nearly all the fences set at 1.60 it was a challenging course with a tight time allowed Rolf Lüdi had made for the riders, and especially the triple combination and the last line with a combination down to the final vertical proved to be difficult.

It was a happy Christian Ahlmann that was interviewed after his win in the Rolex FEI World Cup in Leipzig on Sunday.

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Christian Ahlmann rules the showjumping world these days. Together with Taloubet Z he took home the win in the World Cup qualifier in Leipzig Sunday. Photo by Gerco Frie/FEI.For the ninth leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup in Leipzig, course designer Frank Rothenberger had built a nice course counting 13 obstacles and 16 fences. Jens Fredricson was the first rider to clear the course with Lunatic (Landlord x Utrillo) at start number four, and then Maikel van der Vleuten and VDL Groep Verdi (Quidam de Revel x Landgraf I) also managed to solve all Rothenberger’s difficulties as start number seven. Maikel was the first of three Dutch riders who qualified for the jump-off - both Marc Houtzager and Gerco Schröder kept up their good form and left all sixteen fences intact.