Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Prague: The season champions walk into the O2 arena ahead of the Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix at the GC Prague Playoffs.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
To cap a stellar season, Briton Ben Maher (center) adds the Super Grand Prix crown to his second straight Longines Global Champions Tour title.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Maher and his impressive mount Explosion W in action in Prague.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Martin Fuchs flies high on Clooney 51.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Shanghai Swans won the Global Champions League Super Cup, the season finale for the team event.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
New York – New York: The iconic skyline of dominated the final round of the regular season which took place on Governors Island off Lower Manhattan.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Belgian Pieter Devos held a narrow lead over defending overall champion Ben Maher.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
But Britain's Maher took the Grand Prix title to secure back-to-back Longines Global Champions Tour crowns.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Maher's trusty steed was the impressive Explosion W.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Saint-Tropez – Saint-Tropez: Jessica Springsteen rode RMF Zecilie to her very first individual victory on the Global Champions Tour.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Springsteen, daughter of famed rocker Bruce, was a popular winner at the glamorous beach side venue on the French Riviera.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Rome – Rome: Italy's famed Carosello IV Reggimento Carabinieri a Cavallo put on a display for the Global Champions Tour spectators in Rome.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Britain's Ben Maher, the defending overall champion, clinched the Rome Grand Prix to climb to the top of the season standings.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Valkenswaard – Valkenswaard: Maikel van der Vleuten and Dana Blue on the way to victory in Valkenswaard.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
The Tops International Arena, in the Netherlands, is a wonderful venue to host the Valkenswaard leg of the tour.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
London – London: Winless all season, defending overall LGCT champion Ben Maher hits back with a bang on Explosion W on home soil.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Shane Sweetnam goes airborne on Alejandro at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Berlin – Berlin: Dani G. Waldman and Lizziemary triumphed in Berlin.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Germany's Ludger Beerbaum and Cool Feeling missed out by just 0.35 seconds.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Chantilly – Chantilly: Darragh Kenny rode to victory on Balou du Reventon in front of the spectacular Chateau de Chantilly north of Paris.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Ben Maher and Explosion W in action at Chantilly.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Paris – Paris: The Eiffel Tower and the Champ de Mars provided a stunning setting for round 11 of the Longines Global Champions Tour.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
New dad Christian Ahlmann jumped to his fifth victory on the global circuit.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Monaco – Monaco: The glitzy riviera resort of Monaco held the 10th and halfway stop of the Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Dutchman Maikel van der Vleuten riding Beauville Z dazzled under the floodlights in the principality.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Dutchman Maikel van der Vleuten won the Monaco leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour riding Beauville Z.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Cascais, Portgual – Cascais: Switzerland's Martin Fuchs clinched double victory by winning both the Longines Global Champions Tour event and partnering Ben Maher to triumph in the Global Champions League for London Knights on the Portuguese coast.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Britain's Maher, the defending LGCT overall champion, rode his Explosion W to second in the individual Grand Prix in Cascais.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Stockholm, Sweden – Stockholm: Peder Fredricson celebrates after winning the inaugural LGCT in the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
The Swedish capital welcomed the Global Champions Tour for the first time in June 2019.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Cannes, France – Cannes: The "City of Stars" on the French Riviera hosted round seven of the Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Belgium's Niels Bruynseels riding Gancia de Muze edged British Olympic gold medalist Scott Brash to win his first LGCT Grand Prix event.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Hamburg, Germany – Hamburg: Home favorite Daniel Deusser rode Jasmien v. Bisschop to victory in the Hamburg leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Spectators enjoyed lavish hospitality in the German city as the world's best show jumpers competed just yards from their seats.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Madrid, Spain – Madrid: Fuchs rode Chaplin to victory in the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix, as well as partnering Maher to win the Global Champions League title for the London Knights.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Madrid – Madrid: Van der Vleuten on Dana Blue finished a narrow second behind Fuchs in the Spanish capital.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Shanghai, China – Shanghai: Danielle Goldstein rode Lizziemary to the Longines Global Champions Tour title in Shanghai in early May.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
– Israel's Goldstein beat Irishman Darragh Kenny on Balou du Reventon by just 0.08 seconds in the jump-off.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Miami Beach, USA – Miami Beach: The spectacular waterside setting provided a picture-perfect backdrop for the Miami Beach event. Pictured: Georgina Bloomberg riding Chameur 137.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Belgium's Pieter Devos and his 11-year-old Claire Z triumphed in an eight-rider jump-off for his first GCT win since 2014.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Devos beat Harrie Smolders and Don VHP Z by 0.04 seconds in a nail-biting finish.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Mexico City, Mexico – Mexico City: Jerome Guery and Quel Homme de Hus celebrated their first LGCT victory in Mexico.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
– Guery's stallion was given to him by his best friend two months before the event but they gelled to win a 12-horse jump-off.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
– The Campo Marte venue, at more than 2,000 feet above sea level, hosted the equestrian events at the 1968 Olympic Games.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Doha, Qatar – Doha: France's Julien Epaillard and Usual Suspect d'Auge raced to victory in the jump-off in the season opener in Doha.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
– The event was held at the state-of-the-art Al Shaqab Equestrian Facility in Doha.
Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
– Britain's Maher came into the 2019 season as overall LGCT defending champion.