To step to the top of the podium in the Rolex US Equestrian Open Grand Prix, the athletes will first have to solve the challenges set by FEI course designer Guilherme Jorge, who is responsible for the courses during the Rolex Finale Week.

“Being part of the Rolex Series, with the Rolex US Equestrian Open Grand Prix as the last Grand Prix to conclude twelve weeks of showing at the Winter Equestrian Festival, adds a lot to the competition,” Jorge says. “I think it is a very nice feature for the Winter Equestrian Festival to be included in the Rolex Series.”

“I am expecting a top group of horses and riders, and the idea is to build a course according to the starting field and to the prize money – and even more so, to the standard of the Rolex Series. It will be a true championship track,” Jorge concludes.