Kent Farrington Claims Longines FEI Award for Best Jumping Rider of 2017

The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) and Longines celebrated equestrian excellence by presenting the Longines FEI World’s Best Jumping Horse and Rider Awards to the 2017 world’s highest officially rated jumping horse and rider. The ceremony, the first of its kind, took place at the iconic Mairie de Paris on Wednesday,  April 11, 2018 along with the FEI World Cup’s draws for the disciplines of Jumping and Dressage.

USA’s talented rider Kent Farrington set himself apart in some of the greatest show jumping competitions of 2017 and finished the year with a total of 3313 points in the Longines rankings ahead of Harrie Smolders (NED) with 2953 points and McLain Ward (USA) with 2903 points. The FEI celebrated Kent Farrington’s impressive performances by presenting him the 2017 Longines FEI World’s Best Jumping Rider Award.

“We are delighted to the Longines FEI best rider and best horse here tonight in Paris in this beautiful setting of the Mairie de Paris, a fitting prelude to the FEI World Cup™ Finals,” FEI President Ingmar de Vos said. “We are all inspired by how these athletes – both human and equine – ignite the passion in our sport and show us what it takes to succeed on the world stage.” 

Source: FEI Press Release