THE LONGINES MASTERS ENDS UP AFTER 4 DAYS OF WONDER OF SPORT AND EMOTION

USPA NEWS - For four days, the spectators vibrated to the rhythm of the Longines Masters, one of the most prestigious equestrian competitions in the world. It was the sporting event and glamor of the end of the year not to be missed: equestrian exploits, shows, live concerts, artists exhibitions, gourmet meals.

For four days, the spectators vibrated to the rhythm of the Longines Masters, one of the most prestigious equestrian competitions in the world. It was the sporting event and glamor of the end of the year not to be missed: equestrian exploits, shows, live concerts, artists exhibitions, gourmet meals and numerous French and international celebrities. The Longines Masters of Paris ended in an apotheosis this afternoon with the queen event, backed by the Grand Slam of Show Jumping, the Longines Grand Prix. The Longines Masters of Paris - the European stage of the Longines Masters series, "Grand Slam Indoor of Show Jumping" - closed its box this evening after four days of wonder, great sport and lifestyle with the Best riders of the world and amateurs (171 riders from 25 countries). The best of the sport and emotion were at the rendezvous for this last day of the Longines Masters of Paris with starring the 3 Grand Prix events: the SFAM Société Française d'Assurance Grand Prix won by the young Yasmina Bocti, the Land Rover Grand Prix won by Frenchman Guillaume Foutrier and finally the flagship event of the 4 days, the Longines Grand Prix, support of the "Grand Slam Indoor". THE CHALLENGE OF THIS OLYMPIC HIGH LEVEL EVENT IS TO WIN CONSECUTIVELY THE LONGINES GRAND PARIS OF LOS ANGELES PARIS AND HONG KONG IN THE SAME SEASON-------------------------------------- The challenge of this Olympic level event is to win consecutively the Longines Grand Prix of Los Angeles, Paris and Hong Kong in the same season, an intercontinental feat that allows to obtain a record endowment of 2.25 million Euros. The German Daniel Deusser, candidate to this bonus after his brilliant victory in Los Angeles, did not finally reiterate his feat even though he touched this dream. The German was soon surpassed by Grégory Wathelet followed by Bertram Allem. The Belgian winner was obviously happy with his performance: "We all dream of such a victory without faults. I like going fast and my horse was fantastic. Moreover, here in Paris, the public is exceptional and is behind everyone: this gives us necessarily want to win even more! ". Juan Carlos Capelli, Vice President and International Marketing Director of Longines, was eagerly waiting to present the coveted trophy to the winner of the Longines Grand Prix and an elegant Longines watch from the Saint Imier collection: "This Longines Grand Prix was unbelievable. Note that one can speak of a Belgian year since 3 of the 8 finalists were from Belgium! With an incredible plateau, Paris has still given a lot of emotions and remains an unmissable rendezvous of the international calendar. What's going to happen in Hong Kong? "