Mane event provides boost for Shanghai

As one of the top show jumping competitions in China, the Shanghai Longines Global Champions Tour will include some of the sport's global elite this weekend.

The fifth edition of Shanghai showcase, a CSI level-5 event sanctioned by international governing body FEI, is the third stop on the 17-leg Longines Global Champions Tour and will feature 60 top riders, including world No 2 Harrie Smolders (Netherlands), No 4 Kevin Staut (France) and No 5 Simon Delestre (France).

However, ensuring the safe arrival of their mounts is no easy job, with a total of 100 horses being airlifted in three separate shipments.