Beat Mandli rules in Washington

Beat Mandli of Switzerland proved to be top of his shape at the Washington International Horse Show, claiming the victory in the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Washington. After registering the fastest time in the accumulator class, disguised as Dracula, Mandli atop of Dsarie crossed the finish line in 32.07 seconds with all the rails intact. In his first time competing at the CSI4*-W in Washington, the Swiss was one of the 26 world’s riders who were narrowed down to 11 for the final tiebreaker. press release WIHS photo:  Beat Mändli rode Dsarie to the win in the $130,000 Longines FEI World CupTM Jumping Washington, presented by Events DC. Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography