Nick Skelton rises to number four in showjumping world rankings
British rider Nick Skelton is now ranked fourth top showjumper in the world.
Nick has risen four places in the latest Rolex World Rankings, thanks to his recent successes – including a winning run in Florida.
Fellow Brit Michael Whitaker remains at 24, and Ben Maher has gone up two places to 28.
Swedish rider Rolf-Goran Bengtsson remains in the top spot, while Canada’s Eric Lamaze and Germany’s Ludgar Beerbaum stay in second and third respectively
To read an exclusive interview with world number one Rolf-Goran, don’t miss H&H’s showjumping special out on 29 March.
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A graduate of Exeter University, Amy joined our news team from Redpin Publishing in 2008 as news writer. She was promoted to deputy news editor in May 2013 and became news editor in April 2015. She left Horse & Hound in March 2016 to take up an editorial position in Dubai.