Chris Sorenson from Canada rides Bobby over a jump during the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final I Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Thomas & Mack Center. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Sam Morris on Twitter @sammorrisRJ
Patrice Delaveau rides Orient Express Hdc over a jump to a first place time during the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final I Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Thomas & Mack Center. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Sam Morris on Twitter @sammorrisRJ
Penelope Leprevost from France rides Vagabond de la Pomme over a jump during the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final I Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Thomas & Mack Center. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Sam Morris on Twitter @sammorrisRJ
Gerco Schroder from the Netherlands rides Glock’s Cognac Champblanc over a jump during the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final I Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Thomas & Mack Center. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Sam Morris on Twitter @sammorrisRJ
Jack Towell from the United States rides Lucifer V over a jump during the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final I Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Thomas & Mack Center. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Sam Morris on Twitter @sammorrisRJ
McLain Ward from the United States eyes his intended course while riding Rothchild during the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final I Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Thomas & Mack Center. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Sam Morris on Twitter @sammorrisRJ
Jos Verlooy from Belgium rides Domino over a jump during the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final I Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Thomas & Mack Center. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Sam Morris on Twitter @sammorrisRJ
Gerco Schroder from the Netherlands rides Glock’s Cognac Champblanc over a jump during the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final I Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Thomas & Mack Center. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Sam Morris on Twitter @sammorrisRJ
Sergio Alvarez Moya from Spain rides Carlo over a jump during the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final I Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Thomas & Mack Center. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Sam Morris on Twitter @sammorrisRJ
A Lady Gaga impersonator performs during the opening of the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final I Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Thomas & Mack Center. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Sam Morris on Twitter @sammorrisRJ
The world’s best jumping horses and riders were on display Thursday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Equestrian events that are part of the FEI World Cup will continue through Sunday.
The events are the pinnacle international competition in the Olympic equestrian disciplines of show jumping and dressage.
Las Vegas is hosting the FEI World Cup finals for the sixth time following 2000 and 2003 when it hosted the jumping Finals, and 2005, 2007 and 2009 when it hosted both the jumping and dressage finals.
