Team UAE ride to equestrian glory

Ciel Oriental ridden by HH Sh Mohammed bin Rashid AL Maktoum from United Arab Emirates gets watered down at a watering area during the Endurance Championship during the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. (EPA)
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Makhtoum of the United Arab Emirates riding Ciel Oriental competes during the World Endurance Championship at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. (REUTERS)
Ciel Oriental ridden by HH Sh Mohammed bin Rashid AL Maktoum from United Arab Emirates crosses the finish line in second place in the Endurance Championship during the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. (EPA)
Ciel Oriental ridden by HH Sh Mohammed bin Rashid AL Maktoum from United Arab Emirates gets watered down at a watering area during the Endurance Championship during the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. (EPA)
Members of the United Arab Emirates team Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Makhtoum (7) riding Ciel Oriental and Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed al Makhtoum riding Kangoo D'Aurabelle compete in the endurance championship at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. (REUTERS)
Members of the United Arab Emirates team Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al Makhtoum (3) riding SAS Alexis and Ali Mohammed al Muhairi riding Churinga Kagebee compete in the endurance championship at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. (REUTERS)
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Makhtoum of the United Arab Emirates riding Ciel Oriental competes during the World Endurance Championship at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. (REUTERS)
Maria Mercedes Alvarez Ponton (L) of Spain riding Nobby leads Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (C) riding Ciel Oriental and Heather Reynolds of the U.S. riding Ssamiam during the World Endurance Championship at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. (REUTERS)
Maria Mercedes Alvarez Ponton from Spain (L) riding Nobby leads Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Makhtoum of the United Arab Emirates (2nd L) riding Ciel Oriental and Alisija Zabavska-Granger riding Merlin (77) during the World Endurance Championship at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. (REUTERS)
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of the United Arab Emirates riding Ciel Oriental celebrates as he crosses the finish line to finish second in the World Endurance Championship at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. (REUTERS)
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (3) of the United Arab Emirates riding Sas Alexis leads compatriot Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (5) riding Kangoo D'Aurabelle and Faleh Nasser Bughenaim (92) of Qatar riding Amir competing in the World Endurance Championship at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. (REUTERS)
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al Makhtoum of the United Arab Emirates riding SAS Alexis pours water on his horse during the World Endurance Championship at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentuck. (REUTERS)