Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed rides Yamamah and waves the national flag as he finishes first during the 160 km endurance competition in Genets, near the Mont-Saint-Michel, northwestern France. Jean-Sebastien Evrard / AFP
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed rides Yamamah and waves the national flag as he finishes first during the 160 km endurance competition in Genets, near the Mont-Saint-Michel, northwestern France. Jean-Sebastien Evrard / AFP
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed rides Yamamah and waves the national flag as he finishes first during the 160 km endurance competition in Genets, near the Mont-Saint-Michel, northwestern France. Jean-Sebastien Evrard / AFP
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed rode Yamamah to top all the five legs during the 160 km endurance competition in Genets, near the Mont-Saint-Michel, northwestern France. Jean-Sebastien Evrard / AFP
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed rode on Yamamah and alone as other compatriots and challengers struggled as rain and dusty weather made it difficult in the race. Ian Langsdon / AFP
Canadian rider Harken Jensen, left, and Slovakian rider Silvia Potocna-Kovarikova were among the contenders for the Endurance competition. Guillaume Horcajuelo / EPA
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed kisses the national flag after coming first during the 160 km endurance competition in Genets, near the Mont-Saint-Michel, northwestern France. Jean-Sebastien Evrard / AFP
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid joins in the celebration in the UAE camp with Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed. WAM
Riders cross the bay of Mont Saint-Michel in the Endurance competition during the World Equestrian Games in Dragey, France. Ian Langsdon / EPA