SHANE Sweetnam secured another podium position at the weekend, this time at a Major League Show Jumping (MLSJ) competition at La Silla in Monterrey, Mexico. This league of five-star events is held at the top venues across North America.

Sweetnam rode RR Combella in the CSI5* $142,500 Afflux 1.55m qualifier on Friday to secure one of only seven clear rounds in the class, with a jump-off time of 38.13 seconds, but they were beaten to the top two places by Germany’s Richard Vogel riding Cepano Baloubet (Chaman x Stakkato’s Highlight) in first (35.61) and Israel’s Ashlee Bond on Donatello 141 in second (36.34).