{"id":38705,"date":"2018-12-20T18:27:25","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T18:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horseandcountry.tv\/guy-williams-and-mathieu-billot-joint-winners-in-olympia-puissance\/"},"modified":"2020-06-29T11:31:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T10:31:01","slug":"guy-williams-and-mathieu-billot-joint-winners-in-olympia-puissance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/press.horseandcountry.tv\/en-us\/guy-williams-and-mathieu-billot-joint-winners-in-olympia-puissance\/","title":{"rendered":"Guy Williams and Mathieu Billot joint winners in Olympia puissance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A thrilling Cayenne Puissance at Olympia saw Guy Williams and Mathieu Billot joint winners, after clearing an incredible 2.23m (7ft 4in).<\/p>\n<h2>Puissance specialist<\/h2>\n<p>Four riders took on the massive wall in the fifth round, however only Guy (Mr Blue Sky) and French rider Mathieu (Dassler) jumped clear.<\/p>\n<p>Young rider Alfie Bradstock (H.d\u2019Or) and puissance specialist Karline de Brabander (Fantomas de Muze) also reached the final, but Alfie hit the wall and Karline suffered an unfortunate fall.<\/p>\n<p>The wall was at its highest since 2006, when John Whitaker, Robert Whitaker and Markus Fuchs shared first prize.<\/p>\n<h2>Record breaker<\/h2>\n<p>This was Guy\u2019s third consecutive puissance win with Mr Blue Sky. He tied once again with Mathieu in a puissance in France four weeks ago, where they cleared 2.26m.<\/p>\n<p>Guy also shared first place at Horse of the Year Show with Alfie Bradstock (H D\u2019Or) over a height of 2.16m.<\/p>\n<p>With his incredible talent over big fences, Guy thinks Mr Blue Sky could be a record breaker. The Westphalian has been brought on slowly because of his size and he has had some dressage training to calm him down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe makes it look easy but he\u2019s actually quite sharp and nervous and he becomes strong to ride,\u201d said Guy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t miss <em>Olympia 2018: Puissance<\/em>\u00a0when it premieres on Horse &amp; Country on\u00a08 January at 9pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b>Horse &amp; Country is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/horse-country-tv\/id779578047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=tv.horseandcountry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android apps<\/a>. 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