Sweden's Rolf-Goran Bengtsson and Ninja la Silla made history by winning gold at the FEI European Jumping Championships in Madrid on Sunday, adding to their 2008 Olympic silver medal.
The gold is a first for Sweden in the event's 54-year career with the only previous medal coming in 2001 from the same rider as he claimed bronze.
It was a tense finish to the class with spectators captivated to the very end. Hollands' Gerco Schroder was in the lead as the final round got underway but it was Germany's Carsten-Otto Nagel and Corradina who claimed silver.
Great Britain's Nick Skelton riding Carlo took bronze.
Bengtsson, who secured Olympic qualification with his victory, reserved special praise for his horse while claiming he did not think he would be able to force his way into medal contention on the final day.
"I have to thank Ninja for this, he's 16 years old now and in the best form of his life!" he said. "He's been jumping very nicely for the whole week and I'm more than happy with him.
"I rode too hard to the triple bar and had a fault at the double (the penultimate fence on Friday's track), so I thought my chance of a medal was gone.
"Today i knew I had to stay cool and leave all the fences up if I was to have any chance, so I want to thank my colleagues sitting here because they made it happen for me!"
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