Daniel Deusser of Germany won the ninth leg of the FEI Jumping World Cup Western European League ©FEI

Daniel Deusser of Germany won the ninth leg of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping World Cup Western European League event in the Belgian city of Mechelen. 

The 38-year-old finished the course at Nekkerhal in 41.37sec, managing to complete it without his horse, Killer Queen VDM, hitting a fence. 

"She has done a few amazing things already and she’s still only nine-years-old," said Deusser.

"From year to year she steps up and gets better and better, I just need to improve her dressage some more because she has huge potential for the future - she’s a very exciting horse!"

In second was Pius Schwizer of Switzerland on Cortney Cox, recording a time of 44.02. 

Home favourite Wilm Vermeir was third in 45.16 on horse IQ van het Steentje. 

Despite his victory, Deusser languishes in 11th place in the World Cup standings on 30 points, with Pieter Devos of Belgium currently top with 55. 

Steve Guerdat of Switzerland and Emanuele Gaudiano of Italy are second and third respectively with the same number of points. 

The next leg of the Western European League is due to take place in the Swiss city of Basel on January 12.