Bizarre scenes – the Swede in drama
The World Cup competition in show jumping in Amsterdam offered remarkable scenes – with the Swedish star rider Peder Fredricson in the leading role.
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"This year is quite decisive"
The Show Jumping Championship team 2025 does not offer any surprises. But the upcoming European Championship team can do that. "This year is quite crucial when it comes to finding new subjects and building for the future" says national team captain Henrik Ankarcrona.
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World Cup: Tough Rides for the Riding Stars
So close, but yet so far away. The national team riders Henrik von Eckermann and Wilma Hellström each got a fault and missed the chance to ride for victory in the World Championship in Basel. It was our first World Championship. I think she jumped really, really well, says von Eckermann about the debutant Azaria Dinero.
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Missed the Podium – King Edward Refused
All 14 teams made it to the jump-off in the Grand Prix class during the World Cup competition in Spanish La Coruña. This meant that there was only one tactic for world number one Henrik von Eckermann and the horse King Edward.
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The Stable Base: "It's clear that we have peaked"
The golden era was lined up in the Olympic Games, World Championship, and European Championship. Traditionally strong equestrian nations looked on with admiration at the Swedish show jumping wonder. But nothing lasts forever. It's clear that we have peaked, says the team captain Henrik Ankarcrona.
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The Swedes' criticism: The course designer gets a yellow card
The Swedish riding stars Henrik von Eckermann and Peder Fredricson unanimously criticize the course designer in the World Championship event in Stuttgart. If there were yellow cards for course designers, she should have one today, says von Eckermann.
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