Showing posts with label Henrik von Eckermann. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 27, 2022

Barefoot show jumpers make history at 2022 FEI World Championships--and beyond

Swedish show jumper Henrik von Eckermann and King Edward barefoot world champions

History was made at the FEI 2022 World Championships in Herning, Denmark in August. After the first two rounds of jumping, three of the top four horses on the scoreboard were shoeless. And at the end of the full event, the world champion individual horse was barefoot, as were half the winning gold medal team.

Some may think that barefoot grand prix jumpers leaping, landing, and turning on groomed-to-perfection arena footing aren't news anymore, after the brilliant Swedish gold team and silver individual medals at the Tokyo Olympics last year, but this was the FEI World Championship.