Tag: Henrik von Eckermann

Henrik von Eckermann takes a whopping 593 point lead to hold on to world no.1

Suzanne Ashton
Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) and King Edward at the ECCO FEI World Championships 2022 in Herning (DEN) - FEI / Leanjo de Koster

Making history yet again, Henrik von Eckermann takes his lead in the Longines Rankings to new heights by achieving a whopping 593-point lead over current second-placed rider, Julien Epaillard. While this isn’t the first time the 500-point difference barrier has been breached, it’s currently the widest gap registered in the last 14 years. The last 18 months have been nothing short of magical for Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann. He has not only competed at the highest level in the most important arenas around the world, but his partnership with King…

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Jumping: Henrik von Eckermann Celebrates Ultimate Success

Suzanne Ashton
Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Champion 2023 Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) - with King Edward - winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final - Omaha 2023. Final III Copyright ©FEI/Richard Juilliart

King Edward the Great carries Henrik von Eckermann to Victory Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final 2023 – Omaha (USA), by Louise Parkes Henrik von Eckermann and the brilliant gelding King Edward wrote another page of equestrian history when becoming the first-ever Swedish winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ when taking the 2023 title in Omaha (USA) this weekend. In a gripping two-round decider that was completely unpredictable to the very end, the pair who have dominated the sport in recent times pinned The Netherlands’ Harrie Smolders and Monaco…

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