Boyd Martin will take on this year’s indoor cross-country class at the Sweden Horse Show. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
Indoor cross-country season continues on apace, and the next big one on our radar is Stockholm’s Sweden International Horse Show, which takes place next week at the Friends Arena. Thursday the 24th of November is cross-country day, and this year, this fast and furious class has been tailored to exhibit some of the best and fiercest competitors in eventing.
The ten-strong line-up has been designed to act as a showcase of the sport, with a number of the world’s best riders invited to take part, including individual Olympic gold medallist Julia Krajewski and World Number One Tim Price. Seven countries in total are represented in the line-up, which features a strong US shout in the form of Boyd Martin, while home crowds will also be delighted to cheer on World Championships team riders Frida Andersen, Aminda Ingulfsson, and Sofia Sjoborg, who helped their nation to an Olympic qualifying result at Pratoni this year.
The full line-up is as follows:
Boyd Martin — USA
Oliver Townend — GBR
Tim Price — NZL
Julia Krajewski — GER
Anna Siemer — GER
Maxime Livio — FRA
Cathal Daniels — IRL
Frida Andersén — SWE
Aminda Ingulfsson — SWE
Sofia Sjöborg — SWE
No word has been released yet on which horses the entrants will ride, though a number of them will likely pick up catch rides for the show. You can still get your hands on tickets to the Sweden International Horse Show here, which we’d highly recommend for a very jolly, very horsey few days away, or you can tune in via Horse&Country TV to stream the action from afar. We’ll be bringing you all the news of our friends’ adventures in Scandinavia, so keep it locked on EN, and Go Eventing (inside)!
