Henrik Von Eckermann: “As always, we will go for first place in this Grand Prix”

He is the undisputed number one and together with King Edward he forms an impressive ensemble. After a year of leading the world rankings, Henrik Von Eckermann does not hide his satisfaction with the great moment he is going through. “Of course, it’s nice, when you get to number one, you expect to keep it for more than a month, and it turns out that it’s been a year now, and we’re still there. I am very proud of my team and my horses, of what we have achieved. We will try to keep it longer,” he said.

“What time is it King Edward?”

— He is in great shape, he jumped very well yesterday in the second round of the Global Champions League and I am looking forward to seeing him at the Grand Prix. Of course, as always, we will go first. We know how difficult it is, but I will do my best and see if we can succeed.

— Are you thinking about him playing at the next European Championship?

-Not. King Edward will not jump to Milan. It’s a grass track, he doesn’t have horseshoes and I don’t want to put them on him. So I hope to compete with Iliana. We will do a few more competitions with her to confirm she is ready to jump.

—Do you already have another horse in your stable with that point of insanity that you have ever commented that you love horses?

“I have great horses, but none are the second King Edward, because he is very special. I don’t know if it will be possible to have another horse like him. But I’m happy with the others I have on my block. There are some really good ones.

— At the moment, the Swedish team is the Olympic champion and the world champion. What is the secret of such success?

— Well, it’s a coincidence that I have great horses and magnificent riders at the same time. So everything came together, at the right time. I think that’s the key