Jens Fredricson 5th at Ecu Showjumping Championships

Swedish showjumper Jens Fredricson had come via to the person ultimate on the Ecu Showjumping Championships on the San Siro racecourse in Milan, Italy (30 August-3 September) within the gold medal place, having no longer touched a pole all week.

However, like fourth-placed British rider Ben Maher, Jens and Markan Cosmopolit fell out of medal rivalry after selecting up 4 faults in around some of the two-round medal decider.

The bright duo, who had helped Sweden to a ancient gold medal in Friday’s group ultimate, picked up an extra 4 faults in around two to complete 5th on a ranking of 8 in the back of the newly topped Ecu champion Steve Guerdat on a ranking of 0.43.

However consistent with Jens it appears like a terrific time to be part of the all-conquering Swedish squad.

“We took a gold medal right here and we had 3 Swedes within the ultimate 12,” stated Jens of his team-mates Henrik von Eckermann with Iliana in 6th, and Rolf-Goran Bengtsson eleventh on Zuccero. “We even have Peder [Fredricson, Jens’ brother] and Malin Baryard-Johnsson at house. It feels wonderful to be within the Swedish group for the instant.”

Ecu Showjumping Championships: “You get on the subject of your horses, he’s the most productive good friend you’ll be able to have”

Reflecting on what would possibly had been for his person probabilities, Jens blamed himself: “I used to be overriding the water within the first around and got here in too unbalanced to that double mixture.

“That’s no longer tips on how to experience my horse and I knocked the second one fence, the plank. So I may have finished that higher, however it’s no longer such a lot about success – I will have to had been driving higher there.”

In spite of powering around 5 hefty tracks in as many days, the 12-year-old Markan Cosmopolit, a former delux driving faculty horse, was once appearing no indicators of tiredness.

“He may just move once more another time!” stated Jens. “He jumped incredible to the ultimate fence and he was once sharp – he’s nonetheless in incredible shape.”

Jens, who was once additionally a part of Sweden’s gold medal-winning squad on the international championships in Herning describes “Cosmo” as his horse of a life-time.

“But if I had Lunatic, I stated that is my as soon as in a life-time horse, after which unexpectedly you get some other horse – so you’ll be able to’t examine them,” he defined.

“Cosmo could be very athletic, very suave and a fantastic jumper,” added Jens of the pony he rides together with his reins in a western taste  (with the rein popping out of the highest of his hand between the thumb and primary finger, as an alternative of out of the ground of the hand between the hoop and little finger) because of his comfortable mouth. “He’s a in reality great horse – my children can feed him and he has a in point of fact beautiful persona. That suggests the entirety.

“You get very on the subject of your horses and he’s the most productive good friend you’ll be able to have.”

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