King Edward Wears the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Crown With von Eckermann In the Saddle

©FEI/ Richard Juilliart
©FEI/ Richard Juilliart

The amazing gelding King Edward and Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann made history in Omaha winning the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final by taking the 2023 title — a first for Sweden. With an unpredictable turnout until the very end, the duo who has collected both the Olympic and World Championships jumped to the highest step of the podium leaving Harrie Smolders of The Netherlands riding Monaco N.O.P. in second place and wonderful American Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita in third. Missing the podium by a very narrow margin was Brazil’s Yuri Mansur and Vitiki.

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Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2022/2023: It’s A Two-Peat For von Eckermann and King Edward in Basel

Photo ©FEI/Stefan Lafrentz
Photo ©FEI/Stefan Lafrentz

Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann and the horse he calls his “masterpiece”, King Edward, clinched their second superb victory of the season at the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2022/2023 Western European League qualifier in Basel, Switzerland today.

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