Swedish Olympic showjumper Peder Fredricson has been sidelined with a fractured sternum.
Peder, who turned 54 on the 30 January, introduced that he expects to be out of motion for the subsequent couple of weeks.
“Sadly I’ve to remain on the bottom for a number of weeks because of a fracture in my sternum, more than likely associated to a earlier harm,” he stated, at present (10 February).
The five-time Olympian and 2017 European champion stated a “massive thanks” to his house crew Grevlunda Showjumping and rider Nicole Holmen for “protecting the horses getting into the very best method till I’m again within the saddle”.
A spokesperson for H&M We Love Horses, whom Peder has long-standing reference to, confirmed that “sadly there can be no Gothenburg Horse Present” for Peder. The Swedish CSI5* – which features a World Cup qualifier – takes place 18-22 February. Peder’s brother Jens, Malin Baryard-Johnsson, and Thomas Ryan, who just lately switched from using for Eire to Sweden, will all be in motion for the home-side – alongside the likes of Germany’s Daniel Deusser, Frenchman v, and the Harrie Smolders for the Netherlands.
“Let’s all want Peder a speedy restoration,” stated the H&M spokesperson.
Peder Fredricson: 2025 season
Peder’s final worldwide competitors was CHI Geneva in December, the place he was tenth within the Rolex grand prix with 16-year-old Alcapone Des Carmille. The pair loved an thrilling 2025, with a string of five-star placings and wins, together with serving to the Rome Gladiators to victory within the World Champions League Tremendous Cup Remaining in Prague, the Czech Republic, in November.
Peder final spent a stint on the sidelines in 2023 when he was hospitalised following a fall in a warm-up, leading to six weeks out of the saddle with broken blood vessels in his neck.
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Since becoming a member of H&H in 2018, Becky has coated a broad vary of equestrian information together with welfare issues, veterinary research, FEI Tribunal hearings and street security campaigns. She has additionally interviewed high riders together with Scott Brash, John Whitaker and Ian Stark, to call just some. Becky’s reporting has taken her to Canada for Spruce Meadows and France for Pau five-star, in addition to the Royal Highland and Blair Fort Worldwide Horse Trials nearer to house. She was additionally a key a part of the distant reporting crew for the Tokyo Olympics and the Europeans.