Niklas Lundback riding Mister Pooh, winners CCI 3*-W Malmo 2011
Photo: lottapictures.com/FEI
Date: 10th - 12th August 2012
Classes: CCI 3*-W
Location: Malmo, Sweden
In 2011 Swedish rider, Niklas Lindbäck (SWE) and Mister Pooh, the super-talented horse many international riders would love to own, scored a brilliant back-to-back victory in the FEI World Cup™ event at Malmö.
Lindbäck, who triumphed in 2010 and went on to impress at several other international events, including a fifth place at Badminton in 2011, jumped clear in the final phase to take the top spot after overnight leader Ingrid Klimke (GER) on FRH Butts Abraxxas hit three fences.
“I am very pleased with how Mister Pooh jumped,” said Lindbäck. “We had a few mistakes in the dressage, but he is on great form ready for the Europeans. I didn’t expect to win again and to do it in front of a home crowd is great.”
A strong field of 40 started at Malmö, a key selection trial for German and Swedish riders before the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championship later that month. Former Swedish rider Yogi Breisner, who trains the British team and had paid a flying visit to his homeland, described the track designed by Guiseppe della Chiesa (ITA) as “a very decent track, difficult and twisty”.
Malmö is one of the more unusual Eventing venues, but popular with riders for its attractive seaside setting against the backdrop of the Twisting Torso. The showground will host the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championship in 2013, the first to be held in Sweden. Klimke said she had already told her friends to book the date: “Even if I am not picked, I want to come back. It is a very special track,” she said.
Catrin Norinder, Director of Eventing & Olympic at the FEI, said: “Thousands of spectators flocked to watch the cross country at FEI World Cup Eventing in Malmö - the event was a major success and the support from the city was immense”
