In an exciting return to a favourite show jumping format, European champion Steve Guerdat, World champion Henrik von Eckermann, Olympic champion Christian Kukuk and Dutch champion Willem Greve will be jumping a course on each other’s horses at The Dutch Masters Indoor Brabant in s’Hertogenbosch.
The Thursday night of The Dutch Masters is reviving the ‘horse swap’ that used to exist in the World Championship “Final Four” format. Dutch Masters sports director Jeroen Dubbeldam explained, “I have always thought it was a very interesting test and also often ridden it myself. It is interesting for the audience to see how the different horses interact with the different riders and how the riders respond to this. Also outside our scene there were always a lot of positive reactions to this class, which is why I think this class should stay in our sport.”
Dubbeldam managed to ensure the participation of all four reigning champions for this new show class. “I started by sounding out Rolex Testimonee and European champion Steve Guerdat. He is someone with a vision and an opinion, and he was immediately very enthusiastic, as were the other champions.