February 20, 2023

 Now DressagePower is opening registration for the Kersö Equestrian Future Stars and StudioS19 Young Rider Trophy. This year, the competition management has the opportunity to award a total of ten Wild Cards. Both talented Swedish and international teams can be eligible for a Wild Card. 

– We want to create an interesting competition for the audience and for the TV viewers. We will be looking for talented teams to invite to our new Grand Prix class and Future Stars. We believe that adding Swedish riders to the competition with international teams adds extra spice to the competition, says Kristian von Krusenstierna. 

The DressagePower Horse Show with semi-finals and finals takes place from October 26 to 29 at the Smedstad Equestrian Center in Linköping. Last year, Jeanna Högberg and Astoria won the StudioS19 Grand Prix Tour. This year’s lineup includes more news. 

– This year we have decided not to have a Tour in the Grand Prix, but we will organize a Grand Prix class with qualification and a final during the DressagePower Horse Show. In total, 20 teams, of which five Wild Cards will be given the opportunity to ride the qualification, will then go on to the final where the eight best riders will compete in the Kür. I and Kristian von Krusenstierna will invite teams that have received Wild Cards. This could be both national and international riders. In this way, we raise the level a notch and make the competition more interesting for our audience and our TV viewers, says Peter Härnstam. 

Could we see international classes at the DressagePower Horse Show in the future? 

– Me and Kristian von Krusenstierna are a bit crazy. We have a lot of thoughts and ideas and surely there could be international classes in the future. We always try to think outside the box and don’t want to close any doors, says Peter Härnstam. 

New partner for DressagePower Future Stars – the competition for promising horses aged seven to nine years – is Kersö Equestrian. 

– We are working purposefully to breed and improve sustainable dressage horses. We believe that this type of competition is what we need in Sweden to develop sustainable and future championship horses. Kersö Equestrian also works with young horses, and we know how much it takes to produce top-class horses, says the Kleberg family who runs Kersö Equestrian. 

StudioS19 has been a partner of DressagePower for many years and has made it possible for all classes from the DressagePower Horse Show to be broadcast live. Last year, the broadcasts had a total of 45,000 views and viewers from many countries. One of the competitions with many international viewers is precisely Future Stars, which last year was won by Sofie Lexner on the talented Kingston.. 

This year too, StudioS19 is partnering with the Young Rider Trophy, which Linnéa Holmgren and QC Sir Dennis won last year. 

– Our goal with the competition is to give Young Rider riders the opportunity to train in a high-pressure environment before the championships. The eight best riders in the semifinals advance to a Kür final. Everyone wants to ride the final and that adds an extra level of excitement. This competition has been very appreciated by both students and coaches, says Kristian von Krusenstierna. 

Contact person: Peter Härnstam, founder of DressagePower Mobile: 070 836 66 94 Email: peter@dressagepower.se