‘I have to stay on the ground for a few weeks’: Olympic showjumper sidelined

Swedish Olympic showjumper Peder Fredricson has been sidelined with a fractured sternum.

Peder, who turned 54 on the 30 January, announced that he expects to be out of action for the next couple of weeks.

“Unfortunately I have to stay on the ground for a few weeks due to a fracture in my sternum, most likely related to a previous injury,” he said, today (10 February).

The five-time Olympian and 2017 European champion said a “big thanks” to his home team Grevlunda Showjumping and rider Nicole Holmen for “keeping the horses going in the best possible way until I’m back in the saddle”.

A spokesperson for H&M We Love Horses, whom Peder has long-standing connection with, confirmed that “sadly there will be no Gothenburg Horse Show” for Peder. The Swedish CSI5* – which includes a World Cup qualifier – takes place 18-22 February. Peder’s brother Jens, Malin Baryard-Johnsson, and Thomas Ryan, who recently switched from riding for Ireland to Sweden, will all be in action for the home-side – alongside the likes of Germany’s Daniel Deusser, Frenchman v, and the Harrie Smolders for the Netherlands.

“Let’s all wish Peder a speedy recovery,” said the H&M spokesperson.

Peder Fredricson: 2025 season

Peder’s last international competition was CHI Geneva in December, where he was 10th in the Rolex grand prix with 16-year-old Alcapone Des Carmille. The pair enjoyed an exciting 2025, with a string of five-star placings and wins, including helping the Rome Gladiators to victory in the Global Champions League Super Cup Final in Prague, the Czech Republic, in November.

Peder last spent a stint on the sidelines in 2023 when he was hospitalised following a fall in a warm-up, resulting in six weeks out of the saddle with damaged blood vessels in his neck.

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