“I knew it was all or nothing! When you’re last into the ring you have to believe you can do it - if you have any doubt in your mind then it will never work!”, said the very happy Swede after bringing the crowd to their feet.
“I could hear the crowd coming down to the last, so I had to tell myself to stay calm! Mary Lou was lacking a bit of power at that stage so I needed to hold her and not go too much, but she is amazing!” he said.
“She has made me in this sport - I’ve had many good ones along the way, including Gotha, but she is the one that has won the most for me and I’m so very grateful to her owner, Mr Tovek, who has given me the opportunities by keeping a horse like her!”, von Eckermann added. With Mary Lou he also helped secure team silver for Sweden at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018 last September.