H&H’s horse of the day: meet awesome Alan, the barefoot double Olympic silver medallist

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Peder Fredricson riding All In in the Olympic showjumping individual final
Peder Fredricson ( SWE) riding All In in the Jumping Individual Final for the Olympic Jumping Competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games held at Equestrian Park in Setagaya-ku in Tokyo in Japan between the 23rd July and 8th August 2021
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)

While the equine star of the show in Wednesday’s Olympic showjumping individual final at the Tokyo Games was, of course, Explosion W, there was another horse on the medal podium for whom we will always have bucketloads of adoration – awesome Alan, AKA All In, the silver medal-winning mount of Sweden’s Peder Fredricson.

The 15-year-old gelding by Kashmir Van Schuttershof proved once again what a superstar he is on the big occasion when winning his second Olympic silver medal after a thrilling jump-off to decide the Olympic showjumping individual medals in Tokyo.

Jennifer Donald
Jennifer Donald
Showjumping and racing editor

Jennifer is passionate at showjumping and her role as H&H’s showjumping editor has taken her around the world reporting from shows and interviewing riders, connections and those involved behind the scenes. Since joining H&H from BBC Sport in 2005, she has written on every subject across the equestrian sphere — from turnout rugs to stable management — and has interviewed gold medallists, world champions and winners galore. She also has first-hand experience of working in the equestrian industry as a riding instructor and yard manager.