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Sustainability projects

Lövsta Future Challenge strives towards a more sustainable equestrian sport and through our different projects we try to step up the pace of the development in our industry.

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Increased integration within the equestrian sport Lövsta Future Challenge supports Brooke USA Lövsta Future Challenge in collaboration with Vinceremos

Kompisfikan during LGCT 2019. Photo: Adam Andersson

Lövsta Future Challenge has actively worked with sustainability since 2013. Together with our show organizers we inspire to create more sustainably shows. We are constantly searching for new, sustainable initiatives and ideas and through that we try to contribute to spread the knowledge within the equestrian community.

Sustainability timeline

2023

  • Årets hållbarhetspris gick till HästSverige. HästSverige har lyckats skapa en källa till både inspiration och fakta vilket de presenterar på ett väldigt tydligt och enkelt sätt. Nyfikenhet och kunskap är viktiga nycklar till god hästhållning och djurvälfärd och där gör deras sajt gör en otrolig insats. Det här är ett lysande exempel på att vi är många som jobbar för att hästnäringen tar kliv i rätt riktning mot en mer hållbar framtid. Läs mer om dem här.
  • Vi fortsätter klimatkompensera för våra ryttares resor.
  • Vi fortsätter vårt arbete med MiljöChecken och det är glädjande att se att allt fler klubbar använder sig av den i sitt tävlingsarbete.
  • Under 2024 donerade vi 100 USD per deltagande ekipage i Lövsta Future Challenge US till Vinceremos. Vinceremos erbjuder olika former av hästrelaterad terapi, läs mer om dem här.
  • Under Sweden International Horse Show

2023

  • In 2023, the Sustainability Award was awarded to "Greppa Näringen - Häst" . With free environmental advice for horse owners, the project aims not only to contribute to more sustainable horse farms but also to promote horse health and cost-effectiveness in operations across the country. With the award, the jury for the Lövsta Future Challenges Sustainability Prize hopes that more people will discover the opportunity to take a more sustainable approach to their horse farms. Read more about them here.
  • We continue to offset the carbon emissions from our riders' travels.
  • We continue our work with the Environmental Check, and it is gratifying to see that more and more clubs are using it in their competitive activities. In 2023, we donated $100 per participating team in the Lövsta Future Challenge US to Vinceremos. Vinceremos offers various forms of horse-related therapy, read more about them here.
  • During the Sweden International Horse Show, we collaborated with Nya Kompisbyrån . Ten new Swedes were matched with ten established ones, and together they spent an evening at Friends Arena.

2022

  • This year's sustainability award went to Equused and Ecoline. Ecoline and Equused are two companies that show how safe second hand and recycling can be used to change to a more sustainable consumption. More and more people understand the benefits of investing in quality and caring for the horse's and rider's equipment to give the products a long life.
  • We continue to climate compensate for our riders journeys, and we do that through ZeroMission's forest project in Uganda. It is more urgent to reach the 1.5 degree target and we see that the countries' promises under the climate agreement are not enough. The voluntary contribution of business is very important in achieving the emission reductions needed for the planet. The project is certified by Plan Vivo. As the trees grow, the trees sequester carbon dioxide. In this way, we reduce the emissions that have already occurred. The climate compensation also contributes to small farmers in Uganda getting an income for their trees and creating a more stable existence.
  • In 2022 we also added a show jumping tour in addition to the dressage tour in Wellington, USA. During the season we donated 100 USD per starting crew to the organization Brooke USA. Read more here

2021

  • This years sustainability award went to Lurbo Ridklubb. They have implemented several environmentally smart solutions, measures to reduce nutrient leakage and improved stormwater management and source sorting.
  • In the autumn of 2021, we launched, together with the Swedish Equestrian Federation, the MiljöChecken. MiljöChecken contains a checklist with advice on how you as a competition organizer can think more sustainably. The organizers who work with the checklist can enter it in TDB and through the four-leaf clover symbol that appears, the organizers' sustainability work is made visible.
  • We continue to compensate for the climate for our riders' journeys, and we do this through ZeroMission's climate project "Pastures, Conversation, Climate Action" where nomadic communities receive financial compensation by actively participating in the restoration of pastures.
  • In 2020, LFC US donated $8,500 to Friends of Palm Beach. In 2021 year’s AGDF, LFC did the same, by donating $250 for every entry in the Lövsta Future Challenge/Young Horse Grand Prix Series. Friends of Palm Beach is a 501(c)3 organization that cleans the beaches of Palm Beach regularly to remove incoming plastics, trash, and unnatural debris and to educate the community on the effects of this on our environment and marine life.

2020

  • The rapport "The horse and sustainable development" was updated with new information, useful tips and one new chapter about water. The new publication has been produced by "SustainableHorse" and is financed through The Swedish Horse Industry Foundation, Lövsta Stuteri, Swedish Equestrian Federation and Zero Mission. Read more about it here.
  • This years sustainability award went to Julmyra for their work to reduce the nutrient leakage and prevent over fertilization in nearby waters.
  • In 2020, when Lövsta Future Challenge made it's way across the Atlantic with a tour for young dressage horses in Wellington, US. Lövsta Future Challenge also chose to donate 250 USD for each entry in the tour, reaching a total donation of 8500 USD to the organization Friends of Palm Beach. The organizations cleans the beaches of Palm Beach from trash and plastic whilst educating the public about the marine life. They also collaborate with non profit employment agencies in order to give homeless people a chance to a job and a new start in life.

2019

  • The eco-friendly show jumping fence, Ecoestrian, has in the end of 2018 and beginning of 2019 developed to a jump that aims to inspire to recycle. The poles has been redesigned and are made of recycled wood and cardboard. The top poles are striped and made out of wood in order to keep them heavy enough. The poles are dressed with denim out of recycled jeans, a total of 5 pairs of jeans per pole.
  • Malmö Civila Ryttareförening received Lövsta Future Challenge Sustainability Award 2019 for their including business for young people, which is important for both existing members and parents whilst providing a new relationships and perspectives.
  • A collaboration between Lövsta Future Challenge, Kompisbyrån and Stockholm Horse Week created a get together during Stockholm Horse Week. 50 people, both established and new Swedes were matched together to meet and watch the competitions together. The purpose of the initiative was to increase integration and language skills and and make the equestrian sport available for a broader audience. Watch the video from the get together here
  • Together with Urban Deli Lövsta Future Challenge were able to offer sustainable and nutritious vegetarian food options at selected shows.

2018

  • Our climate compensation has now reached a total of 387 ton CO2. That corresponds to almost 39 laps by car around the earth!
  • Ecoestrian, the eco-friendly show jumping fence were used in several classes during Gothenburg Horse Show. fortsätter att användas och visas upp och fanns på plats under Gothenburg Horse Show.
  • Our Sustainability Award went to Stall Kvickstorp for a watering solution where they used the rainwater from the riding house roof which was collected in tanks and then could be used to water the indoor footing.
  • Our profile clothing from Equestrian Stockholm, works to develop more environmentally friendly riding fashion.

2017

  • This year's profile clothing comes from Equestrian Stockholm, which works to develop environmentally friendly riding clothing.
  • Before the jumping final, we announced together with the Swedish Equestrian Federation and Got Event a competition to design an eco- friendly show jumping fence. The winner was a group of researchers from the University of Gothenburg with their design Ecoestrian which was used during the final of the Gothenburg Horse show. The jump was then further developed and one was used during the European Championships in Gothenburg.
  • During the European Championships, Lövsta Future Challenge's Alexandra Mörner also participated in a sustainability seminar arranged by the Swedish Equestrian Federation.
  • The report "Horses & Sustainability" was translated into English to reach a larger target group.
  • This years winner of Lövsta Future Challenges Sustainability Award went to Smedsta Ridcenter.

2016

  • During the Equestrian Entrepreneurship Forum in Gothenburg, the mini-report the Horse and Sustainable Development Hästen was presented, which was partly financed by Lövsta Stuteri and Axfoundation.
  • During the finals of the Lövsta Future Challenge Jumping, we also had our very first winner of Lövsta Future Challenge Sustainability Award. It went to Borås Fältrittklubb for its great sustainability work.
  • This year's profile garment is a jacket from Medtryck, also made from recycled PET bottles.
  • The finalists in dressage at the Sweden International Horse Show got together some items for an auction. The money we received went to the protection and replanting of Borneo's rainforest.

2015

  • The riders got creative and came up with a lot of valuable tips for a more sustainable lifestyle. They gathered them under the hashtag #lovstasmart on Instagram.
  • Our profile clothing were vests from Medtryck, made out of recycled PET-bottles.
  • Our show organizers received inspiration and information material for their competitions in the form of three environmental posters.
  • Lövsta Future Challenge Jumping held its third U25 qualifier in Borås - a competition that is environmentally certified through Keep Sweden Clean.
  • We continued to climate compensate for the dressage's trips in the same way as in previous years and we also added climate compensation for the trips that the finalists in jumping made to and from the Gothenburg Horse Show. A total of 10 tonnes of carbon dioxide were invested in sustainable forestry in Mexico

2014

  • We produced a number of Climate Boxes that went out to our organizers to support them in their environmental work.
  • The profile clothes came from Dutch Equirex, who makes organic riding clothes.
  • We challenged our organizers to host eco-friendly qualifications and Everlövs RS won through its investment in locally produced, homemade food, the abolition of all disposable items in cafes and serving for the functionaries, fair trade and organic coffee.
  • The climate compensation resulted in an additional 48 tonnes of carbon dioxide, which was also invested in Solvatten and tree planting this year as well.

2013

  • All riders received a fleece jacket from Patagonia, made from recycled PET bottles.
  • The trips were climate-compensated and a total of 48 tonnes of carbon dioxide were invested in Solvatten units and tree planting in Uganda.
  • We challenged our competition organizers in the Climate Challenge where they would submit ideas on how to make their events more climate-smart. The challenge was won by Djursholms Ridklubb, which produced the inspiration and information material Klimatboxen.

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