Fältrittklubben (more specifically ''Stockholms fältrittklubb'') or the Stockholm Cross Country Riding Club is an

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

club located in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

, established in 1886 by

Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Västergötland (27 February 1861 – 24 October 1951) was a Swedish prince. Through his daughters Märtha and Astrid, for whom he arranged dynastic marriages, he is an ancestor of current members of ...

. During the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

, it hosted the endurance trials for the

eventing competition.

References

1912 Summer Olympics official report.
p. 221. Venues of the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrian venues Sports venues in Stockholm Equestrian sports in Sweden Sports clubs and teams established in 1886 Sports clubs and teams in Stockholm 1886 establishments in Sweden 19th-century establishments in Stockholm {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub