- Many of the students have been very uncomfortable and hardly dared to enter the stable at first. But after a couple of years it has often ended with them standing and hugging horses, so this is a long-term job, says teacher Stefan Wahlström.

So it is not only the school championship and the competition that are important, but the spirit of competition is definitely with the squad.

- Everyone is investing too full for his team, he says.

Various prerequisites

The riders have varying prior knowledge. Some have ridden for several years, others feel unsafe in the saddle and need help to manage the race track, which requires the horses to be guided with precision.

First to compete during the day was the high school special school. Tomorrow, it is the elementary school students' turn to compete, and winning teams are announced a little later with a solemn award.

In the clip you see the pair rider Molly Söderholm and the horse Filip ride through the race track.