Sandra Ruuda, 48, has, among other things, been chairman of Smålands Ridsportförbund, member of the Central Youth Section and member of the Swedish Equestrian Federation's board of directors.

On the sixth of May, the Swedish Equestrian Federation's general meeting will be held, and then the new chairman will be elected after Ulf Brömster, who previously announced that he is not available for re-election.

– We are happy and proud to be able to propose the genuine horse girl Sandra as the Swedish Equestrian Federation's first female chairman, says the chairman of the nomination committee Marie Morgensterns Folin in a press release.

Rides regularly to this day

Sandra Ruuda is currently an entrepreneur and consultant in leadership with, among other things, leadership training, but she says that the stable is still an important place and that she rides regularly.

–It feels big and fun, says Sandra Ruuda to SVT.

"We have received many good suggestions for the next chairman, we have done many interviews and taken different references. All in all, we see that Sandra is the best candidate, says the chairman of the nomination committee Marie Morgensterns Folin.