Publicity helps!
When I first arrived I contacted the Swedish Equestrian Federation and asked them for introductions to local riders and riding schools that might be interested in being part of my research. The Swedish Equestrian Federation were very busy at the time that I contacted them, sorting out arrangements for the World Cup Show Jumping in Goteborg and so I didn't get an immediate response but later I did get referred to a local coach, Mari Zetterqvist. I contacted her and, of course, she was busy herself and so we didn't actually get to meet each other until several prompts later and by then it was almost the end of June and three months later. Mari is a well respected coach here in Sweden, as well as being a researcher and she has taught many of the local riding school coaches and so knows a large number of people. Mari maintains a web site where she publishes news about advances in equestrian training. She put a brief reference to my work (in Swedish only) up on her web ...