After three qualification opportunities we know know the finalists that will ride on to Equestrian Stockholm Ponny Freestyle in Falsterbo. It was at times very small margins that separated the riders in the top tier, but now six riders and their ponies are ready to take on Falsterbo.

The riders will compete at Falsterbo Sport Edition on Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th of July. During the Saturday the riders will ride the FEI’s individual championship program for pony 2012, revised in 2021. The riders will then face a new program for the Sunday when they instead will be riding the FEI’s freestyle for pony riders 2007, revised in 2017. The question that everyone now is asking is who of the following riders will stand on the podium at the end of the weekend?

Qualified from Grevagårdens Ryttarförening
Alma Sjöblom Vanity Fair
Alice Kampe Alsin Crugybar Flying Childers

Qualified from Åstorpsortens Ryttarförening
Wilma Holmgren Casino Royale K
Stella Hoff Champ of Dance P

Qualified from Rekasta Ridsällskap
Elin Hävrén Berkelhof Tycho
Ebba Lindholm Untouchable

As part of a dialogue with the Danish Equestrian Federation, Josephine Gert Nielsen & Timm’s My Fritz have qualified to compete in Falsterbo alongside the Swedish riders. Lastly, Angelina Brink & Weber af Kongshöj have been given a Wild Card and will also be competing in Falstebro.

Congratulations to all qualifiers and we wish you all a warm welcome to Falsterbo Sport Edition!

Team Sweden with Patrik Kittel, Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven and Rose Mathisen won the FEI Nations Cup presented by Axel Johnson Group. The swedes were placed as number 1, 2 and 3.

– This tells us that Sweden has some really good riders on a high level, says Bo Jenå, chef d’equipe.

Result

The swedish team won and it’s member were placed as no 1, 2 and 3 in the FEI Nations Cup presented by Axel Johnson Group.

– Sweden have never had scored top three in a 5* Dressage competition before, said Bo Jenå, chef d’Equipe Sweden.

Result

The time has come for the amazing Watermill Scandic to retire and Falsterbo Horse Show will send him off in style on Friday 8 July at 16.10.
Patrik Kittel will ride a Freestyle program in Falsterbo’s main show jumping arena and we will then thank Scandic for his outstanding achievements.

In a three year dressage plan, Falsterbo Horse Show launches a great drive to establish the competition as an international major competition of the same calibre as the show jumping. Axel Johnson Group is a sponsor for the Nations Cup in the second year running.

“Interest for dressage continues to grow in Sweden as well as abroad and I want to contribute to creating a world class event for dressage enthusiasts”, says Antonia Ax:son Johnson, chairman of the board of Axel Johnson.

Falsterbo Horse Show has for decades been an established major show jumping competition and has no problems attracting superstars from all over the world. It is now making a massive investment in dressage over the three coming years in order to establish itself as a world class outdoor event that will attract the international top names to Falsterbo.

“We have run dressage and show jumping in parallel over many years and I think it is of great advantage to the sport. There is great interest in both events and we have a big audience that has travelled far to come here and we can offer something for everyone”, says Jan-Olof Wannius, show director of Falsterbo Horse Show.

He continues:

“We started a dressage drive last year and we now have a three year plan in which we are investing a total of SEK 4 million in the dressage arena. There will be new meeting premises, a new grandstand, better surfaces and improvements for the riders. The aim is for the dressage to have an as prominent place as the show jumping in Falsterbo and we are delighted that Axel Johnson Group are backing us in these efforts.

Swedish dressage has had an explosive development in the last few years with a steady regrowth of horses and riders in the Grand Prix, which are also maintaining international standard.

We will be building a permanent VIP pavilion and balcony in stages close to the dressage arena together with Hannell Dressage, Global Connect and Vätterleden. You can follow its construction during the spring and see the end result on site 2-10 July.
Guests who book our popular Private Lounge dressage package will also be able to enjoy the new lounge. For further info and bookings, see the heading Show – Private Lounge & After Ride.

När FEI Nations Cup ™ i dressyr har premiär i Falsterbo på fredag kommer 6 nationer till start. Det är Danmark, Tyskland, USA, Sverige och Holland, vilket gör 25 ryttare till start –det största startfältet i 5* Grand Prix någonsin i Falsterbo.

Sverige kommer med starkast möjliga lag;  Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén och  Patrik Kittel som båda i år har vunnit 5* Grand Prix.  Minna Telde som är tillbaka efter mammaledigheten med besked efter fina prestationer i Danmark och Emilie Nyreröd som nyligen vann  4* Grand Prix  och Grand Prix Kür under samma helg.

-Det känns otroligt roligt att få ett så stort startfält i Falsterbo, säger Johan Lenz tävlingsledare i dressyr.

This year Falsterbo Horse Show will present a new TV show called “Unbridled”. The program will be recorded from Wednesday to Sunday on a newly built stage called “Borgascenen” in Falsterbo.

The production is made in cooperation with our mediapartner DreamSports – a danish TV company specialized in live streaming and sport events.  “Unbridled” will be an entertainment program with international guests such as Kyra Kyrklund, Rasmus Bagger and Rolf-Göran Bengtsson. Falsterbo’s audience can take part of the program “live” in Falsterbo from Wednesday to Sunday 12.00-13.00 pm. There will also be a summary of the showjumping and dressage classes after the Show.

 

Watch TV DreamSports 

Watch Unbridled

There has been a positive trend and interest has increased significantly in dressage in Falsterbo in recent years. Jana Wannius and Antonia Axelson Johnson have been working in partnership for many years, and this has now resulted in the Axel Johnson Group joining as a significant partner.

-“The family motto is ‘Passion for business and Passion for horses’. This fits in so well with Falsterbo, where I’ve been monitoring the positive trend and seen how the event has become better with every passing year,” says Antonia Axelson Johnson.

The Falsterbo Horse Show has the highest international classification, 5*, for both show jumping and dressage. The Axel Johnson Group is lending its name to the new 5-star Nations Cup classes in dressage, and the prize money for the 5* class alone will total 150,000 euros.

-“Together with Axel Johnson Group and the personal engagement of Antonia Axelson Johnson, we can continue to develop dressage at Falsterbo to the very highest international level,” says Jana Wannius, President and Show Director, Falsterbo Horse Show.

The 5-star classes in dressage: Friday 10 July Nations Cup, Saturday 11 July Grand Prix Special and Sunday 12 July Grand Prix Kür.

Image caption: Antonia Ax:son Johnson and Jana Wannius on Antonia’s trail horses Duallin In The Dirt (Monroe) and Midnight Fling Run (Fargo).