Renowned Spaniard Santiago Varela has been appointed international course designer for the 2024 edition of Falsterbo Horse Show. With a wealth of experience that includes World Cup finals and numerous championships, international riders at Falsterbo can expect courses of absolute top class. 

Santiago Varela, the CEO of a multinational infrastructure company in his daily life, only builds a selection of competitions each year. Prior to Falsterbo, he will be at Spruce Meadows in Canada, and after Falsterbo, the Olympic Games in Paris awaits the accomplished course design.

“I am truly looking forward to designing the courses at Falsterbo Horse Show; Falsterbo is one of the world’s most prestigious competitions, and the Swedish audience is something truly special,” says Santiago Varela.

Jana Wannius, President of Falsterbo Horse Show’s organizing committee, looks forward to welcoming Santiago Varela to the event:

“The course designer is the key figure during the competitions, responsible for creating fair courses for both horse and rider, while also ensuring excitement for the audience. That’s precisely what Santiago is well-known for. We look forward to working with him this summer and are proud to, as always, offer our riders a course designer of absolute world-class.”

Top nations applaud Falsterbo Horse Show’s New Course Designer – “In my eyes, the world’s best course designer”

Sweden’s chef d’équipe Henrik Ankarcrona, who has guided the Swedish showjumping team to three consecutive championship golds, is delighted by the news of Santiago Varela coming to Falsterbo this summer: 

“In my eyes, he’s the world’s best course designer. It’s fantastic that we’ll have him in Falsterbo.”

Peter van der Waaij, an experienced Falsterbo attendee and newly appointed chef d’équipe of Switzerland, the 2023 champions at Falsterbo’s International Arena, is equally enthusiastic about the announcement:

“Santiago is a very established course designer who has proven himself at the biggest shows and championships. He always presents interesting challenges, and it will require us to bring along strong and technically capable riders. He’s definitely somebody that will do right to the standards that we are used to at Falsterbo. “

For more information or inquiries, please contact:

Josephine Sjölin, Sports Manager Falsterbo Horse Show
josephine@falsterbohorseshow.com/+46730600440

Viktor Edvinsson comments on his expectations before the competition:

“Falsterbo Horse Show is always the highlight of the year and we as riders are very grateful for the young horse classes. Our young horses need to come out to these amazing competitions to become prepared for even bigger challenges in the future. It is really valuable for these young horses to experience these types of big competitions. My expectations for this summer is of course to win the Horseware 7 y/o Championship. To win at Falsterbo is an incredible experience!”

Yoga Hästak (SWB), mare born 2016 (e. Heartbeat, ue Carmargue, breeder Hästak AB, owner Viktor Edvinsson & Fyllinge Smide AB). Viktor has previously ridden Yoga Hästak at Falsterbo in Folksam Open 5 y/o and 6 y/o jumping.

Read the rules for the Horseware 7 y/o championship here
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Winner of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Falsterbo 2022, Belgium

On Friday, July 14, it’s finally time for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup. Now we know which eight teams will join the nerve-wracking team jumping in Falsterbo. Six teams participating in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup series are allocated through the international federation FEI, and two teams are invited by the Organizing Committee of the Falsterbo Horse Show. The eight teams are;

Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, and the USA.

2019, Sweden won in front of the home crowd in Falsterbo.

If we look back at the results lists for the last 10 years, the Netherlands is the nation that has had the most victories in the Nations Cup in Falsterbo, 2015, 2017 and 2018. Sweden won last time in 2019, and in 2022 it was Belgium who brought the win back home.

Tickets for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup 

The new concept for the Nations Cup was decided yesterday when the FEIs borad on the annual FEI meeting in Istanbul.
The new rules starts Jan 1st, 2013 and the new name for a 4-year period will be; Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™.

The new rules means that the Nations Cup will be done in two divisions, and the teams from both divisions will meet in a final in the end of September.

The best 8 teams from 2012 year’s season will ride in division 1.
To ride division 2, the rest of the teams will qualify, division 2 will moreover run in various nations.
In Europe, six team from Division 1 and three teams from Division 2 will go to the finals in the end of September.

Sweden competes in division 2 next year, and Falsterbo Horse Show will still be one of the eight host venues.
In Falsterbo, Sweden will, just like previous years, start with one team i the competition.

The complete rules for the Nations Cup will be presented on the FEI:s website.

This year it was the starstruck Frenchman Olivier Robert, and his mount Belle Rock, who easily took the prestigious victory in JMS Falsterbo Derby. A fantastic performance of Olivier Robert and his very courageous mare that is just since five month in his stable.

The Falsterbo Derby course is a test of strength for both horse and rider. It is 1200 meters long and half of barriers consist of so-called natural barriers.
There were only two riders who manged to do a clear round. Besides Olivier Robert also managed Irishman Captain David O’Brien with Mo Chroi. The Frenchman won by riding over two seconds faster in the jump-off.

– I have a super horse, explains Olivier Robert happily. She has never done a derby before, but is perfect at everything.