Falsterbo give into the battle for the world CUP

in 1990, was held for the first time a single the equestrian world CUP where several different disciplines were included. The place was Stockholm, sweden, and the championship became an audience - and arrangörssuccé.

Since its has a single world championship held every four years, but the problems that has accumulated as the championship has grown ever larger with multiple branches and multiple participants.

Several operators have had financial problems, and last year the equestrian world CHAMPIONSHIPS in Tryon, North Carolina, went very wrong organizationally, and the crowd did not materialize.

this is The background to the FEI, the international equestrian federation has opened to abandon the idea of a single world CUP every four years, and instead divide it grenvis.

FEI, therefore, decided to investigate how big the interest is to arrange a world CUP in any of the branches.

no Later than Thursday, 28 February, an expression of interest be submitted, and among those who come to register their interest are, thus, Falsterbo.

– the Interest in dressage is big in Europe and we believe that it would work really well with a dressage world CUP with us, " says Jan-Olof Wannius, which is responsible for the annual international hästtävlingen Falsterbo Horse Show.

" the FEI have said they want to be the one who organises the dressage world CUP also at the same time arranges paradressyr world CUP (dressage for riders with disabilities) and we love to do. Personally, my interest for paradressyren grown further since I now have some connections to the sport, he continues.

the group of owners banded together to buy a horse to Felicia Grimmenhag, which is one of the best paradressyrryttare.

At the end of march, those who have registered interest are called for a workshop in Lausanne. After that, they may then submit a formal application.

" We have no problems to cope with the logistical and sporting, what we need to get more clarity in before we leave a formal application is the economic part. We have no safety net, no region or municipality that ensures any shortfall, but we need to be sure that the economy is in order and balance, " says Jan-Olof Wannius.

– moreover, It would not be good for riding in Sweden if it becomes a repeat of the 60 million back like it was during the equestrian-european CHAMPIONSHIPS in Gothenburg last year.

" I think it would be to take water over the head. Dressage is very big in Europe and therefore we believe in good support from the crowd, but the jumping is a bit, and to arrange a jump-the world CUP is probably a little too big for us.