Switzerland had a fantastic weekend at the 2023-edition of the traditional Falsterbo Horse Show, winning Friday's Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of Sweden, then seeing Steve Guerdat and Easy Star de Talma jump to the victory in Saturday's Falsterbo Derby presented by Agria and closing off with Martin Fuchs and Conner Jei taking the top honours in Sunday's Longines Grand Prix after a thrilling second round.
With this photo special, we send our congratulations to Team Fuchs who surely is on a winning streak!
All photos © Jenny Abrahamsson for World of Showjumping.
It is definitely not easy to watch your horse and rider from the sideline – here Martin's longtime groom Sean Vard...
...when he realised that Martin and Conner Jei took over the lead with as much as 2.25 seconds.
Swiss Chef d'Equipe Daniel Etter couldn't stop smiling after yet another fantastic performance from one of his riders.
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A full house watching Martin and Conner Jei.
Martin Fuchs and Conner Jei took a real flyer to the third last fence in the second round – a jump where second-placed Willem Greve thought they might have gained the winning difference.
There's always time for a selfie! Martin with his good friend and team-mate Janika Sprunger.
"I really appreciate the effort of the organizers and of the crowd, to be so supportive and to put on a show like this," Fuchs said after his fantastic week in Falsterbo.
The fantastic Conner Jei did it again!
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