They leap in over an alligator after which take a bending line left by means of the water and over the “gator bait” which is a roast hen. The riders have a little bit of a breather at fences 4 and 5, after which into the Ogopogo water at 6ABCD. So it’s necessary that the horses and riders are warmed up accurately.” The horses will come galloping up the hill to 3A and there’s little or no time to line up and discover the proper line to the slender brush at 3B. “It’s not horrifically tough, however it’s fairly testing for horses which have simply began.

Ian mentioned it retains them from “mucking round” and “I would like them to pay attention and focus from the get-go.” In different phrases, no losing time! Ian introduces fairly a little bit of terrain very early within the course, and the primary mixture presents at 3AB. It’s not an particularly onerous query, however it does make the horses and riders begin pondering and making choices very early within the course. This yr, Ian has modified up the route and design of the course once more and created fairly a number of new challenges for horses and riders.Īfter an inviting first fence, Ian sends the horses up and over the massive mound for fence quantity two. Ian Stark modified the route and design of the course when he took over as designer and it has run primarily clockwise round Rebecca Farm for the previous decade. The unique course, designed by Mark Phillips, went counterclockwise across the property, and ran in that route for about a decade. I gathered some tremendous cool insights and solely bounced off the again of the golf cart as soon as as we toured the course at this time. Riders can anticipate a characteristically difficult however truthful 4*-Lengthy course from FEI course designer Ian Stark. Ample rainfall this yr has made for clear, smoke-free skies, and exquisite footing on the cross nation course at Rebecca Farm.

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