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Change of Date for Course Builders Event
As the eventing year draws towards its final major events, it
is time for the national organisation to take stock and review
the year at the British Eventing Annual General Meeting. Unfortunately
the AGM is scheduled for the first day of the AoD Course Builders
event at Burghley (29-30th October).
Several AoD candidates have expressed a desire to attend the
AGM and in order to allow full focus on the Course Builders event
we have decided to reschedule the course for the 5th & 6th
November 2008.
It is hoped that those members who were also potential candidates
who were also thinking about attending the AGM will now be able
to join the AoD team at the Course Builders event
News added: 04.09.2008
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Courses for 2008 (Updated)
The Academy now affectionately known as AoD and supported by
British Eventing, Hartpury College, Mitsubishi Badminton Horse
Trials and the Bill Thomson Bursary is delighted to announce stimulating
plans for 2008.
AoD International Designers
Course CANCELLED
After last year's successful event, we
have condensed the course into two content-packed days to give
more delegates the opportunity to attend. This has also enabled
us to produce the event at a more attractive fee.
Great excitement surrounds the third International
Cross Country Design course , Course Directors:
Mike Etherington Smith Course Designer at Kentucky CCI**** since
1993, Adelaide CCI**** for last 6 years, Event Director and Course
Designer Blenheim CCI*** 2006, Chatsworth CIC***-W 2007, TD at
Athens 2004 Olympic Games, Badminton 2005 - 2007, amongst others,
CD at Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Yogi Breisner a member of the Swedish event team from 1976 - 1987,
Yogi won team gold at the 1983 European Championships and was
fourth individually. Finishing in the top 10 at Badminton four
times he was also ranked in the top 10 world event riders for
four years. He has been Performance Manager for British Eventing
since 1999. During 2007 all four teams from FEI ponies, Juniors,
Young Riders and Senior gained European Team Gold medals plus
three individual gold medals and one silver.
Based at Hartpury College with a full day
at Badminton which includes a CCI**** course walk and a look behind
the scenes at this great event, should make this course a memorable
occasion. Also planned a course walk around Hartpury CIC*** plus
practical and theory sessions to cover all aspects of design.
Work is well under way to make this a highly motivating course
for designers of the future a melting pot of ideas to push the
boundaries of design and building into a new century.
The AoD feels so privileged to have both
of these world renowned eventing figures directing our 2008 Designers
course
AoD Cross Country Course Builders 29th
- 30th October 2008
Course Director will be Philip Herbert, International course
builder who has worked on the course at Burghley CCI**** since
1981, his craftsmanship is second to none. Philip is also a senior
British Eventing Technical Advisor who heads up the specialist
ground care department for British Eventing
In the pursuit of excellence, the Academy will produce this course
for the grass roots of the sport up to Olympic standards of Cross
Country Course Builders from all nationalities. The course will
be carefully structured to provide an insight into various aspects
of course building it will be vocational in content, professional
in outlook and aim to give a solid foundation. The delegates will
be immersed in all aspects of the modern complex world of building
and is expected to be a highly focused experience.
Directors for both courses have been chosen for their ability
to stretch the imagination; the benefits of working alongside
these highly motivated individuals will be priceless. All the
courses are open to designers and builders from all parts of the
world. The 2007 courses were inspiring with Designers and Builders
from International to Intro level in attendance. They returned
home with wonderful memories and information. The effect of spreading
the word will benefit the welfare and safety of the horse and
rider in the future
Future courses will be announced once finalised
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Course Builders Seminar - October 2007, Burghley
The Course Builders Seminar October 29th - 30th was the final
AoD course for 2007, hosted by Burghley Horse Trials in wonderful
autumn sunshine, a splendid way to end the season.
 
The setting was the Burghley Horse Trials Builder's yard, the
course Director Philip Herbert, Burghley's renowned course builder
who has worked on the course at Burghley CCI**** since 1981.
Click here for
a full copy of the Burghley Course Builder's report
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Course Builders course - October 2007, Burghley
Following our very successful Course Builders course last year
we are delighted to announce that William Fox Pitt has agreed
to take the course walk session at the Burghley Horse Trials site:-
29th - 30th October 2007
Course Director - Philip Herbert
A renowned course builder who has worked on the course at Burghley
CCI**** since 1981, his craftsmanship is second to none. Philip
is also a senior British Eventing Technical Advisor who heads
up the specialist ground care department for British Eventing
and has been responsible for the training workshops for the frangible
pins.
30 Course builders from International to Intro joined the 2 days
in 2006 which was an invaluable insight into the world of course
building. The timetable will yet again be packed with interesting
topics from new safety flags to building water obstacles
Additionally discussion will take place on the horse's ability
to cover undulating ground and the relationship with the rider's
balance. The discussions that follow should fuse ideas and give
the delegates plenty to think about. Work is well under way to
make this a highly beneficial course for builders of the future.
The course will be carefully structured to provide a thorough
training and will be vocational in content, professional in outlook
and aim to give a solid foundation. The delegates will be immersed
in all aspects of the work of design and building this will be
a highly focussed experience. The course is open to all levels
of course builders, this year we will dived into smaller groups
for some of the practical's.
Early bookings are recommended to secure a place.
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Mattingley Regional Cross Country Workshop - 18th
May
During the 2007 season cross country workshops have been set
up across the regions. These days are designed for all BE Field
Staff, Designers, Builders and for the first time Coaches from
the Development Group have also been invited.
The series got underway in the Southern Region at Mattingley
on the 18th May, our thanks must go to Richard Clapham and his
team at Mattingley Horse Trials for hosting a wonderful day. The
chance to walk a cross country with live action is always worth
while as often we are so busy at events that we fail to consistently
watch and learn from horses jumping. With the cross section of
delegates each with their own expertise the group was able to
look at the fuller picture and discuss their findings.
Click here for
a full copy of the workshop report
Dates for your diary BE Regional Workshops
Wales & CN - Sunday 23rd September Moreton Morrell
Central To be advised
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International Designers Course
Following on from last years success the International Academy
of Cross Country Design and Build (AoD) produced an enlightening
opening to their 2007 season with an International Design course
held at Hartpury on the 2nd - 4th May. Course Directors Giuseppe
Della Chiesa who will be the TD for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
and Mike Tucker TD for the 2007 Europeans at Pratoni were joined
by Andrew Hoy on the first morning for the course walk at Badminton.
This was a wonderful opportunity for the course delegates from
all over the world to see the Badminton course as presented to
the Ground Jury for their first inspection. The anticipation of
spending 4 hours with these renowned experts was priceless. Excellent
discussion at each fence with injections of wisdom from Andrew
Hoy kept the delegates thinking, with three very special mentors
our potential designers and builders cherished every moment.
Click here for a
full copy of the Badminton Designer's course report
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February 2007
2006 proved to be a very popular and successful
first year for the International Academy of Cross Country Design
and Build finishing as it did with a builders course at Burghley
House.
Great excitement surrounds the second International
Design course scheduled 30th April - 2nd May 2007. The Course
Directors are Mike Tucker TD Pratoni Europeans 2007, CD WEG 2002
Jerez, TD Barcelona 1992 and Giuseppe Della Chiesa TD Beijing
2008 Olympic Games, CD Pratoni 2007 both well known in the eventing
world. The high calibre of our directors allows this course to
act as a CD FEI refresher course.
The course will include a course walk session
at Badminton CCI **** and Hartpury CIC*** and will cover all aspects
of design. The discussions that follow should fuse ideas and really
set the delegates thinking.
Click
here for a full copy of the Badminton Designer's course press
release
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October 2006
Course Builders Seminar
The final course for 2006 hosted by Burghley Horse
Trials in wonderful autumn sunshine brought our first year of
AoD training to a magical end.
The setting Burghley House, the course Director
Philip Herbert, Burghley's renowned course builder who has worked
on the course at Burghley CCI**** since 1981 was inspiring.
30 Course builders from International to
Intro joined the 2 days, the delegates below, can be seen seated
on this years penultimate fence the Lambert's Sofa.
Click
here for the full report and pictures
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August 2006
Following on from the very successful course for
Cross Country Course Designers which included a course walk and
a look behind the scenes at Badminton, the AoD is delighted to
announce a further course this time for Course Builders
Venue the Burghley Horse Trials site:-
30th – 31st October 2006.
Course Director - Philip Herbert, a renowned course
builder who has worked on the course at Burghley CCI**** since
1981, his craftsmanship is second to none. Philip is also a senior
British Eventing Technical Advisor who heads up the specialist
ground care department for British Eventing and has been responsible
for the training workshops for the frangible pins
The course will include a course walk session
at Burghley and an insight into the building work. Evening sessions
are planned to discuss horses’ sight in relationship to fence
profiles, colour and dressing. Additionally discussion will take
place on the horse’s ability to cover undulating ground and the
relationship with the rider’s balance. The discussions that follow
should fuse ideas and give the delegates plenty to think about.
Work is well under way to make this a highly beneficial course
for builders of the future.
The course will be carefully structured to provide
a thorough training and will be vocational in content, professional
in outlook and aim to give a solid foundation. The delegates will
be immersed in all aspects of the work of design and building
this will be a highly focussed experience. The course is open
to all levels of course builders, early bookings are recommended
to secure a place.
Contacts for further AoD information, including
course booking and fees:
General enquiries & course booking to mailto:xcdesign@hartpury.ac.uk
Technical enquiries to Janet Plant mailto:jjjplant@westonht.freeserve.co.uk
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May 2006
FEI Eventing Officials Designers Seminar Hartpury
May 1st – 3rd
2006 saw the inaugural cross country design course
for the International Academy of Cross Country Design
and Build. Affectionately known as AoD
and supported by British Eventing, Hartpury College, Mitsubishi
Badminton Horse Trials and The Bill Thomson Bursary.
Great excitement surrounded the International
Design course on 1st – 3rd May 2006. The Course Directors were
Rudiger Schwarz CD for WEG 2006 Aachen, and Mike Tucker CD for
WEG 2002 Jerez – both well respected figures in the eventing world.
Delegates gathered on Monday morning for an informal discussion
with Rudiger Schwarz and Chris Bartle on the Philosophy of Course
Design. This session included video’s from Chris Bartle’s collection
of riders mistakes. The group settled well with lots of ideas,
by the time they mounted the afternoon bus for the course walk
around the Advanced course at Withington there was a tremendous
buzz of anticipation of what was in store. The course at Withington
gave the group time to look at distances in the combinations and
for some of the foreign delegates a close look for the first time
of the frangible pins. The evening was rounded off with a lecture
from Dr Ellen Singer on Common eventing injuries and detrimental
fences an eye opener for all concerned.
On day two Rudiger was joined by Mike Tucker and
Ian Stark for the course walk session at Badminton. The opportunity
for the “course delegates” to see the Badminton Cross-country
as presented to the Ground Jury for their first walk round was
special and very much appreciated. A designers dream to walk Badminton
supported by three very special mentors, memories that the delegates
can cherish, with pearls of wisdom absorbed to be used to further
the sport across Europe and possibly beyond. This session provided
a great opportunity for excellent discussion between all those
involved, whatever their experience The discussions that followed
fused ideas and really set the delegates thinking. That together
with a short period setting out combinations in groups on an interesting
piece of ground at Badminton, provided plenty for lively debate
both in the evening and next morning, this is a vital part of
the FEI courses while allowing ability to be recognised it also
gives directors a chance of looking into the delegates thinking
patterns.
The course dinner at Hartpury on Tuesday evening
lapsed into eventing stories with Tommy Brennan keeping delegates
up until the early hours. Which some may have regretted, when
the written tests began on the Wednesday morning. Hartpury College
provided excellent facilities throughout but their all-weather
arena and show jumps were put to very good use by Rudiger in the
final session on the show jumping phase.
In all, the modern task and philosophy of cross-country
design was well aired and emphasised the need for a good team
attitude between Ground Jury, T.D., Show Jumping and Cross-country
Designer.
The AoD is truly fortunate to have such great
support, the Designers course that runs over Badminton’s week
I am sure will become the place to be in the future. The delegates
were so privileged to share the directors enthusiasm drive and
understanding of the sport.
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Delegates at the lake at Badminton
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Delegates on the steps at Hartpury
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November 2005
Frangible Pins at Hartpury College
24 delegates, 6 British Eventing Technical
Advisers and 2 Regional Directors assembled for the International
Academy of Design and Build, Frangible Pin day at Hartpury College
on the 17th November 2005. We were blessed with a crisp bright
morning, Hartpury had laid on a welcome cup of coffee and after
a quick introduction the main business of the day was under way.
The Willis Brothers had been hard at work the day before and had
produced demonstration fences for the group to look at.
The day was acclaimed as a great success, a wealth of knowledge
had been assembled and all concerned freely gave information and
experiences, which can only improve the sport and the welfare
of the horse.
A huge thank you to Hugh Thomas for providing
the Badminton team of Alan and James Willis to produce the demonstration
fences and impart their knowledge for the day. Jonathan Clissold
for leading the demonstration and Hartpury for the facilities
and the very tasty lunch.
Click
here for the full report and pictures
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October 2005
First Groundworks Event held at Weston
Park
Ground preparation and maintenance equipment
suppliers demonstrated their wares at a groundworks day held at
Weston Park horse trials. A large gathering of BE Stewards, Course
Designers/Builders and BE Technical Advisors watched various equipments
being demonstrated, examining the results closely!
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September 2005 - Academy Launch
British Eventing And Hartpury College
Join Forces To Provide International Academy
Hartpury College and British Eventing, the
governing body for the sport of eventing in Great Britain, are
delighted to announce an exciting new joint venture in the world
of equine sport. The International Academy of Cross Country Design
and Build will aim to further develop eventing by raising standards
and facilitating the education of cross country designers and
builders. This world-leading initiative will be based at and administered
by Hartpury College using their extensive facilities with technical
expertise and funding from British Eventing, Badminton Horse Trials
and the Bill Thompson Bursary.
A steering group, headed by Olympic designer
Mike Etherington-Smith, has been established to outline the aims
and objectives of the Academy. Courses at the Academy will be
open to worldwide participants at all levels (Intro to Championship)
and could be up and running as early as next spring.
Click
here for the Full Press Release
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