Saturday sees a dressage consolation competition and more CSIP jumping, but the main event of the day is cross country.
Eric Winter’s brand new cross country has certainly got the riders from all nations talking. This is a true Championship track and will need to be ridden from start to finish to ensure that all-important clear round.
The first three fences are straightforward to get the ponies in to a rhythm and get their confidence. The first question comes at fence four, where two angled flower tubs on a forward stride will be a test of accuracy early on.
Having already been through the water at fence six, the second water at nine will certainly ask a lot more of the ponies and riders. It requires bold riding over the hedge into the water, and then acuracy to the skinny hedge in the water.
The second real test of accuracy is at the double of corners at fence 12, the riders will have to be able to show that they can keep the ponies straight to the first and then execute the turn to the second.
The final big test comes at 14, where a three past combination fence down hill culmination in a skinny will test the riders control.
On the whole this is a great technical track. The long routes are long and should produce an exciting competition.
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