Join Dave Ballard on a course walk of the $35,000 Caledon National CSI2* Grand Prix at the season opener at Palgrave, designed by Anderson Lima (BRA).
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We are at the end of the road for course walks in 2017. The final walk will take us around the $150,000 Longines FEI World Cup Qualifier and the course designer will be Guilherme Jorge (BRA). Gui was the course designer for the 2016 Olympic Games and is no stranger on any circuit in the […]
The use of the shaved (shallow) cups is the story that I wish to expand on today. I am extremely concerned with what I have witnessed in some FEI (world standard) classes from 1.20m and up and I wonder what the future is for the young course designers of today. There is a ground swell […]
The Fall Finale week 11 at Palgrave will be the end of the summer season. In the 10 previous weeks we have had some great show jumping and even with the rain this season the shows were for the most uninterrupted and well managed. This week we have the $25,000 Fall Finale Grand Prix. For […]
We are back at Caledon Equestrian Park the $86,000 Grand Prix – Caledon Cup Phase 3. The weather is extremely hot and could play a role in the outcome of this class. There are 30 entries coming forward from the first two phases and all will compete. It needs to be restated that we are […]
Welcome to the Caledon Equestrian Park and the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament. This walk will be an extra walk because this will be the first indoor walk since we began 10 years ago. The class tonight will be the $35,000 Caledon Cup – Phase 2, of the 3 part Caledon Cup. Phase 1 was the […]
Welcome to Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park and the Autumn Classic. Today we host the Ram Equestrian 1.40m Grand Prix and the prize money is $25,000. Welcome to Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park and the Autumn Classic. Today we host the Ram Equestrian 1.40m Grand Prix and the prize money is $25,000. I am going to […]
As the Open Welcome on Thursday was an extremely good class, I am expecting no less for the feature class tonight. This will be a course that will be set at 1.45m or 4.9ft. We will see 28 entries and 27 will compete. In the track we will have a triple bar (used in a […]
Welcome to Angelstone Farm and another Saturday Night Lights Grand Prix. The class tonight will be the $86,600 Delta Hotel and Dwight Crane Grand Prix. This will be a FEI 3*rated class. The posted height is 1.60m and the speed will be 375mm. There are 30 entries and 29 will start. The weather is very […]
I have just returned from four days of fishing on the French River and I am ready to walk the $86,000 Kubota Grand Prix at the Angelstone equestrian venue. This tournament will be a CSI3* event. One of the fun parts in these walks is that we have new course designers from around the world […]