"The ones that do well at Adelaide will be competitive anywhere in the world" says Prue Barrett, the Equestrian Australia National Performance Director for Eventing
Stuart Tinney not only designed the courses at the Sydney Eventing Winter Classic but also rode one of them – what did he think?
Stuart Tinney and his imported mare Queen Mary finished third in the CNC2* at Wallaby Hill while Alex Townsend and Something to Talk About were second in the EvA105 Division A. Both started the competition with these good dressage tests
Stuart Tinney, cross country course designer and rider, talks about what he was aiming to achieve with the CNC level courses he built for the Sydney Eventing Winter Classic and how he thought the courses rode
As the riders head out on cross country today at Sydney International Horse Trials we find out more about what awaits them from the two course designers, Mike Etherington-Smith and Stuart Tinney