Red Hills has a new course designer for 2010!

[FlightCheck]

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090223/NEWS01/902230316&template=printart

From the Tallahassee Democrat -

Second to last paragraph - Hugh Lochore named as the new course designer for Red Hills in 2010.

[JER]

How unusual that this would be announced in a column that's more or less a police blotter. Has eventing sunk to new lows?

:lol:

Good for Red Hills. It was a change that needed to happen and late is better than never.

[FlightCheck]

JER - I agree - not posted on the USEA site.

Sort of like putting potentially contentious political news on a seldom read page in a newspaper - happens all the time in my local paper!

[LexInVA]

Maybe the Tallahassee community feels that Eventers are only a few steps shy of being psychotic homicidal sociopaths. :lol:

[NeverTime]

I was talking to another rider at Ocala II a few weeks back about Red Hills' demise this year. His comment: "I wonder if it's sunk in that changing the course builder wasn't enough. People [ie riders] are waiting for them to change the course designer."

I'm sure the economy factored into the low entries this year, but I nonetheless wonder whether entries will improve in 2010 because of this change in designers.

[JER]

In 1999, after Simon Long was killed at Burghley, there were calls to replace CMP as course designer.

The fence at which Long was killed was a death trap, something that never should have been allowed on a cross-country course. The complex caused lots of problems that day.

But Burghley kept him on for another year, then replaced him with Wolfgang Feld.

The Telegraph had a good article (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1346098/Burghley-drops-%27stale%27-Mark-Phillips.html) about it. Money quote from CMP:

Capt Phillips said: "I've brought more publicity to Burghley than any course designer they've ever had. That's one of the spin-offs that an organiser gets from me - the attendant publicity that follows me around."

:eek:

[RAyers]

Capt Phillips said: "I've brought more publicity to Burghley than any course designer they've ever had. That's one of the spin-offs that an organiser gets from me - the attendant publicity that follows me around."




You know, many terrorist organizations that operate under the same philosphy.

[maxxtrot]

well someone needs to clue mr. phillips that, we as a whole(eventers) do not want that kind of attention. glad to see he has been replaced. i just do not care for his courses, always really tricky, dangerous. hope red hills is on and full for next year.:)

[flutie1]

You know, many terrorist organizations that operate under the same philosphy.

Aw Reed - I just read the above quote from your posting and sprayed a mouthful of a pretty good Merlot all over my poor computer. You're funny!

[JER]

You know, many terrorist organizations that operate under the same philosphy.

And those organizations end up on the Watch List, don't they?

(Eventing and terrorism. Similarities abound.)

[Kementari]

And those organizations end up on the Watch List, don't they?

(Eventing and terrorism. Similarities abound.)

*snort*

Can we put CMP on the Ego Watch List?

[LexInVA]

*snort*

Can we put CMP on the Ego Watch List?

That would be like pouring lighter fluid on an out of control oil refinery fire.

[tx3dayeventer]

Hugh aint too bad to look at either. He helped build the course at RH many years ago ( I last rode there in 03). A girl I lived with had the worlds largest crush on him and pretty much followed him around after Jim introduced us to him.

Good for RH. Now I just need to get a horse going back at Prelim and I would love to make the trip to FL, even if just for RH :D

[JER]

Eventing and terrorism. Similarities abound.

I got it wrong. Needs a rewrite.

Should read: Course design and terrorism. Similarities abound.

[Shrapnel]

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090223/NEWS01/902230316&template=printart

From the Tallahassee Democrat -

Second to last paragraph - Hugh Lochore named as the new course designer for Red Hills in 2010.

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANK GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[RHdobes563]

Maybe the Tallahassee community feels that Eventers are only a few steps shy of being psychotic homicidal sociopaths. :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[LessonLearned]

In 1999, after Simon Long was killed at Burghley, there were calls to replace CMP as course designer.

The fence at which Long was killed was a death trap, something that never should have been allowed on a cross-country course. The complex caused lots of problems that day.

But Burghley kept him on for another year, then replaced him with Wolfgang Feld.

The Telegraph had a good article (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1346098/Burghley-drops-%27stale%27-Mark-Phillips.html) about it. Money quote from CMP:



:eek:

Wow. I have the 1999 Burghley on dvd and decided to pop it in this evening. I had forgotten how treacherous that course was. One thing that came up over and over again was bad striding. It was like the horses were being set up to fail. :no:

[dwblover]

All I have to say is what a relief!!!

[scubed]

Yeah - now if I go back to Florida (and have a horse), I could go there. I love the people, the setting, etc, just not the course, so this is great news.