Alec Lochore, a FEI level 4 course designer and technical delegate from Great Britain, has been appointed as the cross-country course designer for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. 

The decision was taken unanimously by the FEI Board at its in-person meeting, held Tuesday and today in Lausanne, Switzerland. Lochore will be assisted by Michael Etherington-Smith, also of Great Britain, who will act as course advisor.

“I am humbled, honored and delighted to have been asked to design the cross-country track for the Olympic Games LA28,” Lochore said. “It will be a great challenge, and one which I am looking forward to immensely.

“I am fortunate enough to have been involved with the organization and planning of several Olympic Games, and each Olympics is unique and special,” he continued. “The Olympics is the biggest showcase that our sport—that any sport—has, and to be chosen as course designer is very exciting.”

Lochore, 53, is a highly skilled course designer, with over two decades of experience in international eventing, who brings a distinctive blend of strategic leadership, technical insight and course design expertise. He served as the eventing manager at the 2012 London Olympic Games where he oversaw the cross-country planning and test events at Greenwich Park as well as at the 2021 Tokyo Games. He has also held roles at the FEI World Equestrian Games as well as numerous FEI Eventing European Championships. 

Lochore has served two terms on the FEI Eventing Committee and has been a member of various FEI working groups over the years.  

“He holds excellent credentials as a first-class eventing course designer but also as a technical delegate and an organizer,” FEI President Ingmar De Vos said. “He was instrumental in advising the FEI on the cross-country feasibility at the LA28 equestrian venue at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, and we are confident that, in cooperation with Mike Etherington-Smith, he will design a course that challenges the world’s best while showcasing the heart of our sport to a wider global audience. Work on the LA28 Olympic cross-country course will begin in the coming weeks.”