Top eventers earn course design scholarship
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International eventing riders Lucy Wiegersma in addition to Angus Smales accept been awarded British Eventing’s initiatory cross province Course Design Scholarship.
The Course Design Scholarship, which is supported yesteryear the Bill Thomson Bursary, was introduced to aid promising Course Designers who powerfulness non accept the support, openings or fiscal backing to progress inside this of import role.
The winning 2 candidates were chosen after nail biting 24-hour interval of interviews in addition to practical land assessments.
“I’m thrilled,” said Lucy. “I know I’ve got lots to larn in addition to I’m actually looking forrad to getting practiced guidance to aid me progress.
“Having of late lost our ain resultant [Hatherleigh] to the British Eventing calendar I accept actually missed having an outlet for the many course of teaching blueprint ideas that I desire to set into practice. It volition live in addition to then squeamish to accept a blank sheet on which to i time once again attempt novel plans. I’m actually delighted”
Leicestershire based Angus explained how much the Scholarship would hateful to him: “I’m in addition to then happy in addition to pleased that I was i of the winning two. Course blueprint has been a side-line of mine for a long time, in addition to right away I tin lastly start to intend most it to a greater extent than seriously.
“Everything that the Scholarship offers volition live such a massive help, simply what makes it exceptional for me is the gamble to relish mentorship from the best Course Designers inward the province – I experience similar a kid inward a sweetness shop!”
Both Candidates volition have mentoring, costless access to preparation sessions, blueprint opportunities in addition to a marker of fiscal back upwards every bit business office of the Scholarship during 2014.
The shortlist of iv was set through their paces yesteryear selectors Mark Phillips CVO in addition to Jane Holderness-Roddam CBE LVO. Both selectors found choosing the terminal lucky 2 Scholars a hard challenge.
“All the shortlisted candidates were hugely knowledgeable in addition to nosotros were impressed yesteryear the enthusiasm shown, in addition to then it was non an slowly work to create upwards one's hear on a terminal two,” said Holderness-Roddam, who is too Chair of the Bill Thomson Bursary Committee.
“In the end, it became clear that that the to a greater extent than experienced riders had a existent experience for what is required, were able to intend of a combination of fences from a blueprint perspective in addition to had a flair for beingness able to run across how the blueprint of an obstruction would touching on the means it would ‘ride’.
“Being the kickoff fourth dimension nosotros accept run this Scholarship nosotros were hugely pleased amongst the calibre of those who applied. Those on the shortlist who were non successful were all the same fantabulous candidates in addition to nosotros promise that they went away from the 24-hour interval feeling inspired in addition to encouraged,” Holderness-Roddam said.
“This Course Design Scholarship is a wonderful means to pay tribute to Bill Thomson’s work, ensure fresh perspectives are continuously beingness added to course of teaching blueprint in addition to to allow for novel faces to come upwards through. We are all real much looking forrad to seeing how the Scholars volition progress during the coming year.”
The Bill Thomson Bursary fund was created inward retention of Bill Thomson who pioneered much of the cross province blueprint in addition to edifice methods all the same seen today inward Great Britain. He was famous for his course of teaching blueprint at Burghley in addition to many other events, establishing many of the methods used now. His flair for creating challenging yet fair obstacles remains the inspiration for the sport’s leading designers worldwide.
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