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| 2003 Horseland Melbourne
International Three Day Event. 5th-9th June, 2003 Report - Page 4 - Cross Country |
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| CCI *** Cross
Country The huge fences, glorious setting, magnificent horses and brave riders all make up the mix of excitement that is Eventing. I have to say that CC Day at the Melbourne 3 Day is an occasion I do not like to miss. You do have to go and be a part of the action to realise the enormity of running such an event. With two to three officials on each jump - the mobile toilets being taken around for the jump official's comfort (they certainly cannot leave their post - not even for a few minutes) and the opportunity to walk around the most picturesque places in Victoria. The manicured gardens, magnificent ornamental trees, lakes and lawn make this setting a world class venue - it is easy to see why the rider love to come to Melbourne. The three Star course is huge, technical and challenging. Course designer Michael Creber is very experienced in his craft and the 2003 track offered everything to test the talent, training and technique of each combination. Michael's design was thoughtful and innovative - he came up with some novel ideas and always considered the sponsors who were very well represented out on course. |
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 Michael Creber - the Course Designer |
 The 'Rick Wolany' Toyota Utes jump gave Toyota great exposure and proved that Toyota make a ute for ALL jobs ... |
 attention to detail was the hallmark of this course |
 What a beautiful tree |
 an interesting variety of tree part of the special character of the gardens. |
 More trees |
 The Mansion Hotel Magic Mushrooms - Fence 18 The Mushrooms are carved out of wood. |
 Bill Roycroft makes his way to a better spot to watch the action at the Horseland Camel Water combination. |
 Werribee Park Mansion |
 The Ground Jury for the event - from left... Gillian Rolton (Aus) Jean Mitchell from Ireland and Barry Roycroft (Aus) |
 Rugged up against the cold in their fashionable 'sherpas' were cute sisters - Kelsie and Morgan Lupson from Essendon. They loved their day out. |
 Without a hard working committee this event would not happen - Mike Sullivan is the Chairman of the Organising Committee, and he was well pleased with the results of months of effort and hard work - well done Mike and Co. |
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