How to Follow the First CCI5* of the Season in Adelaide

April 18, 2024
12:30 PM

Kentucky may be looming, but the first CCI5* of the year belongs to the Southwestern Hemisphere: the Adelaide Equestrian Festival, to be specific.

You may be familiar with Adelaide’s classic atmosphere, which features one of the most distinctive cross country courses in the world and passes through some of the trail through the city’s surface streets.

You can get an idea of the layout of this course, designed by Mike Etherington-Smith, below ( click the image to view the full preview on CrossCountryApp ).

Here, you can view the submissions for this occasion; the contest includes the Bates Saddles Young Rider Championship, the Racing SA CCI3*-L, the Horseland CCI4*-S, and the Adelaide International CCI5*.

13 competition from Australia and New Zealand are included on the 5* lineup. WEG riders David Middleton and Donna Edwards-Smith, who each have two horses, are in the field, along with Olympic team silver medalist Megan Jones ( 2008 ). View the whole CCI5* industry here.

I did some time area gymnastics that I’m not entirely sure were accurate because the action starts later in Australia. The entire plan can be found below. The CCI5* does not begin until Friday.

The CCI5* routine is as follows, and all aspects can be found lived on Horse & Country ( membership or one-time occasion pass required; use code EVENTINGNATION15 to save 15 % on your annual membership ) here. Adèle is 13 7 days and 5 days ahead of Eastern day in the US. Five days prior to Central European Standard Time. Click this to check the local time against your time zone ( and see if my math is incorrect below! ). ).