The Allerton Park Horse Trials Committee is excited to announce that Ian Stark has agreed to be our 2010 cross country course designer.We intend to put into action the first phase of a three-year re-design plan for the event in September 2010, with new fences and improvements to all 3 cross country courses.
Ian has become a leading equestrian star, with 4 Olympic Medals amongst an enviable collection of victories. He has been awarded both a MBE and an OBE for his services to the sport, which he continues to be very much involved with coaching (British Horse Society awarding him an Honorary Fellowship, the highest accolade it can award in recognition of this) and course designing in the UK and USA. Ian is also a three times winner of Badminton Horse Trials. His 1988 success was even more notable as he not only won the event, but also, finished second on his other horse, Glenburnie. He is the only person to have achieved this. Ian competed at Allerton Park in 2009, and now to our great excitement he will design our courses.