Surefire Horse Trials is pleased to welcome James Atkinson to the Surefire Team as course designer for their inaugural Fall Event September 27-28. James has ridden for the Canadian team and has just received his FEI license for course design. He’s been working for the last several years with Tremaine Cooper at various sites around the country, including his own Copper Meadows in San Diego. James has already been to Surefire Farm, putting a fresh set of eyes on the courses, and promises some exciting ideas for the September horse trials. Surefire looks forward to having Tremaine and James working together to create the best courses possible for this year and beyond.
From James
“It’s exciting to work with Jan and Tom. I like that they have big plans for the event and want to keep improving. It’s a great project and an exciting time for the event as they expand and really build on what’s there, with more land becoming available in the future. My first year designing the horse trials I won’t get too carried away—I’ve got a feel for the terrain and land and I’ll give the courses my own stamp but I won’t throw everything out from the past. Tremaine has done a good job taking full advantage of the property and has designed some permanent features that are great, so I’ll build on what he’s done. Every property has lines that work best with the terrain, and the best stuff’s already been found. I’ll just build on that.”
From James
“It’s exciting to work with Jan and Tom. I like that they have big plans for the event and want to keep improving. It’s a great project and an exciting time for the event as they expand and really build on what’s there, with more land becoming available in the future. My first year designing the horse trials I won’t get too carried away—I’ve got a feel for the terrain and land and I’ll give the courses my own stamp but I won’t throw everything out from the past. Tremaine has done a good job taking full advantage of the property and has designed some permanent features that are great, so I’ll build on what he’s done. Every property has lines that work best with the terrain, and the best stuff’s already been found. I’ll just build on that.”
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