Hazel Shannon and Willingapark Clifford. Photo by Julie Wilson.
When we think about Covid hiatuses, we often forget that the Southern Hemisphere got seriously hit by them – and so the return of the Adelaide Equestrian Festival, which hosts the first CCI5* of the 2023 season, is actually its first time on the calendar in three years. Its postponement to this spring (the eagle-eyed among you may have clocked that it’s usually the last five-star of the year, with a November calendar date, historically) means that we get three consecutive weeks of top-level eventing action, which, frankly, is music to our horse-nerd ears. And thanks to our pals over at Horse&Country? You don’t have to miss a moment of it, even if it does require some slightly wacky scheduling to cope with those time zones!
The competition has already gotten underway with the first horse inspection for the CCI3*-L, which kicks off its first phase tomorrow (technically, anyway!). Here’s how the week’s CCI5* competition and streaming schedule looks, converted into both BST and Eastern Time for ease of use.
ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL CCI5*
Thursday, April 20th – First Horse Inspection 8.00 a.m. local (23.30 on April 19th BST; 6.30 p.m. EDT)
Friday, April 21st — Dressage 1.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. local (4.30 a.m. – 7.30 a.m. BST; 11.30 p.m. on April 20th – 2.30 a.m. April 21st EDT)
Saturday, April 22nd — Cross-Country 1.00 p.m. — 2.30 p.m. local (4.30 a.m. – 6.00 a.m. BST; 11.30 p.m. April 21st — 1.00 a.m. April 22nd EDT)
Sunday, April 23rd — Final Horse Inspection to follow CCI3* and CCI4* from 8.00 a.m. local (23.30 on April 22nd BST; 6.30 p.m. EDT)
Jumping — 2.45 p.m. — 3.15 p.m. local time (6.15 a.m. — 6.45 a.m. BST; 1.15 a.m. — 1.45 a.m. EDT)
You can sign up for H&C+, via a one-time event pass or a monthly or annual subscription, here. Happy viewing — and Go Eventing!
