Express Eventing International Cup. Stuart Buntine's blog

Meetings tomorrow regarding Health and safety. In this world that we live in we have to ensure that all boxes are ticked. This is not a side that I enjoy, however we must not avoid it. It will be the first visit of the H&S steward, I am sure that it will be OK, but we will need to walk through all the days activities.

It will be simpler than a normal event as the space is so compact. There will only ever be one horse competing at a time so will not have to worry about all the different phases, however it is a very different situation. The warm up areas are all below the stadium, one is outside adjacent to the stables, but the final warm up area is actually beneath the stadium.

We have to ensure that there is adequate access for all emergency services at all times. The trot up will happen in the bus lanes under the stadium, and the stabling will be situated where the lights for the pitch are normally stored. The team at the stadium are being great about us taking over the place, they could not be more accommodating. However, every so often they raise their eyebrows at some of my requests!

I also have a meeting with the TV production crew. They would like me to put out electric posts on the pitch for all the jumps. I think with the new relay this week it might be pushing it, but we will see. I hope by tomorrow night I will be more up to speed with some of the technical areas that we have on the list to cover. I know that they want to install a time delay camera so that they can track the transformation of the stadium from a rugby pitch to an event course in the space of 10 hours. It will make for very interesting viewing I am sure!