WEG Combined Driving Course designer Richard Nicoll is a man with a plan

A course designer has to be a bit of a visionary in order to look at a bare patch of ground and imagine the best drivers and teams in the world thundering across the landscape just two short years in the future. Fortunately Richard Nicoll has a good imagination.

Originally hailing from Great Britain, Nicoll now calls New Salem, Massachusetts, home, and he currently serves as the chairman of the U.S. Equestrian Federation Driving Sport Committee. He’s been designing courses for driving since the 1970s for early events held in Gladstone, New Jersey, “long before there was even any official licensing for designers,” Nicoll said with a laugh.

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Article written by: Jennifer Keeler