Opinion
The world of championship sport is rather like a travelling circus, with the same people going round and round in a four-year cycle. Each country that hosts a championship has its own challenges, and Tryon had many, stepping up when Bromont dropped out with an ambitious plan to deliver the World Equestrian Games (WEG) on a world-class site in just 18 months.
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