This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page a passion and a great pleasure for me,” course designer Gregory Bodo says as he talks to World of Showjumping Bodo has been a course designer for 22 years and three years later he was named regional course designer the love of the horse and the good sport,” he continues to explain about where his curiosity towards course building came from having started to ride at the age of seven He continued competing actively until junior level but riding was primarily a pleasure for me and not a job,” he says “For the past 15 years I haven’t had the time to ride as course designing has taken up all my hours.”  The 40-year-old lives in the small town of Petite Rosselle in France near the German border and has been an international Level 3 course designer since 2012.  When it comes to the philosophy behind his designs Bodo would like to think of himself as a modern course designer: Horse welfare and respect for the horses are at the centre of his work “I like to build courses with the welfare of the horse in mind; there should not be too big efforts where they might obtain a few lights faults,” he tells The Longines FEI World Cup in Lyon last winter was Bodo’s debut on five-star level and his work was praised by the riders and the organizers of the event because Lyon is a fantastic show in the show jumping world,” Bodo recalls. “In addition I was appointment as Frank Rothenberger’s successor – who in my opinion is one of the best course designers in the world a French course designer had not built a World Cup in France for a long time,” he explains I had a lot of pressure but I tried to be myself It was a beautiful show with very good sport.”  What Bodo enjoys the most about his job is how traveling the world allows him to widen his view “Meeting new people all over the world and experiencing different cultures,” he quickly answers when we ask about his favourite part of the job “I love to be in different venues and have the opportunity to develop the artistic side of my work.” As the sport of show jumping is evolving with a very rapid speed we wonder what Bodo thinks about the recent development – and in which direction he would like to see the sport go? “Show jumping has changed a lot they have more dressage knowledge and we have many top riders I would like to see the evolution of course designing I like to build courses with the forward movement of the horse in mind – I try to appreciate the natural side of the horse and not the fabricated Bodo answers: “To build a course where all levels of horses and riders can compete – and arrive with a result with no danger to horse or rider.” I would like to do more five star shows,” Bodo continues “I think about five per year would be great I also very much appreciate to be invited to build at two three and four-star level; this enables me to see the talent of horses and riders coming into the top sport.” With only a few very established names on the five-star level it is interesting to see fresh names pop up and Bodo agrees this is in everyone’s favour “It is always important to have fresh ideas and feelings in course designing,” he says “To allow horses and riders to meet new and different challenges Getting opportunities to work on a higher level first as an assistant to another course designer “It is invaluable to work with top course designers Without the knowledge you soak up from them Also riders and the organizing committees will see you and recognize who you are the door is always open to enter top shows as chief course designer and not only as an assistant.” a large number of combinations going through to the jump-off in the big classes is no longer unusual What does the French course designer think is an ideal number Even if ideally a maximum of 25 % should be qualified for a jump-off I think that the question of a number is not important – it depends if it’s a qualification competition for the Grand Prix or the Grand Prix itself A course can be very interesting even with only a few riders qualified for the jump-off.”  “We must provide entertainment,” Bodo says when we discuss the responsibility a course designer has towards the audience “I feel that my role as a course designer is very important for the success of the show I try to produce fair sport which is also entertaining.”  In the recent years we have seen show jumping taking over one breath-taking venue after another – but which would be Bodo’s favourite to build at I think it is important to vary the venues I enjoy arenas with interesting dimensions and landscapes Arenas which are a little out of the ordinary.”  “I will not lie to you –  I would dream to build at Olympic Games,” he smiles.  Text © World of Showjumping by Nanna Nieminen © 2025 World of Showjumping - All rights reserved Powered by Artionet - Generated with IceCube2.Net FSV Mainz 05 PLAYER.TODAYAnthony Caci Career stats Current season stats2024-2025 Appearances 31 Goals 1 Assists7 Ball actions 1918 Distance (km) 309.8 Penalties0Anthony Caci historyAnthony Caci was born on 1 July 1997 in Forbach and plays for 1 He played for Stade Olympique de Merlebach from 2003-2004 for Etoile Naborienne Saint-Avold from 2008-2009 for RC Strasbourg Alsace from 2012-2022 and has played for 1 the player with the shirt number 19 has scored one goal and takes eighth place within his squad He shares this rank with Maxim Leitsch and Andreas Hanche-Olsen the 1.84m-tall defender presently has the ninth-most in the league together with Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach) Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) and Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) Anthony Caci has had the fifth-most attempts on goal of any 1 he has been responsible for 47 passes to a shot and has therefore earned himself second place within the statistics of his club He was in the starting line-up in all previous 31 games of the season The 27-year-old played his last game on the 32nd matchday of the 2024/25 season (4 May 2025) he played against Eintracht Frankfurt and tied with 1-1 He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a midfielder for 81 minutes Anthony Caci had 68 individual ball possessions he had 17 tackle challenges in the last match Anthony Caci covered a distance of 10.3 km during his total playing time in this game Anthony Caci has played 93 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of 1 he has put a total of five balls in the net