As cross-country day at this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials fast approaches, we take a look at what lies ahead for riders on Saturday 9 May.
Designed by Guiseppe Della Chiesa for the second year, will the cross-country course in 2015 be as influential as it was in 2014?
View from the start box
Fence 1: ASX Starter
Fences 2 and 3: Countryside Hedges
Fences 4, 5 and 6: HorseQuest Quarry
View up to fence 6
Fence 7: Oxer Chicane
Fence 8ab: ISH Studbook – Huntsmans Close
Fence 8a side view
Fence 8a alternative
Fence 8b
Fence 8b side view
Fence 8b alternative
Fence 9: Kennels House
Fence 10: Outlander Lower Lake
View of fence 10 from take off point
Fence 11: L200s
Fence 12abcd and 13: The Lake
Straight route is to jump up the stepmiddle right of this photograph, bouncing out over the far willow wave fence. The alternative 12c is seen middle left of this shot – the jetty.
12ab alternative route (part b is a step into water immediately behind this willow wave)
12d alternative
Fence 13: the upturned boat
Fence 14: KBIS Garden Table
Fence 14 side view
Fences 15 and 16ab: Swindon Designer Outlet Mound
View from 16a to 16b
Fence 17: FEI Classics Stick Pile
Fence 17 side view
Fence 18abc: Mirage Pond
View from 18a to 18b and c
Fence 18b alternative
Fence 18c alternative
Fence 19: PHEV Oxer
Fence 20abcd: Gatehouse New Pond
View of 20c (rail on left) from exit of water after 20b
Fence 20a alternative
Fence 20b alternative
Fence 20c alternative
Fence 21: Rolex Grand Slam Hedge
Fence 22ab: Shogun Hollow
Route from 22a to 22b (fastest route is jumping the wider feeder on the left)
Alternative fence 22a to alternative fence 22b (the more narrow feeder middle right of this photograph)
Fence 23ab: World Horse Welfare Garden Gates (23b is a sharp right
Fence 24: Wadworth Barrels
Fences 25ab and 26: Sense Silver Birch
Fence 25a side view
Fence 25b
Alternative fence 25a
Fence 26
Fence 27: John Whitakers Fallen Tree
Fence 28abc: Savills Escaltor
Fence 29: Keepers Birch
Open ditch on fence 29
Fence 30ab: Rolex Presentation Boxes
(Fencing will be removed)
Fence 31: Mitsubishi Finish (Telehandler to be removed!)
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Don’t miss the second part of H&H’s Badminton preview, including a full form guide and a scorecard to fill in for every rider, on sale tomorrow (Thursday 7 May 2015).
