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 7 May.
Designed by Guiseppe Della Chiesa for the third consecutive year, will the cross-country course prove influential in 2016?
Fence 1: ASX Starter
Fences 2 and 3: Park Piece Hedges
Fences 4 and 5abc: HorseQuest Quarry
View up to fence 5bc
Alternative fence 5a
Alternative fence 5b
Alternative fence 5c
Fence 6: Oxer Chicane
Fence 7ab: Irish Horse Gateway — Huntsmans Close
Fence 7a side view
Fence 7a alternative
Fence 7b
Fence 7b alternative
Fence 8: Wadworth Lower Lake
Fence 8 side view
Fence 9ab: Jack Wills Garden
Fence 10: Fallen Tree
Fence 11, 12ab: Swindon Designer Outlet
Fence 13: FEI Classics Stick Pile
Fence 14 and 15: Mirage Pond
Left-handed fence 15
Right-handed fence 15
Fence 16: PHEV Oxer
Fence 17, 18 and 19: Gatehouse New Pond
Fence 18 side view
Fence 19 side view
Alternative 18 (jump fence 17 backwards)
Alternative 19
Fence 20: Rolex Grand Slam Hedge
Fence 21ab: KBIS Vicarage Vee
Side view of 21 ab
Alternative 21a
Alternative 21b
Fence 22ab: Outlander Bank
Alternative fence 22a
Alternative fence 22b
Fence 23ab: Shogun Hollow
Fence 23b alternative
Fence 24ab: World Horse Welfare Gates
Fence 25: Silver Anniversary L200s
Fence 26abc: The Lake
Landing side of fence 26a
Fence 26bc alternative
Fence 27 and 28: Alexanders Silver Birch
Fence 29: Countryside Tree
Fence 30abc: Savills Escalator
Fence 31: Devoucoux Keepers Brush
Fence 32ab: Rolex Crossing
Carvings on the back of fence 32
Fence 33: Mitsubishi Finale
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 5 May 2016).