Walk the 2015 Badminton Horse Trials cross-country course [PICS]

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!)

You can keep up-to-date with all the action from Badminton with H&H Live every day this week on horseandhound.co.uk.

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).

Gemma Redrup

H&H features, racing and point-to-point editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, having been part of the H&H team since 2014, who is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting talents have taken her to numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.