Watch Burghley Horse Trials 2011 cross-country course preview

Burghley course designer and H&H columnist Mark Phillips walks Alice Plunkett through this year’s cross-country course in the official course walk video.

With a length of 6686m and a time of 11min 40sec, the cross-country course features a number of new fences, including a brand new water crossing, yet brings an ‘old-fashioned’ feel to the event, which is celebrating it’s 50th anniversaty, with lightweight timber being utilised in a number of places.

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