It may be all about the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games this week, but Blair Castle hosts the eventing European Championships next year (10-13 September 2015).
Check out some of the fences on this year’s (2014) CCI3* course for a flavour of the hilly cross-country track, designed by Ian Stark.
If you enjoyed this gallery, why not ‘walk’ some more courses?
Horse & Hound’s eventing editor Pippa Roome brings you pictures of every fence on both the cross-country and showjumping courses, and shares her thoughts on the challenges being faced by horse and rider at the 2014 World Equestrian Games.
Take a look at every fence on the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials cross-country course. It’s a true four-star with some big fences and some interesting tweaks and additions for this year. “It’s a big course and it will need a special horse to get around it,” said this year’s Badminton winner Sam Griffiths prior to riding round the course.
Take a look at every fence on the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials 4-star cross-
country course. This year’s course was designed by Giuseppe della Chiesa, who introduced a number of new fences. Two fences were removed from the course due to the conditions.
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Here are pictures of the fences that intermediate working hunter competitors faced at the Royal International Horse Show (RIHS) in ring 5 on Sunday 3 August. As you will see, the fences are quite unusual and incorporate replicas of those found in the famous main arena at Hickstead, including banks and ditches. The class was won by Jasean Sprggett riding Mrs Melanie Banks-Browne’s Kidside Ferguson.
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Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.
