Today (3 September) is showjumping day at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Thirteen fences, and 16 jumping efforts sit between horses and riders and their Burghley completion.
The course, designed by Richard Jeffery, is built to a maximum height of 1.30m with spreads no wider than 1.65m. The course is 560m in length and time allowed is 90 seconds, which means riders have to travel at a speed of 375m/min.
The first session of showjumping gets underway at 11am, with the top 24 riders jumping in reverse order from 2.25pm.
Take a look around the course to see what horses and riders will face…
Fence one
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Fence two
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Fence three
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Fence four a and b
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Fence five
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Fence six
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Fence seven
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Fence eight
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Fence nine
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Fence 10
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Fence 11a, b and c
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Fence 12
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Fence 13
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Don’t miss next week’s issue of Horse & Hound magazine, out on 7 September, for full analysis and reports from Burghley
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Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She 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 Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
