The European Eventing Championships cross-country: how the course affected the result

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With the cross-country phase of the Longines FEI European Eventing Championships in Luhmühlen (28 August-1 September) complete, here we take a look at which fences on the course caused issues for horses and riders and how achievable the time proved to be.

The track, designed by Mike Etherington-Simth and built by David Evans, Carl Fletcher and their team, ran over a distance of 5,800m, incorporating 26 fences, 40 jumping efforts and with an optimum time of 10 min 10 sec. Here’s the full statistics which come after a great day of sport…

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor

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.