This year’s track at the German fixture (16 to 19 June) is designed by Mike Etherington-Smith and features 30 fences (approximately 45 jumping efforts, depending on the options taken) over a distance of 6,270m, with an optimum time of 11 minutes.
Take a look at photos of every fence on the Luhmühlen Horse Trials cross-country course that competitors will jump on Saturday (18 June).
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A big drop (fence 4), followed by a maximum drop into water (5a), then four or five strides to the brush at 5b on a curving line and three strides up the slope to the angled brush at 5c.
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Fence 6: Reiterbar
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Fence 7: Lotto Vogel
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Fence 8abc: Longines Kombination
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Fence 9: Rennbahnhindernis
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Fence 10: Gärtnerei Wredes Rennbahnhecke
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Fence 11: Gatter
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Fence 12: Holzstoß
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Fence 13abc: Meßmer Teich
Combinations land on dry land over fence 13 before running down into the water, up onto the island and over a maximum drop (13b) into water and out over the angled brush on a slope at 13c. The watermill at fence 14 completes this complex.
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Fence 15: Vogelnest
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Fence 16: LVM Wellenbahn
Silver birch rails (16a) at the top of the slope, followed by a maximum drop (16b) and then three strides to a big corner (16c). There is an alternative c element.
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Alternative c element
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Fence 17: Buschoxer
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Fence 18ab: LeMieux Lagune
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Alternative b element
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Fence 19:Holzstoß
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Fence 20: MIM Tisch
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Fence 21, 22ab and 23: Doppelecken
The way this combination is numbered means that the direct route here involves two MIM-clipped corners (pictures features placeholders for the MIM clips, which will be added before cross-country day) on a four-stride related distance. But there are a multitude of looping options riders can take here, involving house-style fences on related distances and additional jumping efforts.
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Fence 24abc: LeMieux Lagune
This is the second time combinations will come through this particular water, and the fourth time horses will get their feet wet. Competitors will jump over the log into water (24a), followed by a curving three strides to the first angled boat (24b) and two strides to the second boat (24c). Work is continuing on the water levels at the water complexes, which will have a depth of between 20-25cm by the time the course is ridden.
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