Today (17 September) is showjumping day at the World Equestrian Games (WEG) eventing competition in Tryon. Thirteen fences, and 16 jumping efforts, set at a height of 1.30m, sit between horses and riders and their WEG dreams coming true.
This is the first time the event horses have competed in the US Trust Arena as the eventing dressage was held the other arena at Tryon. The course is designed by Ireland’s Alan Wade who is also designing the pure showjumping courses at WEG.
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
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Fence five a, b and c (two strides and one stride)
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Fence six — six strides from the treble
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Fence seven
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Fence eight
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Fence nine — five strides between fence eight and nine
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Fence 10
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Fence 11
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Fence 12a and b (one stride)
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Fence 13
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Don’t miss next week’s issue of Horse & Hound magazine, out on 20 September, for full analysis and reports from the eventing at WEG
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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.
