It’s time — can Britain win WEG eventing gold? Walk the showjumping course that stands between them and victory

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.

The showjumping gets underway at 3pm (BST) and the times that the British riders are going to jump were released this morning.

Take a look around the course to see what horses and riders will face…

Fence one

Fence two

Fence three

Fence four

Fence five a, b and c (two strides and one stride)

Fence six — six strides from the treble

Fence seven

Fence eight

Fence nine — five strides between fence eight and nine

Fence 10

Fence 11

Fence 12a and b (one stride)

Fence 13

Gemma Redrup

H&H features, racing and point-to-point editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, having been part of the H&H team since 2014, who 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 in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting talents have taken her to numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.