With competition about to get underway properly at the 2022 Badminton Horse Trials, presented by Mars Equestrian, we take a look at what lies ahead for riders on the cross-country course on Saturday 7 May. The course is approximately 6,700m in length and has an optimum time of 11min45sec. Designed by Eric Winter, how will this year’s Badminton Horse Trials cross-country course ride?
Fence one: Spillers Starter
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Fence two: Mike Weaver’s Haywain
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Fence three: The Badminton Logs
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Fence four ABC: HorseQuest Quarry
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Fence four BC alternative route
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Fence five: RDA Fundraiser
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Fence six ABC: Voltaire Design Huntsman’s Close
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Fence seven: Pedigree Kennels
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Fence eight: Lightsource bp Lower Lake
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Fence nine/10AB:Badminton Lake
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Alternative fence 10B
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Fence 11: World Horse Welfare Lakeside
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Fence 12AB: Clarence Court Egg Boxes
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Fence 13: Ford Broken Bridge
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Fence 14ABC: KBIS Brush Village
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Fence 15: Mars Equestrian Footbridge
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Fence 16: Countryside Alliance Roll Top Brush
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Fence 17AB: Mars Equestrian Sustainability Bay
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Fence 18ABC: LeMieux Leap
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Fence in front will be removed prior to competition
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Alternative fence 18C
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Fence 19AB/20: Nyetimber Corners
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Alternative fence 19A
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Alternative fence 19B
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Fence 21/22: Rolex Rails
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Alternative fence 21
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Alternative fence 22
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Fence 23AB: Holland Cooper Vicarage Vee
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Alternative fence 23AB
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Fence 24ABCD: Lightsource bp Solar Farm
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Alternative fence 24ABCD
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Fence 25: Badminton Collection Flower Boxes
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Fence 26AB/27: Mars M
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Fence 28: Brewers Barrels
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Fence 29AB: Saville Hay Feeder
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Riders can choose which part B they want to take from the three boxes below
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Fence 30: Joules Keepers Brush (riders can choose to jump either the left-handed or right-handed house)
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Fence 31: Rolex Trunk (fencing will be removed)
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Fence 32: Platinum Jubilee
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Read our full Badminton form guide in this week’s issue of Horse & Hound (issue dated 5 May 2022). Our bumper 20-page Badminton report will be in our 12 May issue.
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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.
