Fence by fence: check out photos of every fence on the Bicton CCI4*-L cross-country course *H&H Plus*
Check out photos of every fence on the CCI4*-L cross-country course at Bicton Horse Trials…
The Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course for the CCI4*-L, supported by Chedington, consists of 28 numbered fences.
The course is designed by Helen West, with help from Mark Phillips.
The cross-country for the Chedington CCI4*-L and the under-25 CCI4*-L is marked with blue numbers. The purple numbers are for the Chedington CCI4*-S.
Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course CCI4*-L fence by fence
Fence 1: Chedington Flowerbed
Fence 2: Langaller Stud Brush Oxer
Fence 3: Equine Health Centre Parallel
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Fence 4ab: Horsehage Picnic Tables
Horses will probably take five strides between these two big tables.
Fence 5: W.H. Bond Sawbench
Fence 6: Skinny Wedge
Fence 7ab: Stump to Fallen Corner
Riders curve left-handed after this fence, probably on four strides, to the b element, which can be glimpsed behind the tree.
Fence 8ab: Beaver Log to Brush Palisade into Water
Fences 9 and 10: Offset Brushes
There is one stride between these two angled brushes.
Fence 11: T on Mound
Fence 12ab: Chedington Complex
The view over fence 12a to the corner at fence 12b.
This corner is the direct route at fence 12b.
The alternative fence 12b involves turning right-handed to a brush corner and then taking a long loop round to return to the onward track.
Fence 13: Tall n Narrow
Fence 14: Pig Arc Rolls
Riders can choose whether to jump on the left-hand or right-hand side.
Fence 15abcd: Course Designer’s Conundrum
The most direct route is to jump the rail in (fence 15a), then the ditch (fence 15bc) and then the left-hand corner (fence 15d).
The long route involves passing the whole complex and looping back round to jump the ditch in reverse (fence 15a), then jumping a rail (fence 15b) and then the ditch (fence 15c) and on to the right-hand corner (fence 15d). There is considerably more space between elements on this route and the fences are on a straight line.
Fence 16: Berenberg Trakhener
Fence 17: Fallen Log
Fence 18: Double Brush
Fence 19: Bicton College Monkey Puzzle
Fence 20ab: Arrowhead to TripleBar MIM
It’s likely horses will take three strides between elements here.
Fence 21ab: Clinton Devon Drop to Skinny
A black flag alternative to the skinny has been added.
Fence 22: White Rails
Fence 23a and 24ab: HTSG Open Oxer and HTSG Brush Dilemma
This fence was originally numbered as fence 23abc, hence why the numbers on the pictures don’t tally with the new numbering.
The view over fence 23 to fence 24a – there will probably be four strides between fences 23 and 24a.
The view over fence 24a to fence 24b – there will probably be three strides between elements a and b.
Fence 25ab: Jewson Pond
The fence numbers in the latter part of the course have changed since these pictures were taken due to the re-numbering of fence 23 and 24ab.
Fence 26: Blackberry Farmhouse
The fence numbers in the latter part of the course have changed since these pictures were taken due to the re-numbering of fence 23 and 24ab.
Fence 27: Woodland Leap
The fence numbers in the latter part of the course have changed since these pictures were taken due to the re-numbering of fence 23 and 24ab.
Fence 28: NAF Finale
The fence numbers in the latter part of the course have changed since these pictures were taken due to the re-numbering of fence 23 and 24ab.
Pictures by Pippa Roome
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Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.