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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

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    Fence 2: Langaller Stud Brush Oxer

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    Fence 3: Equine Health Centre Parallel

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    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.

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course – fence 7b on the CCI4*-S course

    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

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    The view over fence 12a to the corner at fence 12b.

    This corner is the direct route at fence 12b.

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    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.

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    Fence 13: Tall n Narrow

    Fence 14: Pig Arc Rolls

    Riders can choose whether to jump on the left-hand or right-hand side.

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    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.

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    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.

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    The view over fence 23 to fence 24a – there will probably be four strides between fences 23 and 24a.

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    The view over fence 24a to fence 24b – there will probably be three strides between elements a and b.

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    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.

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    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.

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    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.

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    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.

    Bicton Horse Trials cross-country course

    Pictures by Pippa Roome

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