Walk the 2016 Badminton Horse Trials cross-country course

As cross-country day at this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials fast approaches, we take a look at what lies ahead for riders on Saturday 7 May.

Designed by Guiseppe Della Chiesa for the third consecutive year, will the cross-country course prove influential in 2016?

Fence 1: ASX Starter

Fences 2 and 3: Park Piece Hedges

Fences 4 and 5abc: HorseQuest Quarry

View up to fence 5bc

Alternative fence 5a

Alternative fence 5b

Alternative fence 5c

Fence 6: Oxer Chicane

Fence 7ab: Irish Horse Gateway — Huntsmans Close

Fence 7a side view

Fence 7a alternative

Fence 7b

Fence 7b alternative

Fence 8: Wadworth Lower Lake

Fence 8 side view

Fence 9ab: Jack Wills Garden

Fence 10: Fallen Tree

Fence 11, 12ab: Swindon Designer Outlet

Fence 13: FEI Classics Stick Pile

Fence 14 and 15: Mirage Pond

Left-handed fence 15

Right-handed fence 15

Fence 16: PHEV Oxer

Fence 17, 18 and 19: Gatehouse New Pond

Fence 18 side view

Fence 19 side view

Alternative 18 (jump fence 17 backwards)

Alternative 19

Fence 20: Rolex Grand Slam Hedge

Fence 21ab: KBIS Vicarage Vee

Side view of 21 ab

Alternative 21a

Alternative 21b

Fence 22ab: Outlander Bank

Alternative fence 22a

Alternative fence 22b

Fence 23ab: Shogun Hollow

Fence 23b alternative

Fence 24ab: World Horse Welfare Gates

Fence 25: Silver Anniversary L200s

Fence 26abc: The Lake

Landing side of fence 26a

Fence 26bc alternative

Fence 27 and 28: Alexanders Silver Birch

Fence 29: Countryside Tree

Fence 30abc: Savills Escalator

Fence 31: Devoucoux Keepers Brush

Fence 32ab: Rolex Crossing

Carvings on the back of fence 32

Fence 33: Mitsubishi Finale

You can keep up-to-date with all the action from Badminton with H&H Live every day this week on horseandhound.co.uk.

Don’t miss the second part of H&H’s Badminton preview, including a full form guide and a scorecard to fill in for every rider, on sale tomorrow (Thursday 5 May 2016).

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.