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Walk the 2016 Burghley cross-country course


  • This year’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (1-4 September) promises to be as challenging as ever for competitors.

    Designed by Captain Mark Phillips and built by Philip Herbert and his team, the provisional total length of the course is 6,400m with a provisional optimum time of 11 minutes 15 secs.

    We take a look at what the course has in store for the horses and riders who will tackle it on Saturday 3 September.

    Fence 1: Olympic Legacy

    Burghley 2016 fence 1

    Fence 2: Lambert’s Sofa

    Burghley 2016 fence 2

    Fence 3: Garden Table

    Burghley 2016 fence 3

    Fence 4ab: Lion Bridge

    Burghley 2016 fence 4

    View over 4a

    Burghley 2016 view over fence 4a

    Fence 4b (jumped coming towards the camera)

    Burghley 2016 fence 4b

    Fence 5abc: Anniversary Splash

    Burghley 2016 fence 5a

    Fence 5b

    Burghley 2016 fence 4b

    Fence 5c

    Burghley 2016 fence 5c

    Fence 6abc: Lakeside Hedges — riders have the option of a step up bounce on the right to another hedge on one stride, or a double of angled hedges on one stride (billed as the faster route) on the left

    Burghley 2016 fence 6ab

    Burghley 2016 fence 5bc

    Fence 7: Collyweston Slate Mine

    Burghley 2016 fence 7

    Fence 7: side view

    Burghley 2016 fence 7 side view

    Fence 8 and 9: Capability’s Cutting

    Burghley 2016 fence 7

    Burghley 2016 fence 8

    Burghley 2016 fence 9

    Fence 10: Rolex Grand Slam Vault

    Burghley 2016 fence 10

    Fence 11: Winners’ Avenue Wood Pile

    Burghley 2016 fence 11

    Fence 12 and 13: Cottesmore Leap

    Burghley 2016 fence 12

    Side view of 12 with 13 in the background

    Burghley 2016 fence 12/13

    Alternative 12

    Burghley 2016 fence 12 alt

    Fence 13 (alternative coming towards camera)

    Burghley 2016 fence 13

    Fence 14abc: Land Rover Dairy Farm

    Burghley 2016 fence 14

    Burghley 2016 fence 14_1

    View from fence 14a to 14b (on the right) on the fast route

    Burghley 2016 fence 14_2

    View from fence 14b to 14c

    Burghley 2016 fence 14b to c

    Fence 14c

    Burghley 2016 fence 14c

    Alternative 14a

    Burghley 2016 fence 14a alt

    Alternative 14b (on the left)

    Burghley 2016 fence 14_2

    Alternative 14c

    Burghley 2016 fence 14c alt

    Fence 15abc: Rolex Combination — direct 15ab with c in the background

    Burghley 2016 fence 15ab

    Burghley 2016 fence 15b

    Alternative 15ab

    Burghley 2016 fence 15ab alt

    There are two alternative fence 15c corners

    Burghley 2016 fence 15c alt1

    Burghley 2016 fence 15c_alt2

    Fence 16: Maltings Village Green

    Burghley 2016 fence 16

    Fence 17ab: Malting’s Village Green

    Burghley 2016 fence 17a

    Burghley 2016 fence 17b

    Alternative 17a

    Burghley 2016 fence 17a alt

    View from alternative 17a to 17b

    Burghley 2016 fence 17a to b

    Fence 18: Malting’s Village Green

    Burghley 2016 fence 18

    Side view of fence 18

    Burghley 2016 fence 18 side

    Fence 19: Captain’s Log

    Burghley 2016 fence 19

    Fence 20 and 21abcd: Land Rover Trout Hatchery (fast route)

    Burghley 2016 fence 20 fast

    Burghley 2016 Fence 20a view to next

    Burghley 2016 fence 21a

    Burghley 2016 fence 21b

    Burghley 2016 fence 21bc to d

    Burghley 2016 fence 21d

    Fence 20 and 21abcd: Land Rover Trout Hatchery (long route)

    Burghley 2016 fence 20a alt

    Burghley 2016 fence 21a alt

    21b alternative is the step up around where the Land Rover banner is sited

    Burghley 2016 fence 21b alt

    Burghley 2016 fence 21c alt

    Burghley 2016 fence 21d alt

    Fence 22: Herbert’s Hollow

    Burghley 2016 fence 22

    Alternative fence 22

    Burghley 2016 fence 22 alt

    Fence 23: Thomson’s Wall

    Burghley 2016 fence 23

    Fence 24abc: Discovery Valley

    Burghley 2016 fence 23a

    Burghley 2016 fence 24b

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    Burghley 2016 fence 24c

    Fence 25: Cross Rails

    Burghley 2016 fence 26

    Fence 26ab: FEI Classics Leaf Pit

    Burghley 2016 fence 26a

    Burghley 2016 fence 26a 2

    Burghley 2016 fence 26a 3

    Burghley 2016 fence 26b

    Alternative 26b

    Burghley 2016 fence 26b alt

    Fence 27ab: Discovery Valley

    Burghley 2016 fence 27a

    Burghley 2016 fence 27b

    Fence 28 and 29: Return From Rio

    Burghley 2016 fence 28a

    Burghley 2016 fence 29

    Fence 30: Picnic Table

    Burghley 2016 fence 30

    Fence 31: Land Rover Finale

    Burghley 2016 fence 31

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

    Don’t miss H&H’s Burghley preview, including a

    full form guide and a scorecard to fill in for every rider, on sale now (Thursday 25 August), and you can read the full report in next week’s magazine (Thursday 8 September).

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