It’s very nearly cross-country day at the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials, and once again, course designer Mike Etherington-Smith has built two beautiful, horse-friendly, technical courses that are just as useful at developing inexperienced talent as they are at testing the top guns.
And that’s exactly what they’ll need to do tomorrow: in the CCI4*-S, the stage is set for a (quite literal) Olympic battle, as the titans of the sport from a wide array of nations make their final bids for selection, while the five-star is, well, a five-star. Want a glimpse of what the feature CCI5* class will face from 8.45 a.m. (7.45 a.m. BST/2.45 a.m. EST) tomorrow morning? Take a walk through the woods with our full gallery:
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Fence 1.
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Fence 2.
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Fence 3.
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Fence 4.
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Fence 5A, with B and C beyond.
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Fences 5B and C.
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Fences 6AB.
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Fence 7AB.
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Fence 7B.
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Fence 8.
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Fence 9.
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Fence 10ABC.
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Fence 11.
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Fence 12.
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Fence 13 and 14ABC, the two hedges in the water, beyond.
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Fence 15ABC.
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A closer look at fences 15BC.
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Fence 16.
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Fence 17A, with a view onto 17B and 18A on the island.
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17B and 18A, with the skinny at 18B beyond.
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Fence 19.
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Fence 20.
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Fence 21A, with B and C to the right.
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Fences 21B and C.
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Fence 22.
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Fences 23 and 24.
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Fence 25.
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Fences 26A and B, on the left-hand side.
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Fence 27.
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Fence 28, with 29AB beyond.
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Fences 29A and B.
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Fence 30.
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