Changes made to Pau cross-country course owing to wet weather [Video]

Changes have been made to the 2024 Pau Horse Trials cross-country course ahead of Saturday’s (26 October) action, owing to wet weather.

The ground walked on the soft side in yesterday’s warm sunshine. The weather took a turn overnight and there has been plenty of rain today.

Pau Horse Trials sport director and assistant technical delegate Guillaume Blanc confirmed the cross-country changes during today’s post-dressage press conference.

Fences 17, 28 and 29a have been removed. The route between fences nine and 10 has also been modified, to cut out a loop.

Mr Blanc said that fence 17 – a trakehner on the racecourse (pictured, top) at the far point of the course – was being taken out as the take-off and landing “are not brilliant”. Fence 28, a big oxer towards the end of the course (pictured, below), has also been removed for the same reason.

He added that fence 29a, a big roll-top with brush behind positioned on the …