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Can you guide Katie and Bumble around their first cross-country round?

Are you an XC guru?

1 / 9

Katie has written a list of all the things she needs for her cross-country round. Which five items should be on there?

cross-country colours

long schooling whip

body protector

open-fronted tendon boots

fixed-peak riding hat

saddle

bridle

show jacket

clean breeches

2 / 9

Katie arrives at the competition before it’s started and has loads of time before her round. What should she do?

Re-walk the course to make sure she really knows it

Visit the food van for a quick snack

Post on Instagram then take a nap

3 / 9

Katie takes Bumble into the warm-up but she’s not sure what direction to jump the fences. What colour flag should be on her right?

White

Red

There shouldn’t be any flags

4 / 9

While warming up, Katie decides to practise her two-point position. What should she be doing?

Riding with her seat out of the saddle so only her legs are in contact with it

Making sure she has a really good contact on both her reins

Working on her jumping position

5 / 9

Katie and Bumble have been called over to the start box. What should she do?

Stand in the box and wait to be counted down

Start immediately – the sooner she’s on the course the better

Keep Bumble moving behind the start box and only enter once the countdown starts

6 / 9

Katie and Bumble have to tackle a combination consisting of a fence, a ditch, then another fence. What’s this called?

Coffin

Sunken road

Trakehner

7 / 9

They have an unlucky stop at the tiger trap. How many penalties is she awarded?

8 / 9

The pair is flying round the course and the next fence is the water complex. How should Katie approach it?

Encourage Bumble to go as fast as he can through the water

Ask Bumble for a confident and steady trot or canter through the water

You should only ever walk through water – you never know how deep it is

9 / 9

Katie’s completed the course with just the one stop and she’s thrilled. How should she help Bumble cool down?

He needs a drink as soon as possible and he’ll be okay in a few mins once he’s caught his breath

Jump off, loosen his girth and walk him round until he’s not puffing, then wash him down with cold water

She just needs to walk him back to the trailer and untack him

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