Jock Paget and Clifton Lush at Badminton. Photo by Jenni Autry.
Andreas Dibowski and FRH Butts Leon and Jock Paget and Clifton Lush are sharing the early lead at Burghley on a 42 after the first morning of dressage competition. Brit Sarah Cohen is holding third place on a 48 with her mount Treason, with Andrew Nicholson and Calico Joe close behind in fourth place on a 48.3. William Fox-Pitt and Neuf Des Coeurs are rounding out the top five on a 49. I imagine we’re going to see many more scores crack the 40s today, and a handful of riders should sneak into the 30s before the conclusion of dressage tomorrow.
We still have some exciting rides left to go in the third and fourth groups today. Canadian Rebecca Howard and Riddle Master ride their test at 2:48 p.m. local time, and Ingrid Klimke and FRH Butts Abraxxas will kick off the fourth and final group of the day at 3:35 p.m. local time. We’ll also see defending Burghley champions Andrew Nicholson and Avebury in the fourth group at 4:15 p.m. local time, with Kai Ruder and Leprince Des Bois closing out the first day of dressage at 4:31 p.m. local time.
Burghley TV is slowly adding videos of the morning’s dressage tests, so be sure to keep checking back to see the best rides of the day. Luckily, we already have access to Andreas Dibowski and FRH Butts Leon’s test, which you can view here. Photographer extraordinaire Nico Morgan has been kind enough to allow us to use his photos of Buck Davidson and Rebecca Howard, and he will also be uploading pictures of all the other riders in the photo galleries on his website. Click here to view Nico’s photos of Andreas and Jock from this morning. Stay tuned for much more from Burghley!
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