Pippa Funnell wins Burghley – again. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
We’d never advocate wishing one’s life away — but we’d be telling a dirty rotten fib if we said we haven’t been quietly counting down the days ’til the return of the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials here at EN. After three years off the boil, due to that pesky pandemic situation, it’s back and looking better than ever, with a new directorial team, a new course designer in Derek di Grazia, and an exciting field of entries from around the world. In simple terms, what we’ve got here is nigh on a week of live-streaming action to glue ourselves to, and we couldn’t be happier.
Like Badminton this spring, Burghley is running its own streaming subscription service, which will cost £20 ($23.47) for the year and includes plenty of archival content. You’ll not only get wall-to-wall coverage of each phase of this week’s action (including horse inspections!), plus a course preview, behind-the-scenes features, the finale of the Burghley Young Event Horse class, and daily magazine programmes — you’ll also be able to watch highlights shows going back to 1990. To sign up, click here.
British-based viewers won’t have the option of tuning in to Burghley via BBC’s red button service this year, but there will be a two-hour highlights programme broadcast on Sunday, September 4, on BBC2. As always, too, we’ll have boots on the ground covering the event from pillar to post, with in-depth reports and plenty of bonus content lined up each day.
Fancy popping in to catch some of the action live? Advance ticket sales have now ended, but you will be able to pay on the gate. Here’s a look at what you’ll get for your entrance charge each day:
Wednesday 31st August
16.00 (11.00 a.m. EST) Main Arena: First Horse Inspection
Thursday 1st September
7.30: Gates Open
8.00 – 9.30 Members Only: Breakfast served in the Members’ Enclosure
9.00 – 17.30: Shops Open
9.00 – 17.00 (4.00 a.m. — 12.00 p.m. EST) Main Arena: Dressage
12.30 approx. Main Arena: Yogi Breisner Jumping Masterclass
9.00 – 17.00 Ring 2: LeMieux Pony Club Team Jumping Competition
18.00: Showground Closes
Friday 2nd September
7.30: Gates Open
8.00 – 9.30 Members Only: Breakfast served in the Members’ Enclosure
9.00 – 17.30: Shops Open
9.00 – 17.00 (4.00 a.m. — 12.00 p.m. EST) Main Arena: Dressage
12.30 Main Arena: Carl Hester Dressage Masterclass
9.00 – 17.00 (4.00 a.m. — 12.00 p.m. EST) Ring 2: Dubarry Burghley Young Event Horse Final
18.00: Showground Closes
Saturday 3rd September
7.30: Gates Open
8.00 – 9.30 Members Only: Breakfast served in the Members’ Enclosure
9.00 – 17.30: Shops Open
10.30 approx: Shetland Pony Grand National
11.00 – 17.00 (6.00 a.m. — 12.00 p.m. EST): Cross Country
18.00: Showground Closes
Sunday 4th September
7.30: Gates Open
8.00 – 9.30 Members Only: Breakfast served in the Members’ Enclosure
9.00 – 17.00: Shops Open
9.00 (4.00 a.m. EST) Main Arena: Final Horse Inspection
10.30 (5.30 a.m. EST) Main Arena: Showjumping
12.00 Main Arena: The Fell Pony Society Display
12.20 Main Arena: Racehorse to Riding Horse (HOYS) Qualifier
13.55 Main Arena: Military Band
14.30 (9.30 a.m. EST) Main Arena: Showjumping
15.25 Main Arena: Parade of Hounds
15.40 (10.40 a.m. EST) Main Arena: Presentation of Prizes
9.00 – 17.00 Ring 2: BSPS Gold Cup Sports Pony Competition
17.00: Showground Closes (No admittance to Burghley Park after 15.30)
