How do you measure a Burghley win? You can do it in starts: 539 internationally over the course of a career. You can do it in career years: 24 and a month, give or take,
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28 horses came forward for this morning’s final horse inspection at the Defender Burghley CCI5* following an enormously influential cross-country day yesterday, and just 27 will remain in the competition as we had into today’s
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There are days when Burghley reminds everyone that this is, at its heart, an enormous and unforgiving task, and the world’s best event horses really get their time to shine, and today at the 2026
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The start of September marks the beginning of fall here in the UK; the weather’s turned, the trees are shedding their load and the mud has already begun to make its comeback after the long,
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We’re just a couple of hours away from the start of cross-country here at the 2026 Defender Burghley Horse Trials, where designer Derek di Grazia will once again be our shepherd over the inimitable hills
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It’s nearing go time for cross country day at Defender Burghley and before we get “stuck in” as many a rider would say, let’s dive into some of the reactions to what Derek di Grazia
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Defender Burghley has always felt like the event at which a horse who might not excel on the flat can triumph – so fiercely influential is the cross-country test, and so complete the stamina challenge,
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What does it take to get a nineteen-year-old horse to a five-star in peak condition and at the top of his game? Turns out it’s pretty simple, actually. “He’s turned out in a group of
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When it comes to sixteen-year-old Chilli Knight, winner of the ‘pop-up’ pandemic five-star at Bicton in 2021, dressage isn’t about flash or fandango – instead, says rider Gemma Stevens, he just has to do “his
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Before the first horse inspection at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials even got underway, two hugely surprising things happened: David Doel withdrew, and it rained. Quite a lot, actually. Okay, okay, so over the last
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Just in time for our First Horse Inspection at Defender Burghley, we’re locked and loaded with this year’s Form Guide to the field ready to battle it out for the top honors all week long.
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We’re all set to kick off the action at the 2026 Defender Burghley CCI5* this week! Things will get underway tomorrow (Wednesday) with the first trot-up, and then it’s off to the races. Tilly Berendt
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This time next week we’ll be all eyes forward on Defender Burghley (Stamford, England) as the next five-star of the season celebrates its 65th running September 3-6. Yesterday, the official cross country course preview was
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We have a drawn order for the riders heading to Defender Burghley (September 3-6) in Stamford, England! As has been seemingly customary over the last few major five-stars, World #2 Harry Meade (GBR) will tee
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We have a fresh new five-star entry list to peruse right as World Championships kick off this week! Defender Burghley has published their 2026 entry list, which features 58 combinations representing seven nations. Burghley this
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Updates to the list of FEI Warning Cards for Eventing were made following the conclusion of Defender Burghley CCI5* this past weekend. To that end, six Recorded Warnings have been handed down from the Ground
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There’s something incredibly soothing about watching Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo go into battle for a major victory. Such is their composure and consistency that nothing they do ever feels hurried, harried, or at-risk –
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It’s TIME! We’ve officially landed on site at Defender Burghley, and it’s time to get underway tomorrow beginning at 10 a.m. local time with the first session of dressage. As always, we’ve rounded up the
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We’re quite accustomed to this point to some Sunday morning drama, but perhaps because we’ve gotten our fill of drama in the form of endless episodes of The Hills late at night while writing our
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Over the last couple of days at Defender Burghley, one of the most prominent narrative arcs has been the better-than-expected performance of many horses who haven’t necessarily shone previously in the first phase – and,
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It’s Saturday at Defender Burghley which can mean only one thing, EN’s classic live blog is set to bring you every scrap of the action throughout the day. Fingers poised on that refresh button ENers…
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Every year at Defender Burghley, I consider creating a drinking game out of asking riders what they think of the course. A shot for every time I hear the words “it’s big – it’s Burghley”,
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Big, bold, Burghley – all the usual buzz words are being bandied about as the riders mull over the test set by “absolute magician” Derek di Grazia for this year’s cross country. There’s a fair
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