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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Piggy March continued her hot streak of form at Scone Palace to leapfrog up to first place after cross-country in the CCI4*-L aboard Cooley Anything You Like. She also holds top spot in the two-star
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Boyd Martin hasn’t had a rail with the 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding Shanroe Cooley in five starts at the four-star level, and he’s a consistent show jumping rider in general. With a rail’s cushion
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Willa Newton has taken a commanding lead in the CCI4*-L, riding Camilla Behrens’ 14-year-old Hartacker. Third in the CCI3*-L in 2025, the pair returned to Perthshire to record the only sub-30 mark in the class
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Jay Hambly’s Adequan Advanced Championship cross country track exerted its influence today as 21 competitors tackled the top-tier questions he’d set out for them. With that, the leaderboard shuffles considerably, with clear, quick rounds rewarded
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Riders from 11 nations have completed the first horse inspection at Scone Palace International Horse Trials (27-30 August), with a star-studded field set to contest the international classes at the second running of the event
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I’m a bit unsure of what day it is as the schedule for the USEA American Eventing Championships, presented by Nutrena, is always jam-packed. I did, eventually, conclude that it was Wednesday and managed to
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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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Ryan Wood (AUS) closed out a standout weekend at the Bromont CCI-S Horse Trials on Sunday, claiming victory in the Kingsleigh CCI4-S with Clooney R before taking both first and second place in the CCI3-S.
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Here we go ENers. It’s just a case of keeping the colored poles in the cups, or not, for the top 25 and then we’ll see the new World Champion crowned. On top of that
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Sunday horse inspections can be a tense affair, and at a major Championship the pressure rises exponentially. Following their big efforts on cross country yesterday, the hardworking grooms and care team for each horse spent
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If you’ve never been to Aachen before, allow us to set the scene. There are 35,000 people crammed into a space the size of a singular loop of Badminton’s cross-country course; they are packed in
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We’re in for a day of world-class cross country action coming at us from Aachen as the second phase of the eventing competition at the World Championships plays out. The field is a fierce one,
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While I have hunted and hunted in the corners of the internet, I have not been able to find a map of the 2006 World Equestrian Games cross country course to compare it to this
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