There’s taking the first-phase at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials, and then there’s what Tim Price pulled off today: not just a decisive leap into the top spot with Tokyo partner Vitali (Contender – Noble Lady, by Heraldik), but
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Though nobody’s been able to catch the leading score of 24.2, set yesterday afternoon by Oliver Townend and Swallow Springs, this morning at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials, we’ve seen some seriously good efforts to get close —
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Catch up on the standings from #AEC2023 after Thursday’s action below! Today, we’ll see the conclusion of the Adequan Advanced final this evening, as well as cross country for Novice riders, show jumping for Training
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Defender Burghley Horse Trials (@lrbht_official) What a day of dressage we had yesterday at Defender Burghley! A leaderboard change after lunch, an American charge,
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Today’s Defender Burghley dressage tests begin at 9.45 a.m. again (4.45 a.m. EST) with British partnership Richard Skelt and Credo first in the ring. Our first North American pair will be Will Faudree and Mama’s Magic Way, at 10.33 a.m. local/5.33 a.m.
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That’s a wrap on day one at the 2023 Defender Burghley Horse Trials, and while some things stayed the same — those hard-to-please judges, for one thing — one important thing did change: our leader.
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Time proved to be a determining factor, as it often is here at the Kentucky Horse Park, on the Jay Hambly-designed Adequan Advanced Championship cross country this morning to kick off Thursday at the USEA
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We all love a good Who Jumped It Best, and I’ll be doing my best to bring you more of these from other divisions at #AEC2023 this week. Let’s kick things off with a smattering
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Though Britain’s Alex Bragg didn’t quite sneak into the upper echelons of this morning’s dressage leaderboard at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials, he was still delighted with 13-year-old Quindiva (Quintender 2 – High Roller) as she began
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We’ve seen a neat little package of fifteen horses and riders up to the lunch break today at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials — and already, some of the entry list’s brightest stars are making
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Defender Burghley Horse Trials (@lrbht_official) Here they are, Burghley’s Class of 2023, looking keen and ready to put all that homework to the test.
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Burghley has always been my favorite five-star, mostly because when I was a child playing Mary King’s Riding Star (IYKYK), it was the scariest course. It’s also probably the scariest set of jumps to walk
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We are in the full swing of things here at the Kentucky Horse Park, site of this year’s USEA American Eventing Championships, presented by Nutrena Feeds. Today we saw the kickoff of the $60,000 Adequan
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It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for: that special, chaotic time in which team EN, plus a rogue chinchilla, dive deep, deep down into the FEI records, the personal anecdotes, the whims and weirdness
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And so the week begins at the 2023 Defender Burghley Horse Trials — and already, before the competition kicks off in earnest (and before anyone gets close to that beefy Derek di Grazia cross-country track),
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We’ve had another couple of withdrawals from the Defender Burghley entry list this morning as we look ahead to the official start of competition at this afternoon’s first horse inspection. One of those, Oliver Townend’s
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Today is the day! The 2023 Defender Burghley CCI5* is very nearly underway, and we’ll finally get our first peek at the horses and riders competing this week at today’s First Horse Inspection. You can
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Defender Burghley Horse Trials (@lrbht_official) Brace yourselves eventing fans because Burghley starts TODAY! With top-class entries from 11 different nations, including equine and human Olympic gold
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Day one of official competition is in the books at the USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds. The Adequan Advanced Final will get underway tomorrow, along with the Training and Novice divisions, with
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I love a great helmet cam, but I think I might love a vlog from a pro rider even more. There’s just something about getting to go behind the scenes and find out exactly how
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US Equestrian is pleased to announce The Dutta Corp./USEF Eventing High Performance Flight Grant recipients. Established for eventing athletes who are targeting the 2024 Olympic Games, the grants were awarded to Will Coleman and Chin
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As four eventing championships come to Galway Downs Nov. 1-5, the Robert Kellerhouse-led organizing team is preparing to blow up already high expectations about what’s possible in the West. The day after California-based Tamie Smith
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Defender Burghley Horse Trials (@lrbht_official) The last time I went to Burghley was just earlier this month, when I got to see the course
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