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.
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Here are the provisional start times each day:
Wednesday August 30
First Horse Inspection – 4 p.m. BST / 11 a.m. EST / 8 a.m. PST
Thursday August 31
Dressage – 9 a.m. BST / 4 a.m. EST / 1 a.m. PST
Friday September 1
Dressage – 9 a.m. BST / 4 a.m. EST / 1 a.m. PST
Saturday September 2
Cross Country – 11 a.m. BST / 6 a.m. EST / 3 a.m. PST
Sunday September 3
Final Horse Inspection – 9 a.m. BST / 4 a.m. EST / 1 a.m. PST
Show Jumping Session 1 – 11:30 a.m. BST / 6:30 a.m. EST / 3:30 a.m. PST
Show Jumping Session 2 – 2:30 p.m. BST / 9:30 a.m. BST / 6:30 a.m. PST
Awards to follow show jumping
Stay tuned for much more to come right here on EN from our reporter-at-large, Tilly Berendt! Go Eventing.
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