Let’s be honest, riding the Burghley course is a little beyond the abilities or even desires of most of us. But hacking around the course and admiring the impossibly big questions and the famed terrain from up close? With a Burghley champion hacking alongside as a guide? Where do we sign up?!
Victoria Briant, creator of the Diary of a Wimpy Eventer blog got the opportunity to do just that for this special preview video ahead of the Defender Burghley Horse Trials which are just around the corner now, taking place August 31 through September 3. She was joined by none other than reigning champions Piggy March aboard her super mare Vanir Kamira who guided them through the hallowed grounds.
Throughout their hack Piggy covers all the emotions that a rider might be feeling on cross country day from the walk to the start box, to how the crowds can boost a rider, and they even get a first look at Piggy’s brand new plaque on Winner’s Avenue. How special is that?
Did you miss out on the Horses Inside Out Painted Horse Demonstration hosted by the North American Saddlery School? Check out the highlights from the lecture here:
