The Maizey team at Burghley. Photo via the EN Archives.
Today would have been cross country day at Burghley Horse Trials, and while we unfortunately won’t get to watch a set of horses tackle a new 2020 Big Bad Burghley course it’s the perfect opportunity to take a look back and relive a bit of Burghley history. For starters, if you haven’t already, you need to read the story of how Allison Springer and Sinead Maynard turned the disappointment of not being selected for the 2012 London Olympics into the ride of their lives at Burghley a few weeks later, as it is superbly told by Sally Spickard.
Need more of the Burghley cross country fix? Check out a number of specially released videos of rounds from years past.
National Holiday: National Cheese Pizza Day
U.S. Weekend Action:
Bucks County Horse Park H.T.: [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]
Caber Farm September H.T.: [Website] [Entry Status/ Ride Times/Live Scores]
Chardon Valley H.T.: [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]
Copper Meadows H.T.: [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]
Course Brook H.T.: [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Five Points H.T.: [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Seneca Valley Pony Club H.T.: [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Saturday Links:
Derby History: Ansel Williamson, The Former Slave Who Trained The First Kentucky Derby Winner
Dressage Solutions: Achieve an Uphill Half-Halt
Diversity on the track: history of Black jockeys
Heroes on horses: Unity ride to help homeless communities
EHC Digital Event Recap: “Chronicle of African Americans in the Horse Industry”
Saturday Video:
