It was a historic day for Newmarket rider Bubby Upton as she claimed back-to-back wins in the showcase Defender CCI4*-L section with Its Cooley Time. Together they jumped a copy book clear show jumping round
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In an action-packed Saturday at the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials, bumper crowds were treated to a top day’s equestrian action with over 130 horses tackling Andy Heffernan’s clever cross-country test. In the Defender CCI4*-L,
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In both the Defender CCI4* sections, there are new names sitting at the top of the leaderboards after a fulsome day of dressage. In the Defender CCI4*-L section, it’s a familiar combination who are in
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The rain may have been a feature on day one at the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials but, in Yorkshire, it never spoils a good party. The dressage on display in the Defender CCI4*-S and
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We are underway with the 2026 Defender Bramham CCI4*-L, where all presented CCI4*-L horses have passed a very **festive** First Horse Inspection presided over by Ground Jury President Christina Klingspor (SWE) as well as Andrew
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Before the finale of the Defender Bramham CCI4*-L even began today, the field of competitors had already thinned: from 43 competitors at the end of yesterday’s tough cross-country day, we downsized to just 40 to
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Eight-and-a-bit solid hours of cross-country was always going to feel like a spectacularly long day, but early on in today’s competition at the Defender Bramham International, it started to feel as though it might be
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Thursday’s CCI4*-L leaders at the Defender Bramham International made a strong bid to stay at the top of the leaderboard with their score of 24.6 – but today, Sarah Bullimore and her homebred Corimiro would
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After all the fun and games of yesterday’s first horse inspection at the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials, perhaps we could all have been forgiven for thinking the event’s officials would be in a rather
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There is a full slate of eventing action on tap this weekend around the world, and team EN is covering two of the three major 4* events. Here’s a quick primer on how to keep
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For those of us who live in, um, the ‘business end’ of the United Kingdom, it’s no hop, skip, and a jump to get to the Defender Bramham Horse Trials, which is tucked — as
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From June 5-8 all roads lead to Yorkshire for the 51st Defender Bramham International Horse Trials and this year’s event is shaping up to be a cracker. The spring sunshine has the iconic park looking
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British Eventing is pleased to announce that the U25 National Championship class will continue to be held at the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials and will from 2025 be incorporated into the CCI4*S class. For
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As the colour of autumn takes over the iconic Park at Yorkshire’s Bramham estate, the organising team behind the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials are busily planning 2025, which takes place June 5-8. After 15
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There are few riders in the modern sport of eventing that evoke its history quite as clearly as Harry Meade when he rides into an arena, wearing the long red hunting coat, baggy-thighed breeches, and red-topped
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After a short but sweet morning session of showjumping here at the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials, we’ve crowned our third winner of the week: overnight leader Emma Thomas become the British Under-25 National Champion
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Sunday morning at the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials is usually a bit of a tense affair – after battling the tough track and stamina-testing terrain of the day before, we generally see horses and
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It’s been a busy and (mostly) beautiful day of cross-country at the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials today, which saw both CCI4*-L classes, and the Olympic-hopeful-packed CCI4*-S, take to the hilly course of the Yorkshire
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Defender Bramham Horse Trials (@defenderbramhamhorse) We’re well on our way to the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials to cover the weekend’s jumping phases –
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Defender Bramham Horse Trials (@defenderbramhamhorse) The first day of dressage is done and dusted at the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials, tucked in the
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Defender Bramham Horse Trials (@defenderbramhamhorse) It’s a busy week for eventing: on Canadian soil, we’ve got the MARS Bromont International unfolding in all its
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In the next leg of our Monday procrastination efforts, we’re looking back at Bramham this past weekend, and wishing we were still spending the day enjoying some cross country action. I guess a good social
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“I can’t tell you how special winning a big one is when you get to this stage,” says Pippa Funnell, who jumped a faultless round to retain her lead and secure the win in the
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