In eventing, we’re so often beholden to a cliché, and “it’s not going to be a dressage competition”, particularly, is one that we hear time and time again at these big, bold cross-country focused events
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The 2023 Bramham International Horse Trials got off to an auspicious start with a rather eventful first horse inspection, held in front of the palatial seventeenth-century home at the heart of one of North Yorkshire’s
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It hasn’t, arguably, been the most straightforward weekend at Bramham International Horse Trials. Two fatalities were recorded through Saturday’s cross-country day: Allie Knowles‘s Ms. Poppins was euthanised after sustaining an injury while travelling late in the course,
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If someone wanted to approach the British spring season so far in the manner of, say, a literary critic, they wouldn’t have too hard a time in finding the central themes of the narrative: at Bramham,
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Though the CCI4*-L is arguably the feature class at the Bramham International Horse Trials, the under-25 edition is perhaps its most important: though classes for this age group exist in various iterations around the world, this is
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Two horses in the CCI4*-L were withdrawn before this morning’s final horse inspection: Georgie Spence‘s Feloupe and Wizz Leyland‘s Cruise the Town didn’t come forward to present to the ground jury of Polly Ann Huntington (AUS), Annabel Scrimgeour (GBR), and Xavier le Sauce (FRA). A further
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There are a few things that can always be counted on at Bramham Horse Trials: you’ll hit your 20,000 steps by lunchtime, and by the close of play, the leaderboard will look very, very different to
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We are very sad to report that two horses, Ms. Poppins and Ventura de la Chaule JRA, have been euthanized during the CCI4*-L cross country at Bramham International Horse Trials. Katherine O’Brien’s Ms. Poppins, ridden by USA’s Allie
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Every year at Bramham, the biggest crowds form — and the biggest cheers are heard — for local superstar Nicola Wilson, who has long said that winning the CCI4*-L here is one of her greatest career
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Ian Stark, who has been designing at Bramham International since 2010 when he took over from Sue Benson, took us for a virtual spin around his CCI4*-L track with CrossCountryApp for this weekend. It’s a
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We always see a formidable French contingent at Bramham International Horse Trials, and this year’s renewal is no different: not only have we got some heavy hitters from across the Channel in each class, we’ve also
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What the eventing overlords taketh away, the eventing overlords giveth back… or something like that, anyway. After a couple of years of cancellation announcements (however bored you got of reading those, know that we were
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What a thrill it is to return to Yorkshire’s Bramham International Horse Trials and particularly, to its first horse inspection, which is held in front of the grand façade of the estate’s showpiece: the Lane Fox
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As we’re all achingly aware, the generous patronage of sponsors is truly the lifeblood of our sport – and after a couple of fallow seasons, we’re so excited to announce some major new partnerships and
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What goes up must come down, yada yada; as eventers in a pandemic, we’re all perfectly familiar with the concept (and, of course, the disappointment). But thanks to the fast action and forward thinking of
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The organising team behind the EquiTrek Bramham International Horse Trials has announced the cancellation of 2021’s event, set to take place June 9–13. “It is with extremely heavy hearts that we must announce that this year’s
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If you disregard a minor blip back in 2014, Kitty King has enjoyed a rather remarkable relationship with Bramham. She first came here in 2003, finishing second in this class with Five Boys, and second again
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The sun finally made an appearance – mercifully – during this morning’s final horse inspection at the Equi-Trek Bramham International Horse Trials, illuminating a largely drama-free undertaking, despite the intensity of yesterday’s track. Just one
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Gemma Tattersall Takes CCI4*-S Victory “She’s so amazing,” enthused a beaming Gemma Tattersall, after skipping her way around the CCI4*-S track with Quicklook V, winning on her dressage score of 21.6. ‘Pebbles’, as she’s known at home,
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Dressage at Bramham concluded today amidst a torrent of rain, but nevertheless, quality shone through. Leading the CCI4*-L as we head into tomorrow’s cross-country phase is Billy Walk On, rerouting after an aborted attempt at
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Amongst the household names of last year’s Blenheim field, there was one horse and rider combination who snuck into the upper echelons of the leaderboard and made everyone watching sit up and pay attention in
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From rugged Ireland, with its jolly ginger men (plentiful) and pots of gold (less so), Team EN heads in wildly different directions this week. Your loyal British correspondent (that’s me!) heads to the Equi-Trek Bramham International
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“It’s a really long way for us to come to Bramham — we wouldn’t come just to ride,” smiles Julia Krajewski, who won the CCI3* at Bramham International Horse Trials today
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