My videos are taking forever to upload so I’m just going to try and give you these pictures as quickly as I can before I get back out to the dressage and catch more action. Lots more to come. For scores click here.
Kitty King worked High Havoc early this morning, I like this horse more the more I see him, and he certainly looks fit and ready to run. Not sure if it’s slightly depressing or reassuring for riders if they finish a dressage school and walk out absolutely on fire as if it took nothing out of them at all and are ready to go cross country straight away!
Hot and sunny here today, any excuse for the Brits to strip off, I’m just waiting for ESJ to follow suit so I can post the proof on twitter!
Tom Crisp giving Liberal a school ahead of his 4:30pm test
I had a lovely chat with Lauren Shannon which I hope to post soon, she was going for a hack ahead of her late morning test, which was accurate and smooth on Zero Flight.
I’m sorry, who are you with?
Come on, Team Boyd!
Australia’s Happy Times and Sam Griffiths currently lying fourth. Chef D’Equipe Brett Mace arrived here this morning straight from team training at Boomerang, and will stay for Blenheim, so the Aussies have a huge support crew here. More from Sam on video later.
Erik Duvander, Kiwi Eventing Team High Perfomance Manager, and Rosemary Barlow, owner of Avebury GB Horse Trials Support Group Guru watch Andrew Nicholson, currently lying 2nd, warm up
Fellow competitor Nick Gauntlett helps Francis Whittington warm up Sir Percival
Unfortunately Sir Percival got a bit tense in the arena for a bit of a disappointing test for Francis
Lucinda Murray watching the Aussies, and the competition
Some good work from Chris Burton and Holstein Park Leilani but not their best test and they were unhappy with their score
Buck is here to help Hawley, but said it’s nice to also be able to watch and learn from all the other riders without having his own horse(s) to concentrate on for once. His girlfriend Andrea is also with him, and they might even end up taking a nice young horse or two home with them if things go right! Happy Horse Hunting!
I leave you with ESJ! I must go and watch Boyd, I have tons more pictures, lots of great video interviews, from my poor victims, not me, so stay with EN, and Go Land Rover Burghley Eventing!
