At the tail end of a long and tumultuous day over the toughest Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials track in recent memory, it must have made for frightening viewing for the last batch of riders to take
...» Read More!
The old Wide World of Sports intro always rings true on Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials cross country day and today was certainly no exception (see above video for an accurate representation of how many rides today went.) Is anyone else out there feeling completely emotionally exhausted after just watching?
We have a pretty massive social media roundup for you today. Scroll to check out a plethora of pictures, videos and reactions from an exciting day of sport:
...» Read More!
We are devastated to learn that French eventer Thaïs Meheust died today in a cross country accident at the French Championship for Young Horses at Haras du Pin.
...» Read More!
And so the big one looms once again: it’s cross-country time at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Want to brush up on your knowledge of the course? Check out our comprehensive preview, featuring an in-depth and fascinating course
...» Read More!
You know you’ve really made it when a celebrity comments on your social media, right? The EN Team was just a wee bit starstruck yesterday when we saw that the one and only Pippa Funnel
...» Read More!
The U.S. had a heck of a day in the sandbox on day two of Land Rover Burghley dressage. Heading into cross country, we have three riders in the top 10: Lauren Kieffer and Vermiculus
...» Read More!
“At Tattersalls my exact words were, ‘I’m not retiring until I get to the bottom of this little bugger!’” laughs Pippa Funnell, the former Grand Slam victor and our dressage leader with MGH Grafton Street. For those
...» Read More!
There’s nothing we value more than consistency over two days of dressage, but the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials took our pleas to Eventing Jesus perhaps a little too literally, dishing out more of the same blustery,
...» Read More!
The first day of Burghley dawned cool, crisp, and enormously competitive – but after 34 of the 67 combinations, debutantes Eliza Stoddart and Priorspark Opposition Free still lead the pack on their score of 28.7. But there were
...» Read More!
“It’s a wonderful moment – god, I’ve got so many people supporting me here,” says 26-year-old Eliza Stoddart, wiping the tears from her eyes in disbelief. You can’t blame her for being overcome with emotion –
...» Read More!
Welcome to dressage day one at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Yesterday, we introduced you to the riders taking part in this year’s competition – today, we’re delving into the details of the 67 horses
...» Read More!
Trot-ups are a serious, stoic, and straight-laced affair, full of jolly good tweed and Very Important People making Very Important Decisions. They’re also a time for prizes to be awarded – Best-Dressed Lady, Best-Dressed Gent,
...» Read More!
The start of the 2019 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials dawned bright(ish) and blustery, as 67 horse and rider combinations came forward to present to the ground jury of Xavier Le Sauce (FRA), Nick Burton (GBR), and Christina Klingspor (SWE). Despite
...» Read More!
“How did we get heeeeeere?” warbled the lass from Paramore in that one song that made Twilight almost bearable. We might not have much experience with vampire lovers and magical games of baseball (???) but this
...» Read More!
Ain’t no rest for the weary. Now that the American Eventing Championships and the FEI Eventing European Championships are done and dusted it’s onto the next! Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, taking place this coming Thursday
...» Read More!
This year’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials field is one of the most compact we’ve seen in a long time, but that doesn’t mean it’s lacking in colour. Far from it, actually – it’s absolutely jam-packed
...» Read More!
“Thank you!” shouted the final rider of the day in the Junior Novice division, turning around to flash a smile back as she cantered away from Fence 13. She’d just had a refusal and maturely
...» Read More!
Re-starting a Thoroughbred racehorse from scratch and retraining them for a second career isn’t for everyone (and that’s okay!) That’s just one of the reasons why the ASPCA Makeover Marketplace at the Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover is
...» Read More!
Hands up if you haven’t recovered from last week’s Longines FEI European Eventing Championships yet. Two hands up if you feel like you might never recover. Throw everything you’ve got in the air and wave it around like
...» Read More!
Ingrid Klimke Helmet Cam | Longines FEI Eventing European Championships – Luhmuhlen 2019 Take a ride in the stirrups of a CHAMPION!The LONGINES FEI Eventing European Champions Ingrid Klimke and SAP Hale Bob tackled the
...» Read More!
Katie Ruppel and 8-year-old Irish Sport Horse A Sportsfield Diamond stalked the top spot of the Foshay International CCI2*-L all weekend. They turned in a double clear show jump round to take the win on their dressage score of 30.70
...» Read More!
That’s a wrap for Foshay International 2.0! In its second year running, the New Brunswick event continues to garner rave reviews as being among the most competitor-friendly in North America. The event’s centerpiece divisions are
...» Read More!
I was chatting with a friend a few weeks ago while stalking perusing the entry list for the 2019 edition of the American Eventing Championships. My friend competes at the Preliminary and Intermediate levels, and she
...» Read More!
