posts and event coverage about International Horse Trials (usually CIC & CCI events)
It’s not everyday you get to ride in such opulent surroundings, or leave your hoof prints on the lawns of a great house like Blenheim Palace, but that’s exactly what 100 or so entries for this year’s Blenheim Horse Trials have been fortunate enough to do as the dressage concluded today. Clark Montgomery, the likeable young Texan…
Blenheim Horse Trials dressage got underway in earnest today with a full schedule of for both classes. Unsurprisingly Sandra Auffarth took the lead with the only score of the day to break into the 30’s (37.2). One of the last to go, Kitty King was understandably disappointed with the judges’ interpretation of her test on…
Another year has rolled by. It seems like only a few months ago that I was enjoying the sunshine at Blenheim Horse Trials. It’s one of my all time favourite events, and should be on your horizon this weekend. For me this event has everything – the opulent surroundings of Blenheim Palace, and probably the…
Looking back through my Burghley Horse Trials photos, has left me with some remarkable memories that were worth noting down. The Land Rover sponsored event is not one I manage to get to as often as I’d like, and this year has proved a golden year – the year Michael Jung came and won it…
The Land Rover Burghley Cross Country Results provided an unexpected reshuffle in so many ways. Both of the joint leaders had problems on cross country leaving them out of serious contention. Michael Jung’s first ride round Burghley ended under the Lion Bridge when he and FISCHERROCANA FST fell at fence 4. He found the funny side of…
William Fox-Pitt led the fit back against German domination of the podium after dressage equaling Michael Jung’s leading score of 34.2. The leaderboard continued to shift hourly, and by the end of the day half the top 10 had changed with Sam Griffiths taking 3rd place on Happy Times with a score of 36.8. …
Today’s weather at Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials’ Dressage Day 2 may be a rinse and repeat of yesterday, but as is often the case with big 4-star fields the best horses are often seen on Friday, particularly the afternoon. The shake up in the leaderboard has already started with one half of eventing’s power…
With little risk of anyone overtaking Michael Jung’s, storming lead of 34.2 this afternoon [famous last words] I headed out to look at all the changes on the cross country course this year, and there are a few. I have to confess I didn’t walk the whole course or even walk it in the right…
Dressage has kicked off for the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials 2015! Chris Burton opened the early bidding with a convincing performance on Haruzac to lead the first few through on a score of 41.2. Matt Ryan teased Chris as he left the arena about his record at Burghley having never completed to date, but…
I love the UK in September – Burghley, Blenheim, and this year the bonus of the Europeans at Blair. After several intense weeks running around with work and children and work and children and work, I’m thoroughly looking forward to the serenity and calm surroundings of the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials 2015 with 2…