1+ week, 1+ day ago   (268+ words) US Partnership Bows Out of Defender Burghley at Final Horse Inspection Eventing Nation Red on right, white on left, insanity in the middle Jennie Brannigan’s very experienced FE Lifestyle, who was trotted up by US chef d’equip Leslie Law owing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1760+ words) There are days when Burghley reminds everyone that this is, at its heart, an enormous and unforgiving task, and the world’s best event horses really get their time to shine, and today at the 2026 Defender Burghley Horse Trials was very…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (575+ words) The final fence — everyone’s favourite. We’re just a couple of hours away from the start of cross-country here at the 2026 Defender Burghley Horse Trials, where designer Derek di Grazia will once again be our shepherd over the inimitable hills and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1386+ words) For Nadja, the feeling is much the same. “He’s very special, but explaining dressage to him wasn’t always very easy. I saw his nostrils a couple of times when I started riding him, and he was cheeky, but he showed…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (416+ words) It’s nearing go time for cross country day at Defender Burghley and before we get “stuck in” as many a rider would say, let’s dive into some of the reactions to what Derek di Grazia has rolled out this year....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (229+ words) Before the first horse inspection at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials even got underway, two hugely surprising things happened: David Doel withdrew, and it rained. Quite a lot, actually. That withdrawal took our compact but very strong field down to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (915+ words) Just in time for our First Horse Inspection at Defender Burghley, we’re locked and loaded with this year’s Form Guide to the field ready to battle it out for the top honors all week long. As is usual, we’ve provided…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (536+ words) Northamptonshire-based Piggy produced James Midgley and Gaie Scouller’s 11-year-old up to two-star level, but he has only returned to her yard this season after a spell with world number two Harry Meade. “I felt it was on me not to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (517+ words) The pair finished inside the 8min 49sec time to take their dressage score of 24.4 forward to Sunday’s showjumping phase. “I was a bit twitchy before I went because he’s a big baby,” said Piggy, who finished third with him in the one-star…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (310+ words) US Equestrian Announces Phillip Dutton as USEF Eventing Development Program Advisor Eventing Nation Red on right, white on left, insanity in the middle US Equestrian is pleased to announce seven-time Olympian Phillip Dutton has been appointed the USEF Eventing Development…...