Hot to trot
Burghley is the first five-star start for British rider Kate Shapland (22) who is based at the Yorkshire Riding Centre as a freelance rider but hails from Somerset.
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The latest previews, interviews and reports from Defender Burghley.
Burghley is the first five-star start for British rider Kate Shapland (22) who is based at the Yorkshire Riding Centre as a freelance rider but hails from Somerset.
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Competing at Burghley is the dream of many riders, none more so than 35-year-old Stamford-based rider Phil Brown who finally realises his dream this year with the 14-year-old gelding Harry Robinson.
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2021 European Championships team gold medallist Kitty King (GBR) and Vendredi Biats pulled a career best dressage test out of the bag to head the leaderboard going into tomorrow’s cross-country phase at Defender Burghley Horse Trials.
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Bubby Upton (GBR) is
currently the best of this year's intake, sitting in 11th
place at the end of the dressage phase after Cola III scored 28.3.
Jack of Clubs, ridden
by Robyn Gray, was a popular winner of the five-year-old
championship.