3 - 6 September 2026
The latest previews, interviews and reports from Defender Burghley.
Four of the five British squad members
selected for the World Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro in two
weeks time performed the dressage test they will face there at the
end of Thursday’s dressage session at Defender Burghley Horse Trials.
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.