3 - 6 September 2026
The latest previews, interviews and reports from Defender Burghley.
In preparation for the 2025 Defender Burghley Horse Trials, Pedestrian access along the central route through Burghley Parkland will be closed from Monday 4 August to Friday 19 September 2025
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Champion Equestrian is proud to announce its appointment as the Official Safety Partner of Defender Burghley Horse Trials 2025, marking the union of two icons of British equestrianism in a shared commitment to safety, quality, and care for rider wellbeing.
Defender Burghley Horse Trials’ official charity for the 2025 event (4-7 September) will be the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance (LNAA).
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Britain’s most prestigious young horse championships, the Dubarry Burghley Young Event Horse Final, will receive an increase in prize-money as the leading manufacturers of countryside clothing and boots celebrate 15 years of sponsorship.
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Britain’s Ros Canter and her charismatic horse Lordships Graffalo entered the pantheon of greats in the sport of eventing with an emphatic triumph at Defender Burghley, which carries a first prize of £110,000.
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