Burghley Horse Trials Radio (BHT Radio) boasts a fantastic range of presenters to ensure you have the inside track on all three disciplines alongside interviews and features from around the showground:
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Our very own radio station keeps visitors up to date throughout the event.
Bobby Hayler
Bobby, based in Yorkshire and part of Team Hayler, has been competing at a high level since a young age, competing in Pony, Junior, Young Rider and Under 25s GP European. At senior level Bobby has been part of the Nations Cup team and is now competing in the Senior Grand Prix internationally.
John Bowen
John is an International Coach and former International Rider, having competed in both Eventing and Dressage disciplines. As a Coach, John trains many riders from grassroots to the highest levels and riders trained by him have won Championship medals at Junior European, Young Rider European and Senior Levels, including Olympic Games. John is well known as the trainer who worked with Jeanette Brakewell and her legendary horse Over To You, who won 8 Championship medals together for Team GB.
John’s association with Burghley started many years ago when he rode in the last Working Hunter classes held here, followed by riding in the first Young Event Horse classes. He has also ridden in the Dressage Demo in the Main Arena, judged the YEH Finals, and coached many riders competing in the 4-star competition. He describes Burghley as his favourite event in the world, and is delighted to be involved with BHT Radio.
John hopes you find his commentary honest, informative, occasionally entertaining and looks forward to seeing you all at Burghley.
Rupert Bell
Rupert has over 25 years of radio and TV broadcasting experience, covering news and sport across the world. Rupert is an accomplished sports TV presenter, having presented for Sky Sports and the Racing Channel. He is also a regular reporter for TalkSport Radio, keeping the UK public up-to-date with sports news from around the world. In 2017 he was named British Equestrian Federation Journalist of the Year.
Matt Ryan
Matt is a former Olympic-level equestrian rider who has won three Gold Medals competing for Australia – two in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and one in Sydney in 2000. Since retiring from eventing, Matt has focused on teaching, training his working pupils and clients as well as media work.
Broadcast on FM, our station will be available on car radios as you approach Stamford and earpieces are available to pre-order via the Box Office until August 26th (August 19th for overseas orders). During the event they will be available to purchase at all Programme Booths for £10.
Latest Audio
The 2018 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials Podcast – Show Jumping
In the final 2018 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials podcast, we sum up the exciting conclusion to the 2018 event, we speak to the nominated Charity, we go behind the scenes at the stables and try the Land Rover experience.
Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials- 2018 runner up Oliver Townend
We speak to 2018’s runner up Oliver Townend after what has been a fantastic weekend.