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A personal best, a skewbald star and a debutante on a home-bred – catch up on Burghley’s Thursday dressage action

Pippa Roome Pippa Roome

    • The Defender Burghley Horse Trials dressage started today (5 September) – and it kicked off with a bang when the second rider into the arena, Ros Canter, punched in a sub-20 test. She wasn’t headed all day, but there was plenty of other excitement and several interesting horses to enjoy.

    Read on to catch up on all the action…

    Ros Canter set a new personal best with a score of 19.9 to take the lead.

    Tom Jackson put in a solid test in the second group with Capels Hollow Drift and holds third overnight, behind Pippa Funnell with MCS Maverick.

    A pair who were on the podium at Badminton Horse Trials also kicked off their campaign this morning.

    Max Warburton put in the best test of the British debutants today.

    Fellow British first-timer Lizzie Baugh also took to the arena this afternoon with her home-bred B Exclusive.

    Further down the leaderboard, some characterful horses were in action.

    Emma Hyslop-Webb’s ride is one of the youngest in the field.

    Debutant Declan Cullen is the oldest rider here and rides the skewbald Seavaghan Ash.

    Finally, riders have been giving their first reactions to Derek di Grazia’s cross-country course.

    Check back in for more Burghley Horse Trials dressage tomorrow.

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    Pippa Roome
    Pippa Roome

    H&H magazine editor and eventing editor
    Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.
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