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One horse held at first Burghley trot-up while six-time winner of the event presents a tiny horse on another rider’s behalf

Gemma Redrup Gemma Redrup

    • There was a small dose of drama at the first Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials trot-up this afternoon (31 August) when Kiltar OBOS, the ride of British competitor JP Sheffield, was sent to the holding box.

    The 12-year-old gelding, who is by OBOS Quality 004 and is owned by Sue Wilkinson and Anne Marling, was inspected by the holding box vet before being re-presented. He was then accepted by the ground jury of Andrew Bennie, Katrin Eichinger-Kniely and Judy Hancock, much to the delight of the crowds.

    A laugh went up among those present at the Burghley Horse Trials trot-up when lofty William Fox-Pitt presented the pint-sized Corouet on behalf of the gelding’s rider Sarah Bullimore, who was studded in her right knee in a fall in the advanced class at Wellington Horse Trials on Monday (29 August).

    Burghley Horse Trials trot-up

    William Fox-Pitt and Sarah Bullimore’s ride Corouet during the first horse inspection of Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Credit: Peter Nixon

    There was a late withdrawal prior to the first horse inspection in the form of Izzy Taylor and Sarah Van Vegchel’s 11-year-old mare Ringwood Madras.

    This means that 52 horses will go forward to the dressage, which will get underway at 9.45am tomorrow morning (1 September) when first to go, Tim Price and Bango, will enter the main arena.

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    Gemma Redrup
    Gemma Redrup

    H&H features, racing and point-to-point editor
    Gemma is an experienced journalist, having been part of the H&H team since 2014, who is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting talents have taken her to numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
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