A poignant victory, a superstar grey stallion and a very special homebred: six stories to catch up on from the final day at Blenheim

There is a new name on the CCI4*-L trophy at Blenheim Horse Trials as a German rider topped the main class. And it was cross-country day for the young horses, with an exciting finale as the contenders jumped in reverse order of merit.

Semi-professional rider Malin Hansen-Hotopp’s Blenheim Horse Trials dream came true when she took the win in the CCI4*-L class

• Find out why this victory was so poignant for Malin

Lizzie Baugh was the highest-placed British first-timer, where she was also making her CCI4*-L debut with a very special horse

• Find out what this result means to Lizzie and the horse she has known since she was 12 years old

Piggy March landed an all-the-way win in the CCI4*-S for young horses on Halo.

• What does Piggy think about the stallion’s five-star prospects?

Before the action began, there was drama at the final horse inspection.

• Find out who was spun, which horses were held and the withdrawals

A precious skewbald with royal relations was in the mix in the CCI4*-L.

• How is Seavaghan Ash connected to The Queen?

And a 20-year-old rider enjoyed a dream Blenheim Horse Trials debut, jumping double clear.

• What’s Halcyon Graf’s party trick when he wants attention?

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Martha Terry

H&H features editor

Martha is an experienced journalist who is mad-keen on dogs of all shapes and sizes. After growing up with assorted liver and white springer spaniels, she enjoyed 14 years with two rescue dogs, one a street dog from Gambia who was abandoned at three weeks old. Now, her constant companion, whether by her feet at her desk or walking cross-country courses, is Fidget, an extremely energetic and habitually muddy black and white springer. Martha has written on topics as diverse as a top horse’s clone to the best GPS trackers for dogs, as well as equestrian and rural matters for Country Life, The Field, The Times, The Spectator and The Telegraph alongside Horse & Hound.