Eventing: what's hot and what's not

Turquoise event grease
Coloured horses: a few years ago, no serious eventer would be seen dead on one, but Two For Joy and Park Pilot (both in the top four at Blenheim) are changing all that
Fixing your medical armband on your boot
Nasal strips for horses, as used for ages by Leslie Law. Expect them to be all the rage at pre-novice
A support team decked out in patterned wellies
Bobble-top silks, as seen on Andrew and Bettina Hoy and Kitty Boggis. So 1980s Pony Club. So now
The predominance of dressage queens: an alarming rise in white tendon boots and saddle squares in the warm-up area
Needing two lorries: a la Lucy Wiegersma, Julie Tew and the Ryans, at least one with a pop-out side…
The return of the knickers debate: big pants or thong? And that’s just for men…
The barefoot craze: some advanced horses are currently running with no shoes, like Tom Robinson’s Millennium Master
Electric bicycles, to get from your lorry to the edges of the showground
Artistic quarter marks: such as Ireland’s Sherelle Duke’s Guinness harp, the British team’s lion, Vicky Tuffs’ Welsh dragons and Matt Ryan’s kangaroos

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