Meet H&H’s Burghley first-timer diarist Tracy Garside

Freelance riding instructor Tracy Garside will be writing an online diary for www.horseandhound.co.uk in the build up to her first Burghley this autumn (4-7 September).

In the spring thousands of you enjoyed reading our diary from Badminton first-timer Olivia Haddow, who completed the event with her charismatic coloured horse Patris Filius. Now it’s time to get behind Tracy’s four-star debut with her attractive dun horse Dunauger.

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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.