Warren Lamperd riding SILVIA in CIC*** ERM Section A during the cross country phase of the Barbury International Horse Trials held on the Barbury Castle Estate in the village of Rockley near Marlborough in the county of Wiltshire in the UK on 8th July 2018
It was a glorious weekend of sunshine and sport at the St James’s Place Barbury Horse Trials. Here are eight things we learnt at the Wiltshire event…
1. Upsilon is still gorgeous. We fell in love with the grey stallion when he and Tom Carlile won the Event Rider Masters (ERM) at Barbury last year and it was a huge thrill to see this incredible jumper back to his best on British soil last weekend after a turbulent time since things went a bit wrong at the Europeans last year.
Thomas Carlile riding UPSILON in CIC*** ERM Section A during the cross country phase of the Barbury International Horse Trials held on the Barbury Castle Estate in the village of Rockley near Marlborough in the county of Wiltshire in the UK on 8th July 2018
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2. Top riders are getting into #WearGreenForJonty, the initiative to show support for Irish eventer Jonty Evans, who recently suffered a serious brain injury in a fall at Tattersalls.
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China’s Alex Hua Tian swaps a red base layer for a green one as he pilots Don Geniro across country (pictured above).
Warren Lamperd riding SILVIA in CIC*** ERM Section A during the cross country phase of the Barbury International Horse Trials held on the Barbury Castle Estate in the village of Rockley near Marlborough in the county of Wiltshire in the UK on 8th July 2018
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Green arms for Australian four-star combination Warren Lamperd and Silvia.
Blyth Tait riding LEO DISTINCTION in CIC*** Section B during the cross country phase of the Barbury International Horse Trials held on the Barbury Castle Estate in the village of Rockley near Marlborough in the county of Wiltshire in the UK on 8th July 2018
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New Zealand’s former world and Olympic champion Blyth Tait — who also designed the novice cross-country course — riding Leo Distinction.
3. One can get eliminated at any time. Izzy Taylor suffered the misfortune of her competition ending in the dressage in the ERM section when Director General took exception to the big screen and wouldn’t co-operate.
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4.Broken tack doesn’t have to be the end of your competition. Toby Piggott suffered a broken martingale across country on Golden Forever, but still put in a fast cross-country round to finish 11th in the ERM.
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Toby Pigott riding GOLDEN FOREVER in CIC*** ERM Section A during the cross country phase of the Barbury International Horse Trials held on the Barbury Castle Estate in the village of Rockley near Marlborough in the county of Wiltshire in the UK on 8th July 2018
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5. Barbury is beautiful, whatever way you look at it. With the sun beating down and bathing the surrounding hills in glorious light, it may have been a sweaty weekend, but it was also a feast for the eyes — and H&H photographer Peter Nixon even captured an unusual angle…
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6. When the temperature is around 30°C, champagne is a welcome cooler… as demonstrated by the ERM top three of Tom Carlile, Gemma Tattersall and Chris Burton.
1st Thomas Carlile riding UPSILON, 2nd Gemma Tattersall riding PAMERO 4 and 3rd Christopher Burton riding POLYSTAR I during prize giving of the CIC*** ERM Section A during Barbury International Horse Trials held on the Barbury Castle Estate in the village of Rockley near Marlborough in the county of Wiltshire in the UK on 8th July 2018
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7. Sometimes, genes will out. We’re not sure we recommend taking off this far away from fences, but if your dam is triple four-star winner Headley Britannia and your sire is Jaguar Mail, who showjumped at the Olympics, it’s clearly possible. Lucinda Fredericks’ stallion Britannias Mail and his rider Libby Seed went on to record a clear round in the CIC2*.
Libby Seed riding BRITANNIAS MAIL in CIC ** Section C during the cross country phase of the Barbury International Horse Trials held on the Barbury Castle Estate in the village of Rockley near Marlborough in the county of Wiltshire in the UK on 7th July 2018
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8.Sun cream is your friend. Yes, we know we sound like your mother, but we saw a few lobster red bodies over the weekend. Ouch!
Pictures by Peter Nixon
Full report from Barbury inH&Hmagazine this Thursday (issue dated 12 July).
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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.
