Robert WHITAKER riding USA TODAY; winner of Class 28 at the at Bolesworth CSI **** International, at Bolesworth Castle, Tattenhall, near Chester on the 19th June 2015
Horse & Hound's coverage of Ashford Farm CSI4* Bolesworth International (18-21 June) is brought to you in association with Equestrian.com
If you made the trip to Cheshire for the Ashford Farm Bolesworth International (18-21 June) you may be suffering from an equestrian overload hangover, after four days packed with action.
Whether you were in the market for top-class showjumping and dressage, or catching a glimpse of the eventers being put through their paces in the Ride-Away Express Eventing Challenge — it’s unlikely you came away feeling short changed.
And our photographers were on hand to catch some of the thrills, spills and stranger sights from this year’s spectacle.
Ireland’s David Simpson and Gotti Van Paemel (pictured above) and Norway’s Victoria Gulliksen and Grafit shared the prize money in the Equestrian.com puissance that went to a thrilling final fifth round, with the wall reaching 2.10 metres.
2. …and again
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Victoria Gulliksen celebrates her Puissance success in style. “I took advice from my dad as he has jumped up to 2.25 metres so knows how to do it, but I wasn’t expecting to get to the final round,” she said afterwards.
Michael Eilberg and Woodlander Farouche cruise to victory in the Equestrian.com invitational inter I freestyle — despite the chestnut being a little nervous in the electric atmosphere.
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Robert WHITAKER riding USA TODAY; winner of Class 28 at the at Bolesworth CSI **** International, at Bolesworth Castle, Tattenhall, near Chester on the 19th June 2015
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Robert Whitaker and USA Today take the Equerry Horse Feeds CSI4* 1.45m title after a tight jump off
The opening ceremony gets the crowds in the mood for four days of entertainment.
8. Not your average main arena attraction…
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Butterflies wowed the crowd in the opening ceremony.
9. A memorable backdrop
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Wrapped up in all the action, you may have failed to give the stunning castle backdrop the credit it’s due…
10. Wacky jumps
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Clare Shepherd and Jordanta take the six-year-old final, where no creativity has been spared with the fence designs
11. The high jump
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The French Horseman display team show the horses how it’s done.
Don’t miss the full report from Bolesworth International in Horse & Hound magazine, 25 June issue
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A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.
