Blenheim Horse Trials is a significant date in the British autumn eventing calendar as it plays host to a prestigious CCI4*-L as well as a CCI4*-S for eight- and nine-year-olds, which is a great opportunity to spot some potential five-star heroes of the future. This year’s event takes place on 19-22 September – if you want to attend then book your Blenheim tickets now – but if you aren’t able to attend in person, here’s how to watch Blenheim Horse Trials live.
Horse & Hound will have a reporter on site at Blenheim from Wednesday onwards, who will be on hand to provide online reports from both classes. To keep reading on our website after five articles, readers will need to buy a subscription. Visit horseandhound.co.uk/join to buy a Horse & Hound website unlimited subscription or, for great value, visit magazinesdirect.com/XHH-brandsite for a combined magazine and website subscription. If you are already a magazine subscriber, the cost to upgrade your subscription to include full website access is minimal – call 0330 333 1113 to find out more.
For detailed analysis of all the action, don’t miss our full Blenheim Horse Trials report in next week’s issue of Horse & Hound magazine, on sale Thursday 26 September 2023.
How to watch Blenheim Horse Trials live
Although there will be no terrestrial TV coverage available from this year’s Blenheim Horse Trials, you can follow all the cross-country and showjumping action on H&C TV+. If you aren’t already signed-up to H&C, either you can take out a 12-month subscription at £74.99 or £7.99 per month, or choose the pay per view/event pass option at £17.99, which gives you 30 days access to the event.
The cross-country is scheduled to start at 11.30am on Saturday 21 September for the CCI4*-L, while you will also be able to watch the showjumping phase for the CCI4*-S for eight- and nine-year-olds from 7.45am.
On Sunday 22 September, you will be able to watch the final horse inspection, followed by the cross-country phase for the CCI4*-S for eight- and nine-year-olds and showjumping for the CCI4*-L.
H&C’s coverage of Blenheim will have expert commentary from Nicole Brown and Ben King.
How to watch Blenheim Horse Trials live with a VPN
While it is not necessary to use a VPN to access Horse & Country’s live stream, if you would like to protect your online viewing from being monitored by third-parties, a Virtual Private Network (VPN) can help you do this. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and the internet, such that the servers and services you’re accessing aren’t able to track what you’re doing. All the information passing back and forth is entirely encrypted.
There are many VPN providers out there, with some more reliable and safe than others. We’d suggest using a paid-for service such as NordVPN, where you can get 73% off, which offers a 100% risk-free money back guarantee. If you’re not happy with the service any time within the first 30-days, then you can cancel with no penalties at all.
How to use a VPN
Using a VPN is incredibly simple.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. NordVPN is the one we recommend.
2. Open up the VPN app and choose the location of the service you wish to access.
3. Then head over to Horse & Country on your browser or device and enjoy the livestream.
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Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
