12 top eventers who came out to play last weekend (including a Burghley champion)

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Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class competing at Oasby 2018
Burghley 2017 winners Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class pictured at Oasby in 2017
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Last year’s Burghley runners up Piggy French and Vanir Kamira
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Last year’s Burghley runners up Piggy French and Vanir Kamira

Caroline Powell and Up Up And Away, who finished in the top 20 at Pau last year on his four-star debut
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Caroline Powell and Up Up And Away, who finished in the top 20 at Pau last year on his four-star debut

Imogen Murray and Tomgar Jess, who jumped a fast cross-country clear round Blenheim CCI3* last autumn
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Imogen Murray and Tomgar Jess, who jumped a fast cross-country clear round Blenheim CCI3* last autumn

Nicholas Lucey and Proud Courage, who achieved their first four-star completion at Luhmühlen last year
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Nicholas Lucey and Proud Courage, who achieved their first four-star completion at Luhmühlen last year

Oliver Townend pilots last year’s Tattersalls CIC3* runner-up MHS King Joules
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Oliver Townend pilots last year’s Tattersalls CIC3* runner-up MHS King Joules

Oliver Townend with Cooley Master Class, who achieved two third places in Event Rider Masters classes last season
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Oliver Townend with Cooley Master Class, who achieved two third places in Event Rider Masters classes last season

Willa Newton riding Caja 20, the 2016 Blenheim eight- and nine-year-old champion
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Willa Newton riding Caja 20, the 2016 Blenheim eight- and nine-year-old champion

Last year’s European individual bronze and team gold medallists Nicola Wilson and Bulana
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Last year’s European individual bronze and team gold medallists Nicola Wilson and Bulana

Imogen Gloag and Brendonhill Doublet, who were 26th at Burghley last year with a jumping clear across country
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Imogen Gloag and Brendonhill Doublet, who were 26th at Burghley last year with a jumping clear across country

Last year’s Burghley champions Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class
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Last year’s Burghley champions Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class

Louise Harwood and last year’s Blair CCI2* runner-up, Balladeer Miller Man
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Louise Harwood and last year’s Blair CCI2* runner-up, Balladeer Miller Man

Ceylor LAN
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Ceylor LAN

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Pippa Roome
Pippa Roome
Magazine editor and eventing editor

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.