The week on Twitter: Battle of the Burghley hairline and some smart wheels
Enjoy some of our favourite tweets from the past seven days. From a lame Olympian to some strong hairlines at Burghley, it all happened on Twitter this week.
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Tweets of the week
Thankfully this is not the extent of the Burghley media centre
@LRBHT_Official @BEventing @horseandhound this rather shattered my illusions of grandeur after the media centre! pic.twitter.com/Yqe15ys1dM@LRBHT_Official @BEventing @horseandhound this rather shattered my illusions of grandeur after the media centre! pic.twitter.com/Yqe15ys1dM— maria wynne (@mariawynne) September 6, 2015— maria wynne (@mariawynne) September 6, 2015
A H&H eventing blogger and his superstar horse Boz who looks very please with himself after his brilliant Burghley performance
Bozzie completes his 4th @LRBHT_Official and his 6th CCI****! What a star! Now content in his field! #proudofmyboy pic.twitter.com/vAv9JpxIt1Bozzie completes his 4th @LRBHT_Official and his 6th CCI****! What a star! Now content in his field! #proudofmyboy pic.twitter.com/vAv9JpxIt1— Simon Grieve (@SimonjGrieve) September 6, 2015— Simon Grieve (@SimonjGrieve) September 6, 2015
We have to agree on this one
He might be 3rd here but Chris Burton wins best hair award pic.twitter.com/jzX8oGDoDDHe might be 3rd here but Chris Burton wins best hair award pic.twitter.com/jzX8oGDoDD— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) September 6, 2015— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) September 6, 2015
Whoopsie! The awning on the lorry of US event rider Liz Halliday-Sharp makes a surprise appearance on a Dutch motorway
Well this wasn't Spose to happen @lizhalliday @RuyFonseca #empireexperience pic.twitter.com/eIcJieoBu3Well this wasn't Spose to happen @lizhalliday @RuyFonseca #empireexperience pic.twitter.com/eIcJieoBu3— Gemma kate (@GJelinska) September 6, 2015— Gemma kate (@GJelinska) September 6, 2015
We can see how this caused some confusion among the non-eventing initiated
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Closed down 7 hour strategy meeting quite abruptly to get to airport. Indian colleagues a bit confused about Blair. Asking about Tony.Closed down 7 hour strategy meeting quite abruptly to get to airport. Indian colleagues a bit confused about Blair. Asking about Tony.— Christopher MR Stone (@ChristopherMRSt) September 9, 2015— Christopher MR Stone (@ChristopherMRSt) September 9, 2015
It’s a dog’s life
Somebody enjoying @BCIHT course walk @TeamIRLEq pic.twitter.com/qxr2A148n6Somebody enjoying @BCIHT course walk @TeamIRLEq pic.twitter.com/qxr2A148n6— J Murphy Eventing (@JMurphyEventing) September 10, 2015— J Murphy Eventing (@JMurphyEventing) September 10, 2015
We really need one of these
#Blair2015 Michael Jung still pretty sore & lame from his fall at Burghley so he's been 'walking the course' on this: pic.twitter.com/Ui5nvV2iCs#Blair2015 Michael Jung still pretty sore & lame from his fall at Burghley so he's been 'walking the course' on this: pic.twitter.com/Ui5nvV2iCs— Clare Balding (@clarebalding) September 10, 2015— Clare Balding (@clarebalding) September 10, 2015
And congratulations to this week’s Tweet of the Week winner
What a photo — a lot of eventing royalty in one place here
Sam & the 26 yr old Word Perfect who won @bhorsetrials in 1998 with Chris a title still to be wonby Sam & Michi! pic.twitter.com/onLEjqUxFMSam & the 26 yr old Word Perfect who won @bhorsetrials in 1998 with Chris a title still to be wonby Sam & Michi! pic.twitter.com/onLEjqUxFM— German Eventing (@luhmuehlen2017) September 7, 2015— German Eventing (@luhmuehlen2017) September 7, 2015
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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.