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Torrential rain, Carl Hester and some hairy cross-country moments: why Blenheim 2016 didn’t disappoint

Madeleine Silver

    • What would a horse trials be without some heavy rain, sufficient thrills and spills on the cross-country course, champagne to celebrate and a few celebs thrown into the mix? Which is why this year's Blenheim International Horse Trials (8-11 September) didn't disappoint. Don't miss the full report in the 15 September issue of Horse & Hound magazine, out this Thursday

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    If Carlsberg did… cross-country viewpoints

    It's hard to trump the picture-perfect setting at Blenheim Palace

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    A far cry from Rio

    Britain's Olympic dressage silver medallists Carl Hester, Fiona Bigwood, Charlotte Dujardin and Spencer Wilton, take some time out to enjoy Blenheim

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    This wasn’t part of the plan…

    Jodie Seddon and Skies The Limit III during the young horse CIC3* cross-country

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    So… how do we get out of here?

    Michael Jackson and PSH Promise Me get into trouble in the young horse CIC3* cross-country

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    Don’t mention the weather

    You can rely on the Great British public to ignore (torrential) rain

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    Time to celebrate!

    Paul Tapner (3rd) Oliver Townend (1st) and Jonelle Price (2nd) in the final standing in the 2016 Event Rider Masters series at the of the Cross Country phase of the CIC***ERM at Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials in the grounds of Blenheim Palace near Oxford in Oxfordshire UK on 11th September 2016

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    Famous faces

    Actor and president of the British Horse Society Martin Clunes (carrying Willberry Wonder Pony) chats to Gemma Tattersall

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    Flying high

    Gemma Tattersall is on flying form in the Eventers' High Jump Challenge

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    My work here is done…

    Course-designer Eric Winter checks out his track — the last time he will design at Blenheim, having been appointed to take over from Giuseppe Della Chiesa at Badminton

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