Pippa Funnell takes third in Bicton dressage after delayed start: ‘I’m grateful they changed my time’

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Bicton Horse Trials dressage: Pippa Funnell and Majas Hope
Pippa Funnell and Majas Hope at Bicton five-star.
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Pippa Funnell moved into third in the Chedington Bicton Horse Trials dressage just before the lunch break, scoring 27.4 on her own and Marek Sebestak’s Majas Hope.

Pippa had been due to start as the fourth rider this morning, but the horse needed one shoe replaced, and with the farrier stuck in traffic, the event moved her time back so she rode as the final competitor before lunch.

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.