Horses show high spirits at Bicton trot-up, plus two withdrawn at the last minute

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Bicton Horse Trials first trot-up: Piggy March and Vanir Kamira
Piggy March and Vanir Kamira at the first trot-up for the five-star at Chedington Bicton Horse Trials in September 2021.
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All the horses presented at the Chedington Bicton Horse Trials first trot-up today for Britain’s one-off five-star competition were passed on initial inspection.

Two horses were withdrawn at the last minute – Sophie Jenman’s ride Lordana VH Leysehof Z (“Marlie”) and Becky Heappey’s DHI Babette K – leaving a field of 32 to start the competition.

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.