British rider moves up to lead Bramham under-25s after cross-country – despite riding with severe knee injury

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Bramham Horse Trials cross-country: Phoebe Locke and Bellagio Declyange
Phoebe Locke and Bellagio Declyange at Bramham 2022.
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Britain’s Phoebe Locke has moved up from second after dressage to take the lead after the Bramham Horse Trials cross-country for the British Horse Feeds under-25 CCI4*-L.

The 22-year-old rider had a super round on Bellagio Declyange. She was very determined jumping into the Womble Bond Dickinson Ponds (fence 18abcd), where the chestnut threw a huge jump and Phoebe lost her stirrups. But she hung on and steered through the next three elements of the combination with no stirrup, finishing the course comfortably inside the optimum time.

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.