Burghley Horse Trials dressage times: when does your favourite ride?
The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials dressage times for the next two days of competition have been released.
The action between the white boards on Thursday (1 September) starts at 9.45am and the last horse is at 3.30pm, after which the British team for the eventing World Championships will practise their dressage tests in front of the crowds.
On Friday (2 September), the first horse and rider are into the arena at 10am and the final pair at 3.45pm.
Fifty-two horses will start in the competition. The ground jury, who judge the dressage among their other duties, consists of president Andrew Bennie (New Zealand) and members Katrin Eichinger-Kniely (Austria) and Judy Hancock (Great Britain).
There will be a Yogi Breisner jumping masterclass in the arena at the lunch break on Thursday and a Carl Hester dressage masterclass at the lunch break on Friday.
Burghley Horse Trials dressage times: leading contenders
- Pippa Funnell and Billy Walk On: Thursday, 9.53am
- Piggy March and Vanir Kamira: Thursday, 1.30pm
- Jonelle Price and Classic Moet: Thursday, 2.10pm
- Sarah Bullimore and Corouet: Thursday, 2.58pm
- Tim Price and Vitali: Friday, 10am
- William Fox-Pitt and Oratorio: Friday, 11.31am
- Kitty King and Vendredi Biats: Friday, 2.25pm
- Ros Canter and Pencos Crown Jewel: Friday, 3.05pm
- Oliver Townend and Swallow Springs: Friday, 3.45pm
Check out the full Burghley Horse Trials dressage times: available here
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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.