One horse held at first Burghley trot-up while six-time winner of the event presents a tiny horse on another rider’s behalf

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Burghley Horse Trials first trot-up
JP Sheffield and Kiltar Obos during the first horse inspection of the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials.
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)

There was a small dose of drama at the first Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials trot-up this afternoon (31 August) when Kiltar OBOS, the ride of British competitor JP Sheffield, was sent to the holding box.

The 12-year-old gelding, who is by OBOS Quality 004 and is owned by Sue Wilkinson and Anne Marling, was inspected by the holding box vet before being re-presented. He was then accepted by the ground jury of Andrew Bennie, Katrin Eichinger-Kniely and Judy Hancock, much to the delight of the crowds.

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.