With just over a week to go before the World Eventing Championships kick off in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy, the final list of definite entries has been confirmed. This includes a change to the Irish team; Joseph Murphy has withdrawn from the squad for next week’s event (15-18 September) as his ride Calmaro has had “a setback in training”. Felicity Ward and Regal Bounty will take their place. The French team has also been confirmed, including a British-based rider making his championship debut.
Former Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials course-designer Mark Phillips reflects on this year’s event, in his H&H column this week. Mark considers the cross-country course, standout British performances – and the size of the fences. “Some will say there were too many horse falls,” he says, adding that “three of the seven were at an intermediate-sized brush corner in the Trout Hatchery. Many in the FEI and in high places want to ake cross-country easier in the name of risk management. This was a classic example of easier does not make it safer – if that had been a big fence in the water, would the riders have had more respect and taken more time to jump it? I believe the answer is definitely yes.”
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Eleanor is an experienced journalist who spent over eight years working for local and national newspapers before joining H&H as news editor in March 2016. Passionate about equine welfare and exposing the truth, Eleanor has reported on all aspects of the industry, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns, and from dressage rules to mules. Her sport of choice is showjumping, in which she competes her own horses, and she also enjoys reporting at local jumping shows through to international championships.
