Top horses are set to start their 2024 campaigns at Poplar Park, Oasby and Tweseldown, with strong British Eventing entries across the first two weekends of March – and a couple of leading names have changed hands over the off-season.
Poplar Park (2-3 March) will host three packed open intermediate sections.
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David Doel is hedging his bets on where he will run Burghley runner-up Galileo Nieuwmoed, as he is entered for both Oasby and Tweseldown. David also has a new ride on the list for Tweseldown in King Of The Mill, a five-star horse previously campaigned by Alex Bragg.
Gemma Stevens’ ride Chilli Knight is another on the comeback trail – he has done very little since winning Bicton Horse Trials’ one-off CCI5* in 2021, but is set to run at Tweseldown, as is Gemma’s fellow chestnut five-star campaigner Jalapeno III.
Riders often make multiple entries for the start of the season, to give themselves options in the lead-up to their spring three-day event targets if events are cancelled or they have setbacks in the build-up, so some of these top names may not run everywhere they are entered.
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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.
