Zara Tindall frying bacon, hound kisses and triumphant Brits: Burghley 2017 in pics

BONZA KING OF ROUGES Paul Tapner

(Image credit: Lucy Merrell)

If you have withdrawal symptoms from the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials 2017, you’re not alone. After four days of high drama, some bright sunshine, over indulgence on the food walk and splurges in the shopping village, we’re already counting down until next year. Re-live this year’s action in pictures...

Celeb status: Zara Tindall poses with some young fans after her dressage test

Not your average warm-up backdrop…

The home straight: Sophie Brown on Wil come home safely

Library image.

A new career calling? Zara Tindall tries her hand in the kitchen with Countryfile’s Adam Henson

Mind the gap: Paul Tapner and Bonza King Of Rouges clear the Cottesmore Leap in style

In demand: Clare Balding speaks to Oliver Townend as he soars to the top of the leaderboard post-cross-country

Piggy French soaks up the atmosphere after a clear showjumping round aboard Vanir Kamira, with her eventually taking the runner up spot

Raising the roof: Oliver Townend takes the Burghley title for the second time in his career, this time aboard Ballaghmor Class

Lap of honour: Oliver has his moment in the spotlight

Sophie the Countess of Wessex meets the Fitzwilliam (Milton) Hunt hounds, paraded by huntsman Simon Hunter

One for the mantelpiece: Oliver adds this year’s title to his 2009 Burghley victory

A British 1-2-3: the future is looking bright for British eventing, with Oliver Townend, Piggy French and Gemma Tattersall taking the top spots

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A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.