Zara Tindall to perform guinea pig dressage test at Bicton five-star

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Zara Tindall: Bicton Horse Trials guinea pig
Zara Tindall and Class Affair at Rockingham Horse Trials.
(Image credit: Nico Morgan)

Zara Tindall will perform the guinea pig dressage test at Chedington Bicton Horse Trials tomorrow (Friday, 3 September). The former world and European champion will ride Gleadhill House Stud Ltd’s 12-year-old chestnut Class Affair, starting the test at 9am.

The guinea pig rider at a three-day event runs through the dressage test before the start of the competition, to allow the event systems to all be tested and the ground jury to get their eye in before the first proper competitor. The guinea pig does not test the cross-country or showjumping courses; only those taking part in the event ride these.

Pippa Roome
Pippa Roome
Magazine editor and eventing editor

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.