Down under riders lead at Blenheim Horse Trials
New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson leads the CIC*** British Championship cast on Quimbo afterwards the dressage stage at the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials.
Nicholson, who finally calendar week won Burghley, is on 35.1 penalization points at the front end of the 70-strong field, alongside Piggy French (GBR) together with West Side simply behind on 36.3. Germany’s Bettina Hoy is 3rd on Designer 10 alongside 40.8, ahead of William Fox-Pitt on Bay My Hero (42.0)
Mark Todd together with Leonidas II are the best of the balance of the Kiwis inwards 11th spot on 47.4.
Australian riders are inwards the plow over off 2 spots afterwards the dressage stage of the CCI***, alongside Chris Burton together with the onetime New Zealand dressage Equus caballus Underdiscussion leading alongside 31.8 penalties, from Tim Boland together with GV Billy Elliot on 35.2.
“Underdiscussion is a lovely Equus caballus to ride on the flat, he started life every bit a dressage Equus caballus alongside his co-owner Christine Weal, who together with thence went on to consequence him,” Burton said.
“It’s my showtime twelvemonth competing at Blenheim together with it’s a actually beautiful event. The cross province tomorrow is a testing three star course of report together with the full general feedback I’ve received from other competitors is that it volition bear witness to move tough together with demanding,” he said.
Germany’s Ingrid Klimke together with Tabasco are 3rd alongside 35.8, alongside British riders Lucy Wiegersma (Simon Porloe) together with William Fox-Pitt (Seacookie) heading off New Zealand’s Mark Todd alongside Conair (39.6) together with Andrew Nicholson together with Viscount George (40.0). Fox-Pitt is bidding for his 50th international title,.
There are xc starters inwards the CCI***.
As purpose of Blenheim’s finale, Tina Cook, William Fox-Pitt, Zara Phillips together with Nicola Wilson – iv of the v members of Britain’s eventing squad volition move taking purpose inwards a especial mounted parade inwards the principal arena earlier the prizegiving, at close 4.15pm on Sunday.
Also making their means from Greenwich to Blenheim, every bit purpose of the BEF’s Equestrian legacy programme from the Games, volition move about of the fences from the cross province course. The Altar (Fence 21 at Greenwich) volition directly characteristic inwards the CIC three star cross province course of report at Blenheim together with The Saxon Village (Fence 27ab at Greenwich) volition move used inwards the preparation the world at Blenheim.
There are besides to a greater extent than than 600 competitive amateur riders at Blenheim, raking purpose inwards several competitions including the Eventer Challenges together with novel Dominicus Fun ride. Some of the leading riders volition besides move letting their pilus downwards inwards 2 novelty events on Dominicus – Blenheim’s pop high boundary together with novel bareback showjumping classes.
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