Mud, mud, glorious mud!! Because pictures speak louder than words!

[Puppy]

To give you an idea of conditions at Burghley today....

 

[random_rider]

My gawd!

 

[MarinaBay]

EWWW!!!! Wellies and water proofs definately needed then! Should I risk bringing the car?

 

[Saf]

What you on about I can still see grass

 

[Bubblegum]

Yep...it was muddy!!!! My poor,poor little polo,Pippa. She only just, and I mean only just made it out of there!!!!

 

[merlinsquest]

Looks like spectators should withdraw for safety reasons

 

[CracklinRosie]

That's exactly what Blair looked like 2 weeks ago and the sun shone brightly on the Saturday!

 

[Puppy]

Well it's forecast to keep raining all night and all tomorrow too!

 

[toffeesmarty]

The mud reminds me of when Zara won the Europeans at Blenheim. We spent five nights in the lorry....oh the memory of walking back in the mud.

 

[mle22]

So glad event here in NI has been cancelled and I can sit in comfort and watch the action on tv: got the munchies in!

 

[SilverSkye]

We are not a million miles away from burghley and although it stopped raining about 5pm till then it had rained all day and it started again about 9pm tonight and is forecast to keep raining all night, everything is crossed that all the horses and riders come home safely tomorrow xx

 

[CastleMouse]

Blimey...

 

[teapot]

That's what Hickstead was like last year all round the tradestands! That horrible slippy, gloopy mud that really makes you hope that you don't go arse over ...

 

[TicTac]

Mud Mud Glorious mud
Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood.
So follow me follow
Down to the hollow
And there we can wallow in Mud, so pissed off with not so glorious mud!

Oh to live in a warm dry country...................

 

[jcberry]

looks like badders a few years back, one man was walking around in flip flops and shorts

obvioulsy thought he wasnt gonna keep dry!

 

[BackInBlack]

that's dismal

hope it's not too hazardous for horses and riders

 

[flohelf]

I want some of it over here

we have nothing but dust

Seriously, how awful for the riders... and spectators

 

[golddustsara]

WOAH!!!! Geeeeeez. They should start selling studs for wellies!

 

[Flibble]

Thats not mud I have seen it muddier at Badminton.

 

[frannieuk]

OMG I thought you were at Glastonbury for a minute!!

 

[PapaFrita]

Oh my goodness. I hope the going was a bit better for the horses!

 

[ann-jen]

Thats exactly like Bramham earlier this year - and someone stupidly forgot to take wellies!

 

[ISHmad]

Glad we went on Thursday... Hope all horses and riders make it safely round the XC today, what horrible conditions.

 

[Gorgeous George]

lovely!!!