The Burghley 2017 Thread

[Cheshire Chestnut]

Poor Mark Todd.

Oliver Townend - cracking run was so fun to watch!

 

[Puff]

Getting all excited abt eventing (with no previous experience really at all)... I take it that taking a child's buggy around Burghley (next year, obvs, and assuming weather good) is over-ambitious? Thinking of the terrain/Saturday crowds if we wanted to take the day going very slowly around the course... Not sure I can drag the little one without yet although might get lucky...

You can do it with the right buggy! I have the "Out n About" little nipper and I take it everywhere off road and it's great. Managed Glastonbury with it anyway!

 

[Michen]

Ahhh so gutted that Piggy didn't win!

 

[Surreydeb]

Just watched on BBC 2, edge of my seat!

 

[FfionWinnie]

Enjoyed that. Someone phoned me to discuss bring a cow to my bull during Gemma's SJ round. I hung up, imaging calling me at 5pm on a Sunday when the last two riders are on. Argh!

 

[Honey08]

Wonderful Burghley - a good contest with changing leaderboard all the time.

Lovely to see Oliver on a top class horse. He always does well on a grey!

 

[Puff]

Yay! a British top 4 😁 Really pleased for Oli. Great for Tom McEwen too, big things for him ahead

 

[Tiddlypom]

Fab competition, so much better than the Europeans. This is what top class eventing is all about, a true test without tricking the horses.

So pleased for Oli.

 

[GirlFriday]

Thank you Puff - one for 2018 then

Does anyone know what the noseband thing some of the American riders were using in the x-c is called? Looked like a sort of extension to a cavesson so that added on a drop? Assume it is sort of like the action of a drop but not sure why they still need the cavesson part?

 

[AdorableAlice]

Fab competition, so much better than the Europeans. This is what top class eventing is all about, a true test without tricking the horses.

So pleased for Oli.

It was certainly a very different watch to the European course. I think we may have seen the next world champion event horse in Tom McEwen's horse.

 

[GirlFriday]

Does anyone know what the noseband thing some of the American riders were using in the x-c is called? Looked like a sort of extension to a cavesson so that added on a drop? Assume it is sort of like the action of a drop but not sure why they still need the cavesson part?

Oh, and one more novice question... is it the local hunt who you see spectating around the xc course on horse back? Are they stewarding too?

 

[Honey08]

Oh, and one more novice question... is it the local hunt who you see spectating around the xc course on horse back? Are they stewarding too?

Yes and yes. There are possibly a couple of different hunts there. They usually escort riders who retire/fall off the course.

 

[chipbutty]

It was certainly a very different watch to the European course. I think we may have seen the next world champion event horse in Tom McEwen's horse.

Totally agree, what a class horse best SJ round of the day

 

[GirlFriday]

Thanks Honey08 - I love learning on HHO.

 

[ester]

Badminton hunt riders seem to do more score collecting, burghley do off course escorts, particularly if you have a crowd in the way, Mark todd got an escort through the leaf pit area with his remaining bridle! Given that the fitzwilliam paraded hounds I presume it is them

 

[popsdosh]

Badminton hunt riders seem to do more score collecting, burghley do off course escorts, particularly if you have a crowd in the way, Mark todd got an escort through the leaf pit area with his remaining bridle! Given that the fitzwilliam paraded hounds I presume it is them

Its riders from several of the neighbouring hunts! They take it in turn to parade hounds.

 

[ester]

Ahh that cleared that question up as we weren't sure