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2006 NEWS

Friday, September 29, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
WHAT A PAIR!
International friendships were forged at this year’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials thanks to the Mountain Horse International Pairs Challenge. The winners - Ruth... more

Sunday, September 10, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
FIFTY RIDERS JUMP TO IT
After this morning’s horse inspection fifty horses remain in the competition at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Per Chirac (80) the ride of Harald Fechner... more

Sunday, September 10, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
STUART IS TOP BURGHLEY GROOM
Stuart Ward, the groom of Piggy French’s ride Boherdeel Champion, won the Mountain Horse ‘horse care’ award presented at this morning’s horse inspection at The... more

Sunday, September 10, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
FIRST TIMERS IN TIGHT FINISH
You don’t have to be in the top 20 to take home a prize from The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Currently in the 21st place, before the show jumping, is... more

Sunday, September 10, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
BRITANNIA RULES
Lucinda Fredericks and the little mare Headley Britannia pulled off the dream result – winning The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials after a clear round in the show... more

Sunday, September 10, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
PRIZE LIST
• The Land Rover Perpetual Challenge trophy to the winning owner: Lucinda Fredericks • The Burghley Challenge Cup to the winning rider: Lucinda... more

Saturday, September 09, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
ALL SET FOR AN EXCITING DAY
The conditions are perfect for cross-country day at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. The sun is shining and the footing on the 6600 metre course is ideal for... more

Saturday, September 09, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH
"He is strong and naively bold and likes to gallop and jump which can be great but at times he was taking no notice of me at all which made a few of the jumps a bit... more

Saturday, September 09, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
DOWN-UNDER ON TOP OF THE WORLD
Australian riders sweep the board at the end of cross-country day at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Andrew Hoy and Moon Fleet capitalised on their... more

Saturday, September 09, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
CROSS COUNTRY ACTION NOW ON-LINE
Innovative Burghley tv providing live action from today’s cross country has proved a first-time success and you will be able to enjoy a repeat of the action this... more

Friday, September 08, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
TREQUITE PROVES THE RIGHT STUFF
Trequite, another from the Preci-Spark breeding stable, ridden by Sarah Cohen won the five-year-old section of the Winergy Burghley Young Event Horse final. By the... more

Friday, September 08, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
BONNIE RIDES A PRETTY TEST
Lucinda Fredericks (Headley Britannia) and Bettina Hoy (Peaceful Warrior) remain at the top of the leaderboard at the midway stage of the second day of dressage at... more

Friday, September 08, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
MOONFLEET PUTS ANDREW IN REACH OF THE STARS
Andrew Hoy and Moonfleet didn’t disappoint the large crowds anticipating an exciting finish to dressage and went into the lead at the end of the first two days at... more

Friday, September 08, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
COTTON KING RULES THE FOUR YEAR OLDS
A high-quality strongly fought four-year-old Winergy Burghley Young Event Horse final resulted in a win for Cotton King ridden by Angela Tucker. The big good... more

Thursday, September 07, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
HOYS AHEAD
Bettina Hoy (GER) has taken the early lead at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Halfway through the first day of dressage Bettina has gone to the top of the... more

Thursday, September 07, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
WIFE POWER TOPS THE LEADERBOARD
Lucinda Fredericks (AUS) and her little mare Headley Britannia (no. 47) head the leader board at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. ‘Little Brit’ performed the... more

Thursday, September 07, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
SOHAM AND DISTRICT ARE TOPS
Soham and District Pony Club were the winners of this year’s Express Café’s Pony Club Show Jumping competition. After two exciting rounds both the Soham and... more

Thursday, September 07, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
HAVE A GO AT HORSE-LESS BURGHLEY
Even those without a horse can compete at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials by taking part in The Horse-Less Burghley Challenge being staged on Sunday. Held... more

Wednesday, September 06, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
MARKS & SPENCER TO SPONSOR DRESSAGE AT BURGHLEY
Marks & Spencer, which will be opening a new Simply Food store in Stamford on 17th October, is sponsoring the highly popular dressage displays at The Land Rover... more

Wednesday, September 06, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
ZARA TO PARADE AT BURGHLEY
Zara Phillips, Eventing’s newly crowned World Champion, and her equestrian partner Toytown, will be doing a lap of honour, on Sunday, 10 September, at midday in the... more

Wednesday, September 06, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
81 COME UNDER STARTERS ORDERS
Eighty one horses and 70 riders representing nine nations start in The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials after the first horse inspection this afternoon (Wednesday).... more

Friday, September 01, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
COMMENTARY TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR STREAMING SERVICE
A world class commentary team has been announced for the broadband streaming service which will be carrying live and exclusive footage of the Cross Country phase of... more

Wednesday, August 30, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
BURGHLEY'S NEW ALL WEATHER ARENA
We are delighted to announce the installation of an ‘All Weather’ training arena, ready for this year’s Event. This is the first such arena in the UK at a four star... more

Tuesday, August 29, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
BURGHLEY YOUNG EVENT HORSE SERIES SEEKS NEW PARTNER
The most prodigious series for talent spotting the future equestrian stars of eventing is about to make a rare appearance in the sponsorship market place. This... more

Tuesday, August 29, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
HOY ON COURSE FOR $250,000 GRANDSLAM
Entries have now closed for The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials 2006, and we are delighted to announce a top class field for this year’s event. All the riders... more

Wednesday, August 16, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
BURGHLEY’S ECONOMIC IMPACT
An economic impact survey into the Burghley Horse Trials by rural regeneration agency the Welland SSP has illustrated the trials’ massive £16m-plus annual financial... more

Tuesday, August 15, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
MOUNTAIN HORSE INTERNATIONAL PAIRS CHALLENGE
If you want to be patriotic and support a Brit at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials this year but your favourite eventer is from overseas, cheer for one of each... more

Thursday, June 29, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
THE BEST SHOPPING JUST GOT BETTER
The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (7-10 September), which boasts some of the best shopping anywhere in the world, will once again have outstanding shops on... more

Monday, May 08, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
BURGHLEY AHOY!
Andrew Hoy’s spectacular victory at Badminton this weekend means that this year’s equestrian social event of the year, The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (7-10... more

Thursday, March 23, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
NEW LOOK BURGHLEY
The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials has seized upon the demise of the Roads & Tracks and Steeplechase phases from Three Day Events (at four star level), to take a... more

Monday, March 20, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
BEDMAX AT BURGHLEY
BEDMAX shavings have today announced that they are to be the official supplier of shavings for the stables at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Held between... more

Monday, February 20, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
BURGHLEY AND BE TEAM UP FOR LARGE SCALE INVESTMENT
The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials and British Eventing (BE)are working together to provide investment for Intermediate and Advanced level cross-country courses. ... more

Friday, February 03, 2006  •  00:00 GMT
YOUNG EVENT HORSE QUALIFIERS - LIST AVAILABLE
The 2006 qualifying shows for the prestigious WINERGY® Burghley Young Event Horse Series have been announced (visit the Young Event Horse section on this site). ... more

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