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2009 NEWS

Friday, December 11, 2009  •  09:59 GMT
CHARITIES BENEFIT FROM BURGHLEY PROCEEDS
Two national charities have received donations totalling over £8,000 raised through activities held during this year’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. The... more

Wednesday, November 04, 2009  •  10:18 GMT
BURGHLEY 2009 DVD
This year's official Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials DVD is now available to order. To order a copy of the DVD (and for details on ordering past years), please... more

Thursday, September 17, 2009  •  12:35 GMT
RIDER'S CROSS COUNTRY ROUNDS - VIEW UNTIL END OF OCTOBER
View all riders' cross country rounds free of charge by registering on The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials' sister site - Burghley.tv - until the end of... more

Sunday, September 06, 2009  •  16:26 GMT
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED FOR CAROUSEL QUEST
Oliver Townend and Carousel Quest are the undisputed winners of this year’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Oliver couldn’t have dreamt of a better result. The... more

Sunday, September 06, 2009  •  16:25 GMT
INSTANT REACTION GIVES GINNIE BEST FIRST TIMER
“It’s been a long time coming but worth waiting for,” said 39-year-old Ginnie Turnbull who won the prize for the highest placed British first-timer at this year’s... more

Sunday, September 06, 2009  •  16:23 GMT
ANGUS GAINS HIS WINGS
Angus Smales gained his third Burghley completion and the prize for the highest placed ‘Under 25’ at this year’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Angus who is... more

Sunday, September 06, 2009  •  13:27 GMT
FIONA GIVES THE BEST CARE
Fiona Russell the groom of Looks Like Fun (no. 2) was judged the winner of the Mountain Horse ‘best horse care’ award at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Fiona... more

Sunday, September 06, 2009  •  12:17 GMT
NEW SHOW JUMPING COURSE DESIGNER
Show jumping course designer Richard Jeffery is another person making his official debut at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials this year. The British designer... more

Sunday, September 06, 2009  •  11:24 GMT
SARA JUDGED SUNDAY'S BEST TURNED OUT.
At the start of the final day at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials 49 competitors remain in the competition. Three horses were withdrawn after the cross-country;... more

Saturday, September 05, 2009  •  17:34 GMT
OLIVER AND CAROUSEL QUEST IN PURSUIT OF BURGHLEY WIN
The week continued as it started for Oliver Townend who after a clear and fast cross-country round with Carousel Quest maintained his lead at The Land Rover... more

Saturday, September 05, 2009  •  17:30 GMT
FIRST TIMERS CELEBRATE
Leicestershire based first timer Ginnie Turnbull was on cloud nine after producing a clean sheet on cross-country day at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. The... more

Saturday, September 05, 2009  •  14:48 GMT
SAM ENJOYS HIS BURGHLEY RIDE
Happy Times lived up to his name for British based Australian Sam Griffiths producing a clear round, in the time, to remain on his dressage score and head the... more

Friday, September 04, 2009  •  18:32 GMT
OLIVER STORMS INTO THE LEAD
British European team member Oliver Townend and the grey Carousel Quest stormed into the lead at the end of a second gusty dressage day at The Land Rover Burghley... more

Friday, September 04, 2009  •  18:31 GMT
MARES MAKE THEIR MARK
For just the third time a mare has won a Burghley Dubarry Young Event Horse final at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Alex Postolowsky rode the Dutch-bred... more

Friday, September 04, 2009  •  18:30 GMT
BEF HONOUR SAM
British breeder and former rider Sam Barr was today presented with a British Equestrian Federation (BEF) Medal of Honour at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials.... more

Friday, September 04, 2009  •  14:16 GMT
PIPPA GAINS SIXTH YOUNG HORSE WIN
International event rider Pippa Funnell claimed her sixth young horse title winning the five-year-old Burghley Dubarry Young Event Horse final at The Land Rover... more

Friday, September 04, 2009  •  13:34 GMT
ALEX IS MORE THAN JUST A FIRST TIMER
Twenty-eight-year-old Alex Peternell is not only competing for the first time at this year’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, but this afternoon he will also be... more

Friday, September 04, 2009  •  12:07 GMT
HOGBEN POTTERY IS BEST TRADE STAND
Another significant competition, as far as the 500 trade stand holders at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials are concerned, is the annual prize for the ‘best... more

Friday, September 04, 2009  •  09:38 GMT
SPORT HORSE STALLIONS ON PARADE
Eighteen British-based and two German-based graded sport horse stallions will be parading at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials on Friday (4 September). The... more

Thursday, September 03, 2009  •  17:27 GMT
TRULUCK GIVES PHILLIP A CHANCE
American rider Phillip Dutton and Truluck have taken the lead at the end of the first day of dressage at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. The Australian born... more

Thursday, September 03, 2009  •  17:26 GMT
BURTON ARE THE BEST
Runners up last year the Burton Pony Club went one better to win this to win year’s Inter-branch Pony Club show jumping competition at the Land Rover Burghley Horse... more

Thursday, September 03, 2009  •  16:04 GMT
INJURED RIDERS CHARITY LAUNCHES 21ST ANNIVERSARY
The Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund – the only UK charity which helps all those injured in horse-related accidents and in need – is 21 this year and announced its... more

Thursday, September 03, 2009  •  14:56 GMT
KAI SETS THE STANDARD
German rider Kai Ruder has taken the early lead, half way through the first day of dressage at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. The 38-year-old and LePrince... more

Wednesday, September 02, 2009  •  18:40 GMT
EIGHTY COMPETE FOR LAND ROVER TROPHY
The 2009 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials are now underway and after the first horse inspection eighty combinations are now in contention for the Land Rover... more

Friday, August 28, 2009  •  12:57 GMT
BURGHLEY.TV AT THE LAND ROVER BURGHLEY HORSE TRIALS
CROSS COUNTRY COVERAGE - SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2009. To keep Burghley’s followers here and abroad up to date with the action The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials... more

Tuesday, August 25, 2009  •  16:44 GMT
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
Burghley Director, Elizabeth Inman, is writing her blog depicting life at this year’s Trials in the run up to the Event. Keep watching the website for Elizabeth’s... more

Friday, August 21, 2009  •  13:37 GMT
BOX OFFICE - OPEN UNTIL 25 AUGUST
The Box Office is open to accept on-line and telephone credit card orders for special delivery only up to 5.30 p.m., Tuesday, 25th August.

Thursday, August 20, 2009  •  11:58 GMT
TOP INTERNATIONAL FIELD TO CONTEST THE LAND ROVER BURGHLEY HORSE TRIALS TITLE
Last year’s winner, William Fox-Pitt will be defending his title at the 2009 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (September 3-6). The leading British rider, one of... more

Wednesday, August 19, 2009  •  09:55 GMT
BECOME A FAN AND KEEP UP TO DATE WITH BURGHLEY
The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials has signed up with the social networking website Facebook. Become a fan and keep up to date with the Event in the familiar... more

Wednesday, August 19, 2009  •  09:48 GMT
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
Burghley Director, Elizabeth Inman, is writing her blog depicting life at this year’s Trials in the run up to the Event. Keep watching the website for Elizabeth’s... more

Tuesday, August 04, 2009  •  08:47 GMT
BURGHLEY STEPS OUT IN STYLE
The wraps are off for the first of a new and exclusive clothing range that has been specifically designed for The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (3-6 September).... more

Thursday, June 18, 2009  •  10:30 GMT
DRESSAGE AND STALLIONS TAKE CENTRE STAGE
Dressage and stallions take centre stage at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials Dressage displays with international trainer Ferdi Eilberg and a sport horse... more

Wednesday, April 29, 2009  •  12:00 GMT
BURGHLEY BOX OFFICE NOW OPEN
The Box Office will open for this year's Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials on Friday 1st May 2009. Tickets can be bought online from the Burghley Box Office simply... more

Thursday, April 02, 2009  •  14:50 GMT
THE BURGHLEY YOUNG EVENT HORSE KICKS OFF WITH DUBARRY
Dubarry of Ireland has joined forces with The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials as the new supporter of its well established Young Event Horse series. The Galway... more

Monday, February 23, 2009  •  09:16 GMT
BURGHLEY COOKS UP A CULINARY CHALLENGE
The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials features on television on Wednesday 25th February (BBC2 – 8.00pm) as the spectacular setting for the finals of MasterChef – the... more

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