‘It shouldn’t be a given that riders will go clear when stepping up to four-star’, says Andrew Nicholson

Lucy Sugden riding ZORRO B (Y) during the cross country phase of the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials in Bramham Park near Wetherby in West Yorkshire in the UK between the 5 - 8th June 2025

The five-time Burghley winner and cross-country coach to the Swiss eventing team analyses recent course-design trends

In a year when lots of riders are choosing to compete abroad, it’s great to see a very healthy number of entries for Defender Bramham Horse Trials this week. I haven’t been to a British CCI4*-S yet this season – I’ve been to two Continental ones, Marbach and Strzegom with the Swiss team – but, […]