Burghley Horse Trials

The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September. The Land Rover Freelander Burghley Horse Trial is classified by the FEI as one of the six leading three-day events in the world (the others being the Badminton Horse Trials, the Rolex Kentucky Three Day, the Australian International Three Day Event, the Luhmühlen Horse Trials and the Étoiles de Pau). It has competition at CCI**** (four star) level. The prize for first place is currently £50,000. Prize money is given down to 20th place.
Burghley is also one of the three events in the Grand Slam of Eventing.
Run in conjunction with the event since 1990 is the Burghley Young Event Horse final, which judges 4 and 5 year old horses on their potential as future Olympic mounts.
History
Horse trials have been held at Burghley House since 1961 when its owner the 6th Marquess of Exeter, an Olympic gold medalist in athletics and IOC member, heard that a three-day event at Harewood House could no longer be held. Since then no other international horse trials site has staged as many championships, a record ten in all including the first World Championship in 1966.
It is the longest continuous running international event. Up to 2006 there have been six course designers: Bill Thomson, M.R.C.V.S. 1961 – 1983, Lt-Col. Henry Nicoll, D.S.O., O.B.E., 1975, Philip Herbert 1984 – 1988, Captain Mark Phillips, C.V.O., 1989 – 1996 and 1998 – 2000, Mike Tucker 1997 and 2001, Wolfgang Feld 2002 – 2004 and Capt. Mark Phillips, C.V.O., 2005 -.
Past winners



- 2016 - Chris Burton
on Nobilis
- 2015 - Michael Jung
on La Biosthetique-Sam FBW
- 2014 - Andrew Nicholson
on Avebury
- 2013 - Andrew Nicholson
on Avebury
- 2012 – Andrew Nicholson
on Avebury
- 2011 – William Fox-Pitt
on Parklane Hawk
- 2010 – Caroline Powell
on Lenamore
- 2009 – Oliver Townend
on Carousel Quest
- 2008 – William Fox-Pitt
on Tamarillo
- 2007 – William Fox-Pitt
on Parkmore Ed
- 2006 – Lucinda Fredericks
on Headley Britannia
- 2005 – William Fox-Pitt
on Ballincoola
- 2004 – Andrew Hoy
on Moon Fleet
- 2003 – Pippa Funnell
on Primmore's Pride
- 2002 – William Fox-Pitt
on Highland Lad
- 2001 – Blyth Tait
on Ready Teddy
- 2000 – Andrew Nicholson
on Mr. Smiffy
- 1999 – Mark Todd
on Diamond Hall Red
- 1998 – Blyth Tait
on Chesterfield
- 1997 – Mark Todd
on Broadcast News
- 1996 – Mary King
on Star Appeal
- 1995 – Andrew Nicholson
on Buckley Province
- 1994 – William Fox-Pitt
on Chaka
- 1993 – Stephen Bradley
on Sassy Reason
- 1992 – Charlotte Hollingsworth on The Cool Customer
- 1991 – Mark Todd
on Welton Greylag
- 1990 – Mark Todd
on Face the Music
- 1989 – Virginia Leng
on Master Craftsman
- 1988 – Jane Thelwell on King's Jester
- 1987 – Mark Todd
on Wilton Fair
- 1986 – Virginia Leng (née Holgate)
on Murphy Himself
- 1985 – Virginia Holgate
on Priceless
- 1984 – Virginia Holgate
on Night Cap II
- 1983 – Virginia Holgate
on Priceless
- 1982 – Richard Walker on Ryan's Cross
- 1981 – Lucinda Prior-Palmer
on Beagle Bay
- 1980 – Richard Walker on John of Gaunt
- 1979 – Andrew Hoy
on Davey
- 1978 – Lorna Clarke
on Greco
- 1977 – Lucinda Prior-Palmer
on George
- 1976 – Jane Holderness-Roddam
on Warrior
- 1975 – Aly Pattinson on Carawich
- 1974 – Bruce Davidson
on Irish Cap
- 1973 – Captain Mark Phillips on Maid Marion
- 1972 – Janet Hodgson on Larkspur
- 1971 – H.R.H. Princess Anne
on Doublet
- 1970 – Judy Bradwell on Don Camillo
- 1969 – Gillian Watson on Shaitan
- 1968 – Sheila Willcox on Fair and Square
- 1967 – Lorna Sutherland on Popadom
- 1966 – Captain Carlos Moratorio
on Chalan
- 1965 – Captain J.J. Beale on Victoria Bridge
- 1964 – Richard Meade on Barberry
- 1963 – Captain Harry Freeman-Jackson
on St. Finbarr
- 1962 – Captain James Templer on M'Lord Connolly
- 1961 – Anneli Drummond-Hay on Merely-A-Monarch