Local rider to compete at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials

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International Nottinghamshire event riders Matthew and Polly Jackson Wright are among the 97 entries for this year’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials to be held at Burghley Park in Lincolnshire (3-6 September).

Twenty-six-year-old Matthew from Retford rides Another Cavalier. While Matthew, a former member of the British Young Rider team, made his Burghley debut in 2002 aged 18 it will be the first event at the level for the 14-year-old gelding.

Polly (30), a former member of the British squad for the 2005 European Championships will ride Megastar. It will also be the first visit to Burghley for the 12-year-old Australian bred gelding.

The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials which were initiated in 1961 take place each year in the grounds of historic Burghley House, one of the country’s finest Elizabethan houses, and are now one of the most important international competitions in the sport of eventing. The four days of world class competition will attract thousands of spectators to the park on Saturday for an exciting day of cross country action. Alongside the main competition a full programme of arena entertainment and supporting competitions have been put in place and include; dressage to music with international trainer Ferdi Eilberg, the finals of the Burghley Dubarry Young Event Horse, a parade of 20 sport horse stallions, the SEIB racehorse to riding horse qualifier for the Horse of the Year Show and music from the Band and Bugles of the Rifles

And Burghley would not be Burghley without the 500 trade stands and five pavilions that offer an unrivalled shopping opportunity with some of the best food, clothing, bespoke furniture, crafts, jewellery, garden and equestrian products that the country has to offer.

For further information on The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials and to order your advanced tickets please visit www.burghley-horse.co.uk

August 2009 - Peterborough UK Community Website