28 HIGHLIGHTS OF AN EVENTING COMPETITION Defender Burghley 2024 is underway underway: in corso Defender Burghley Horse Trials began in earnest this afternoon when 67 combinations were presented to the ground jury in front of a packed house in Burghley s Main Arena. Britain s Tom Crisp withdrew Liberty And Glory from the holding box, leaving a stellar line-up of 66 combinations to go forward to tomorrow s dressage phase, which includes our past Defender Burghley winners Oliver Townend (GBR), Pippa Funnell (GBR), Tim Price (GBR), and Caroline Powell (NZL). Oliver will ride his Defender Kentucky CCI5* winner, Cooley Rosalent, and they will start as one of the favourites. Tim rides Vitali, fourth here last year, and Viscount Viktor, while Pippa will partner MCS Maverick and Majas Hope. Badminton winners Caroline Powell (NZL) and Greenacres Special Cavalier will also be gunning for a second five-star win. CCI5*: Concours Complet International Five Stars to partner: essere in binomio con to gun for: lottare per Two of Britain s victorious Paris Olympics team gold medallists will be trying to have their names onto the illustrious list of Defender Burghley winners. Ros Canter will partner her Paris ride, Lordships Graffalo, while Tom McEwen rides the chestnut mare Cooliser, who already boasts impressive top-level form. The field also includes former world and European and Olympic silver medallist Zara Tindall (GBR), who will ride Class Affair tomorrow at 3.41pm. ride: cavallo chestnut: sauro mare: cavalla to boast top-level form: dimostrare una forma splendida There were a few displays on the runway, like Britain s Francis Whittington s Purple Rain, who bowed to the ground jury with a front leg to the delight of the enthusiastic crowds. display: dimostrazione runway: passerella to bow with a front leg: inchinarsi con una delle zampe anteriori to enter the arena: entrare in campo to perform the guinea pig test: fare da cavia Dressage starts tomorrow at 9.30am, when Britain s Harry Meade will enter the arena on the first of his three rides, Superstition. Prior to that, at 9.15am, Kitty King will perform the guinea pig test with Cristal Fontaine. There will also be two masterclasses taking place tomorrow during the day in the main arena. During the lunch break, legendary National Hunt trainer Henrietta Knight will lead a demonstration entitled Re-educating the Racehorse , while six-time Defender Burghley winner William Fox-Pitt will team up with his wife, racing presenter Alice, to present Preparing for Burghley , which will take place at the end of the dressage, before the final prize giving. The whole event will be covered by Burghley TV. Adapted from: https://news.britisheventing.com/defender-burghley-2024-is-underway/ 56 horse trials: concorso ippico di completo to begin in earnest: entrare nel vivo ground jury: giuria di terra packed house: tutto esaurito arena: campo di gara holding box: box dove viene effettuata l ispezione dei cavalli line-up: programmato combination: binomio ride: montare TO GO masterclass: corso di perfezionamento National Hunt: corsa ad ostacoli trainer: addestratore/trice racehorse: cavallo da corsa to team up with: fare squadra con racing presenter: presentatore/trice di corse prize giving: premiazione