BURGHLEY 2015:
When
All Was
Said and
Done...
S
From
Superhero’s to
Captain Philips’
gruelling
Cross Country
Course, the
2015 Land
Rover Burghley
Horse Trials
spectators
witnessed it all!
Written by
Amy Bennett
6
o a number of weeks have
passed after the close of the most
memorable Land Rover Burghley
Horse Trials in probably half
a decade, journalists have run out of
superlatives for the event and all the
media hype is dying down, but just as
all is said and done, we find out that
this years’ winner – Michael Jung from
Germany not only wins Burghley but
also the European Championship a week
later with a broken leg! Just when you
think this man couldn’t be any more
of a machine, this unbelievable news
is released and Mr Jung finds himself
rocketing from heroic equestrian to just
plain old Superhero status.
For those of you who sadly missed the
action at this vintage Burghley, do not
fear! I am here to give you the run down
and my views on this very special event.
Having lead in the dressage phase
jointly with William Fox-Pitt on Fernhill
pimms, Michael set out on course
riding the very promising young mare
Fischerrocana FST, with his sights firmly
set on pole position. However, the mare
lost her footing in the water after just the
fourth fence and both horse and rider
took a ducking. The mare was none the
worse for her excursions, but Michael
was seen limping away. On questioning,
Michael passed off the injury in every
press conference, “it’s comfortable
enough, you can’t feel the pain on the
horse”, and went on to complete the
Everything Horse Magazine • Issue 25• October 2015