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Upton keeps a cool head to make it her time at Defender Bramham
It was a final day to remember at the 2025 Defender Bramham International Horse Trials, when Suffolk-based rider Bubby Upton sealed a dominant victory in the Defender CCI4*-L riding the Five Time Syndicate and her own Its Cooley Time. Meanwhile, Bramham’s traditional...
Victory for Ingham, while Upton and her ‘weapon’ tighten their hold
The great British weather may have thrown everything at the ever-hardy Yorkshire crowd, but it didn’t dampen their enthusiasm for topflight cross-country action, which we had in abundance on Super Saturday at the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials. Reigning...
Upton makes her move while Cavaillon retains the lead at Defender Bramham day two
There’s a new name at the top of the Defender CCI4*-L leaderboard after two days of dressage because it’s Bubby Upton who leads the way. Riding the Five Time Syndicate and her own Its Cooley Time, who was eighth here last year in the CCI4*-S section, the Suffolk-based...
Bullimore and Cavaillon dominate on Defender Bramham day one
It was a day of sunshine, showers and super scores on dressage day one of the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials. In the showcase Defender CCI4*-L section, Sarah Bullimore swooped to take the lead with homebred Corimiro when last to go with a 24.6 and in the...
Festival flair gets Bramham 2025 off to a flyer!
There was a full-on festival vibe as the 2025 edition of the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials got underway with the first horse inspection for the showpiece Defender CCI4*-L section. With a dress theme of ‘A touch of festival’ – in homage to the Bramham...
Destination: Bramham
From 5 – 8 June all roads lead to Yorkshire for the 51st Defender Bramham International Horse Trials and this year’s event is shaping up to be a cracker. The spring sunshine has the iconic park looking stunning, the equestrian entries are flooding in and the final...
Bramham partners with local charity Equine Pathways UK for 2025
As the festive period approaches, the organisers of the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials are delighted to round off their 50th anniversary year with the announcement of Equine Pathways UK as their charitable partner for 2025. Running 5 – 8 June, planning...
Dream role for Heffernan at Bramham in 2025
As the colour of autumn takes over the iconic Park at Yorkshire’s Bramham estate, the organising team behind the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials are busily planning 2025, which takes place 5 – 8 June. After 15 years as Bramham’s cross-country course...
After two decades of trying, Meade takes Bramham top honours
Wiltshire-based rider Harry Meade has been coming to compete at Bramham for some 23 years and has had a number of top placings, but today he realised an ambition in standing atop the podium for the first time, emulating his father Richard Meade, who won in 1975....