Burghley Blog 2

An early (ish) start this morning arriving at Burghley at 7.30. The Media Centre does not open until 8 so went for a wander. Had a few shots in mind and the one below I was particularly pleased with even if there isn't a horse in sight.

After a walk through the shops which were still opening I met up with another photographer and headed to the trees on hack track and took the below picture:

With the dressage about to start I headed to the main arena. 2nd to go Paul Sims went into the lead which he held until the last session of the day when Bettina Hoy from Germany took the lead with an impressive score of 34.5. When her score came up on the board she was quite pleased as you can see in the image below

 

This year Burghley has some new boxes for the Ground Jury who are in overall control of the event once it has started. In my opinion they look a bit like Beach Huts but they are a vast improvement on the previous ones

 

 

During last year's Burghley Jonathan Agnew the BBC's Cricket correspondent was here learning the ropes to cover the equestrian events and the Rio Olympics. Personally the bits I heard I think he did a great job. Nice to see him back in Stamford again looking more relaxed.

 

 

With such a vast array of shopping available it can all be a bit too much!