Day 2 of dressage did not dissapoint. Austin O’Connor and Colorado Blue dropped the best Irish test here in 25 years (!!), Oliver Townend and Cooley Rosalent kept the pressure bubbling, and Harry Meade had the most hairy warm-up disruption before somehow pulling it back together. Ros Canter? Cool as ever, reminding everyone why Walter is Walter. And yes, we’ve got the inside line on tomorrow with Dairy Mound stride debates and Trout Hatchery “what was Derek thinking?” moments.
Burghley chaos, Burghley magic. All in a day. Listen to it here.
Highlights:
- Best Irish Burghley dressage in 25 years — how it happened and what it sets up
- First-Burghley nerves vs. plans: producing a homegrown five-star horse
- Why tiny warm-up disruptions can cost big in the ring
- Snaffle switch that paid off, plus real talk on rideability and relaxation
- Course intel: Dairy Mound stride calls, Trout Hatchery flow, Leaf Pit accuracy, and where the time vanishes
- Who actually looks fast enough to make it — and who needs Sunday to land it
Guests:
- Austin O’Connor — Olympic medalist for Ireland
- Cassie Sanger — U.S. five-star debutant
- Ros Canter — World Champion and defending Burghley winner
- Oliver Townend — Olympic gold medalist and five-star regular
- Tim Price — Five-star winner and former World No.1
- Sam Lissington — New Zealand five-star rider
- Emma Thomas — British five-star rider
- Pete Cattell — Long-time owner and supporter
- Ali Barrett — EquiRatings team
- Annie Bishop — journalist & US Equestrian Open podcast host
- Alex Bragg — British five-star rider
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