Australia’s Sam Griffiths and Chris Burton are two of the first withdrawals from the 2016 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials
While the competitors for the FEI Nations Cup CICO3* at Fontainebleau start the dressage phase on Thursday, the other classes are already underway with Chris Burton and Michael Jung taking early leads
Chris Burton has a reputation for bringing on some impressive young horses so it's always worth keeping a look out for his 'new kids on the block' as they start out in competition
Australia leads the Nations Cup eventing at Boekelo but New Zealand are oh so close behind!
“We’ll ride the wave as long as it stays” says Clark Montgomery who has become the third American winner of the CCI3* at Blenheim ahead of Australia’s Chris Burton and Britain's Kitty King