"Never say never' says Martyn Johnson

Defender Burghley Horse Trials 2025 cross country videos

 

Derek di Grazia and his team have done a great job of preparing the ground for cross country at this year’s Defender Burghley Horse Trials, says Event Director Martyn Johnson, who is looking forward to some ‘great sport’ this weekend.

Vanessa Thurston caught up with Martyn at the Defender Burghley Preview Day and also asked – could we be heading to Burghley for a future FEI Eventing World Championship?

Burghley bid as the venue for the 2026 FEI World Championships which will now be held at Aachen (GER) from 11th -23rd August 2026, but ‘never say never’ says Martyn.

An Eventful Life is filming all horses & riders on cross country at Defender Burghley Horse Trials - order or view XC videos here