With big events struggling for numbers in 2014 the QI3DE organizing committee were very happy with the 175 horse and rider entries which included the largest contingent of NSW riders to attend so far.
James Bond (aka Francis Whittington) put in an appearance at Blenheim today, as did HRH The Princess Royal and by the end of the day two Australians, Andrew Hoy and Sam Griffiths, topped the CIC3* and CCI3* leader boards
Andrew Hoy has just taken the lead in the CCI3* riding Cheeky Calimbo at the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials. We talk to Andrew about the two horses here at Blenheim and he also explains why he opted to retire Rutherglen on the cross country course at Burghley last week
The Aussies are out in force at Blenheim in the CIC3* while young Emily King and Brookleigh stole the march on William Fox-Pitt to lead the CCI3* with a little help from a very experienced (but slightly ‘slack’) groom
"I'm excited and can't wait to go around (the cross country)" says Emily King at the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials where she is having her first CCI3* start on Brookleigh