Equine Director at Hartpury, Phillip Cheetham, said:
“We are thrilled to come on board and to be a part of such a unique and challenging competition. It is a fantastic prize for a rider that can prove their consistency throughout the season.
“As the last competition of the Grand Slam series it could make our event an even more nail-biting moment in the eventing calendar.”
This year’s competition will be the 15th horse trials run at Hartpury and will see the return of the Burghley Young Event Horse 4 and 5 year old qualifiers starting the event on Wednesday 9th August. The Recover CCI1*, Magic CCI2* and Superflex CIC3* will run from Thursday 10th – Sunday 13th August.
Badminton course designer Eric Winter will be designing the courses around the 360 hectare Hartpury estate, assisted by Angus Smales whilst Dominic Moore completes the course building.
