British-based New Zealand rider Samantha Lissington has slotted into fourth place in today’s Defender Burghley Horse Trials dressage on Lord Seekönig (5 September).

Samantha and this 12-year-old gelding, owned by Sharon Honiss, Annabelle and Robin Greville Williams, Neil Robert and Samantha’s husband Brayden, scored 24 with a polished and accomplished, accurate test.

Their highlights were the flying changes, two of which scored eights across the board from the judges.

“That was amazing – I came here with a bit of a different plan,” said 33-year-old Samantha, who has been based in the UK since 2019. “This horse can get strong and I ride in a double bridle usually, but I got slammed in Aachen for having his frame too low. So I went away and worked on my IPP – individual performance plan

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