Laura Collett returns to Defender Burghley Horse Trials this week for her first ride at the British autumn classic since 2011.

The British double Olympic gold medallist has been a regular at other five-stars since then, winning Pau Horse Trials , Badminton Horse Trials and Luhmühlen Horse Trials with London 52 , but she hasn’t felt she’s had a suitable horse for Burghley until now.

“It’s cool to be back. I did my first five-star here back in 2010 and came the following year. Neither horse was suitable at all to be going around Burghley, but bless them, they plodded around and jumped steady clears,” said Laura after her dressage test today, recalling finishing 30th in 2010 on Ginger May Killinghurst and 40th in 2011 on Noble Bestman.

“That really opened my eyes. It takes a cer

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