News article from Gloucestershire.co.uk

WORLD champion Zara Phillips, on Glenbuck, heads the star-studded cast of riders heading to The Mitsubishi Motors Hartpury Inter- national Horse Trials at Hartpury College from August 13 to 16.

Olympic bronze medallists William Fox-Pitt, riding both Tamarillo and Idalgo , and Tina Cooke, on Daisy Dick, will also be there, as will Badminton winner Oliver Townend and Pippa Funnell.

Local rider Harry Meade brings two horses, including the promising Dunaugur, fourth at Bramham.

Making a welcome return to the action is double Olympic gold medallist Mark Todd, with two rides, who competes in Britain again after an eight-year sabbatical back home in New Zealand.

All tackle the major CIC*** competition and start their dressage on the Friday at 8am and on Saturday at 9am.

The showjumping will be on the Saturday at 2.30pm, with cross-country on the Sunday from 11.30am.

Meanwhile, the rest of the 300-strong field will compete in the CCI* and CCI**, with dressage all Thursday and Friday from 8.30am.

Cross-country will be from 9.30am on the Saturday and showjumping from 2pm on the Sunday.

Riders perform their dressage tests in the two international oudoor arenas and the spectacular indoor arena, and tackle the two-mile testing cross-country course, designed by Eric Winter, in the Hartpury College grounds.

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