Lincolnshire rider Ros Canter poses with her eventing team gold medal from the Paris Olympics on the roof of Burghley House, Lincs, on the eve of Defender Burghley Horse Trials.

(Image: Defender Burghley)

The event, which runs from Thursday, 5 September to Sunday, 8 September, is hosting the strongest field ever entered for a five-star horse trials, and the greatest number of entries for Burghley since 2018. Ros is the favourite to win the event, on her Paris ride Lordships Graffalo.