Grey Mare

After three articles looking at how eventing has changed, a visit to Burghley made me think about what comes next - for the horses, the riders and the future of the sport.

Remember when horse sport was just… on the telly and the whole family watched it together. From Olympia and Hickstead to Badminton - what happened and can we really blame the BBC for all of it?

We measure eventing in seconds. But are we measuring the things that really matter?

Eventing has changed dramatically in the past 30 years. But what if the biggest change isn't simply the fences? I look at the horses, riders and experiences behind them — and ask whether studying the saves might teach us as much as studying the falls.