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Defending champion Piggy March has withdrawn from Defender Burghley Horse Trials due to an injury to Brookfield Inocent, her entered horse for 2023, the recent winner CCI4* winner at Hartpury International
"Very sadly we have had to withdraw Brookfield Inocent from Burghley this year" says Piggy on social media
"He has come back to top level competition in flying form but has sadly incurred a minor bone injury which requires a short period of rest. Thankfully it isn’t serious and our dream of him getting to the big B’s can still live on!
Gutting for all concerned especially his owners John and Chloe Perry and Alison Swinburn as we all long for him to have his chance at this amazing venue but it’s just not meant to be this year."
Another withdrawal has come from rising star Bubby Upton, who had two horses entered but was injured in a bad fall earlier this week.
“I simply cannot thank my surgeon and the whole NHS team enough for working absolute wonders” says Bubby, who underwent a six-hour spinal surgery for a burst fracture of L3 and horizontal fracture of L2 following a fall on the flat.
“I think it goes without saying that I am totally distraught for my team, owners, horses and sponsors about missing Burghley 5* when both Cola and Magic were on such flying form. But to be quite honest, considering the severity of the break I am just feeling unbelievably lucky that someone above was looking out for me, as the outcome could have been very different.
There is now a very long road to recovery ahead of me, but I will give it my all to get fighting fit again.”
