Leading international equestrian sports network Horse & Country (H&C) today announced details of an extensive and exclusive partnership with Cornbury House Horse Trials (Cornbury). The new arrangement will see H&C live streaming Cross Country coverage from every class at this year’s event. In addition to the sports action, H&C and Cornbury are also collaborating in the production of a series of short films focused on young horses and riders, reflecting Cornbury’s founder and President, David Howden’s commitment to encouraging and promoting young talent through The Howden Way.
Cornbury takes place this year from 11th – 15th September at the Howdens’ home in Oxfordshire in stunning parkland, set against the backdrop of the ancient Wychwood Forest. Cross Country runs from the 12th onwards and members of H&C’s streaming service, H&C+, will be able to watch all the action from every class as follows:
Thursday 12th September
- FEI CCI3*-S
- Intermediate and Open Intermediate
Friday 13th September
- FEI CCI2*-S
- Intermediate
Saturday 14th September
- British Eventing Young Horse 6yo Championships
- British Eventing Young Horse 7yo Championships
- British Eventing Young Horse 5yo Championships
Sunday 15th September
- Pony Trial
- The Howden Way U21 Championship
- The Howden Way U18 Championship
In addition to the sports coverage, H&C and Cornbury are collaborating to produce a series of short films, titled Cornbury Creates Champions, to be released prior to the event. Each episode will focus on a horse and rider combination and tell the story of their route to the British Eventing Young Horse Championships, a vital stepping stone to the World Young Horse Championships in Le Lion D’Angers in October.
The series will be available as individual episodes on H&C’s, Cornbury’s, and The Howden Way’s websites and social platforms. All four will also be edited together into a full-length television programme which will run on the Horse & Country channel which can be viewed for free in the UK on both Samsung TV Plus and LG Channels. The featured combinations are:
- Dani Evans – Ottentik Nobility (7-year-old)
- Finn Healy – Greannanstown Monbeg Joe (6-year-old)
- Mike Jackson – Oscar (5-year-old, and 4-year-old Dubarry Burghley Young Event Horse Champion in 2023)
- Izzy Taylor – Barrington Alice (7-year-old)
Commenting for H&C, Director of Content Jonathan Rippon said, “I am delighted to announce this partnership with such a prestigious event. The combination of four days of Eventing coverage alongside a fascinating insight into the development of the young horse in Cornbury Creates Champions, shows that Horse & Country is more than living up to its position as the Home of Eventing.”
For Cornbury, Event Director Richard Clapham commented, “We are delighted to be working with Horse & Country to broadcast Cornbury House Horse Trials 2024 and to be continuing to showcase the event, and in particular the exciting young horses which will be competing in the highly prestigious British Eventing Young Horse Championships.”
To watch all H&C’s Cornbury coverage, make sure you are signed up to H&C+. Annual membership is only £74.99 as a one-off payment, or there’s an option to pay in 12 monthly instalments of £7.99. And non-members who wish to watch Cornbury can choose H&C’s Pay Per View option and buy a pass for the event for just £17.99.
Members can watch online or with H&C’s mobile apps, as well as on Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, and Amazon Fire. Both H&C+ members and Pay Per View pass holders can watch all the action on-demand straight after the event. Full details on how to join or purchase your pass can be found at www.horseandcountry.tv