Piggy march

Rising US star Cassie Sanger reflects on an (almost) dream Burghley debut, training with Ros Canter and the mindset driving her Olympic ambitions. Martha Terry meets her

Double national champion and in the top 20 at her first Burghley, this rider has had the season of her career so far – 20 years in the making. Bethany Stone meets her

Her lifelong passion for dogs and horses has shaped her career and lifestyle – and now it has led to her first grown-up novel. So what else lies ahead for the unstoppable Clare Balding?

‘One day I thought, I’m either going to give up or I’m going to get on with life, and I chose the latter’

AGRIA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sammie-Jo Coffin celebrates, one accident-prone rider bounces back and a teacher has her pupils cheering