IN PICTURES: Burghley Horse Trials 2016 Day 1

The Burghley Horse Trials 2016 got underway this morning, Thursday September 1.
Burghley Horse Trials 2016  Kerry Varley  riding Bluestone Lake in dressage EMN-160109-114903009Burghley Horse Trials 2016  Kerry Varley  riding Bluestone Lake in dressage EMN-160109-114903009
Burghley Horse Trials 2016 Kerry Varley riding Bluestone Lake in dressage EMN-160109-114903009

And one of the first people through the gate was our photographer David Lowndes to capture the first action of the opening day.

We’ll be bringing you more from Burghley throughout the famous four day event which runs until Sunday, September 4.