Zara Tindall Shares Heartwarming Royal Tale, Weeks Before Bringing Prince William to Tears

One of the best things about the equestrian community is the varied prestigious events that are held. Every event holds its own authenticity and provides a different kind of entertainment. Various players from all over the world amass together and compete against each other showing their stupendous talents. One such event called the Defender Burghley Horse Trials took place early this month and saw terrific performances.

Not only the event is remarkable, but its contenders are also commendable. Prince William’s equestrian cousin Zara Tindall was a part of this event where she gave such a performance that it made the prince emotional. It was a strong performance and she proved her worth with it.

Equestrian Zara Tindall shared her thoughts before the event

The Defender Burghley Horse Trials has been a major international sporting and social event for over 50 years. It inculcates the world’s top equestrians and over 170,000 visitors. It is the elite test of dressage, cross-country, and showjumping at the highest level within the sport for the ideal horses and riders globally. An iconic equestrian like Zara Tindall was a contender in it.

It was a special one for her as the course was designed by her father, Captain Mark Philips 30 years before the pandemic. Things are a little different there now, but Tindall still relates to the similarities to her father’s design. She expressed, “I don’t think they are hugely different.” She further added, “They obviously have a slightly different style with the combinations and technicality of it all but essentially it’s still Burghley with big fences.”

She connects to this event and is happy to be performing here. She said that it is an incredible place to ride around, it is always a little difficult here and the competition is amazing. Here, it is completely about the test of horse and rider and their partnership in the training. Tindall even though she came back after 20 years, she still gave a tremendous performance.

Zara Tindall’s incredible performance made the prince emotional

Zara Tindall was here at the Burghley Horse Trials in the year 2003 with her horse Toytown and finished just four marks off the top prize. And today after 20 years, she made a good start. She might have not been able to bag the victory, but she did give a remarkable performance with Class Affair scoring 31.3. The best part about her performance was that it made her cousin Prince Williams emotional.

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It was a very touching moment for the prince, he smiled after recalling the triumph of his cousin. He said that he and his family all were staring at the phone watching Tindall just riding and as the flag was going up, he was just overwhelmed with happiness. He said, “I was so proud, and that’s the thing that sport can make you do.” This performance of Tindall and the incidents leading to it sure is a remarkable one.

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