Georgie Campbell Foundation

🥳 Burghley is underway and we’re looking forward to seeing some of you tomorrow:

📍11.30am for Jesse’s coursewalk - email [email protected] to join our group

📍5pm XC preview panel with:
- Nicole Brown Media
- Gemma Stevens
- Fredericks Equestrian International
- Andy Heffernan
- Jesse

In EHOA - The Event Horse Owners Association - final tickets available at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burghley-cross-country-preview-panel-fundraiser-tickets-1997141182037?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1*m2ntc6*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTI1MTgwMjYyOC4xNzg2MTAxMDc0*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3ODYxMDEwNzMkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODYxMDEwNzMkajYwJGwwJGgw

🐾 And check out the stunning Hi Ho Silver Twig jewellery collection on Avenue A West - even more special since Twig the dog’s recent passing.

💜 See you soon!

Join Jesse Campbell for a fundraising Defender Burghley Horse Trials course walk on Friday 4 September at 11.30am.

This will be Jesse’s 3rd spin around the iconic Stamford track, so his thoughts on this year’s course are bound to be insightful and entertaining, with a sneak preview of his planned routes woven in.

Last year’s course walk sold out very quickly, so make sure you get your tickets ASAP. Prices start at £30, with all proceeds going to the Georgie Campbell Foundation.

Book yours by emailing [email protected]
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Are you at Defender Burghley Horse Trials this year? If so, we would love you to join us in EHOA - The Event Horse Owners Association tent on Friday 4 September at 5pm.

We’re very lucky to have another stellar panel of guests lined up, chaired once again by the brilliant Nicole Brown Media

Gemma Stevens and Jesse Campbell will be providing a riders’ perspective on this year’s course, whilst Clayton Fredericks and Andy Heffernan will offer their unique insights as the 2026 assistant course designers.

Last year’s panel event was a sell out and this year’s tickets are selling fast, so don’t delay in reserving your spots. Starting from £25 each, secure your tickets via the link in our bio.

BEST are also running an event on Friday evening, but there should be time for you to get from the EHOA to the Pol Roger tent to support both charities.
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The countdown to Defender Burghley Horse Trials (2-6 September) is on and we’re excited to announce that we’re running various fundraising events this year.

First up is a course walk with Jesse Campbell at 11.30am on Friday 4 September, followed by a cross-country preview panel in EHOA - The Event Horse Owners Association tent at 5pm on Friday evening,

Once again, the wonderful Nicole Brown Media will be chairing our panel of:
Gemma Stevens
Clayton Fredericks
Jesse Campbell
Andy Heffernan

It was hugely popular last year, and we can’t wait to welcome you all back again this September.

Spaces for both events are limited, so get your tickets asap to avoid disappointment!

Course walk places start at £30 each – book by emailing [email protected]

XC preview panel places are from £25 each – book via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burghley-cross-country-preview-panel-fundraiser-tickets-1997141182037?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1*m2ntc6*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTI1MTgwMjYyOC4xNzg2MTAxMDc0*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3ODYxMDEwNzMkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODYxMDEwNzMkajYwJGwwJGgw

We know that our good friends at BE Support Trust are also running an event on Friday evening. Unfortunately we can’t start any earlier due to the Burghley Young Event Horse class, but for those who’d like to support both charities, you can hot foot it from one to the other.

Huge thanks to Calvin Bockman and Marcin Konarski for hosting a highly insightful CHIO Aachen course walk yesterday and the army of eventing fans from all over the world who joined us 🇬🇧🇳🇿🇨🇦🇩🇪

It’s good to see 17 frangible fences on course and we wish everyone a safe and competitive few days of sport 💜🤍

📸 Patricia Welp

The excitement is building for the upcoming CHIO Aachen World Championships, and we’re delighted to reveal that the recently crowned Under 25 World Champion, Calvin Böckmann will be leading an exclusive preview of one of the world’s most iconic cross-country courses for the Georgie Campbell Foundation.

Date: Thursday 13 August 2026 (late afternoon)

Venue: CHIO Aachen, Germany
Guest presenter: Calvin Böckmann, supported by a member of the Aachen XC course building team

Ticket price: from £25 or £30 with a GCF cap in your choice of purple, black or white (please note this does not include event entry)

Book: by emailing [email protected]

Not only will you have a unique opportunity to walk the course while supporting the Georgie Campbell Foundation, but you will also be able to hear expert insights into some of the key fences from:
· One of Germany’s leading event riders
· No. 1 in the current FEI Under 25 eventing rankings
· The 4th placed rider at the 2025 European Championships, where he also achieved the fastest cross-country round of the day

Join us in learning from Calvin and a member of the course building team as they share their wisdom and experience on this exclusive coursewalk, ahead of the cross-country action in Aachen.

We have no doubt that tickets will sell out fast, so email us today to book your space on this incredible course preview!

What to say about Georgie’s darling Twig…

Loyal, beautiful, spirited, a serious chocoholic, baby and micro-pig sitter, epic rat-catcher, womaniser (even after he had the snip) 🐾

While he shared some of those attributes with Georgie, I remember her being pretty traumatised by his tack-room rat kill count and the ferocity he’d throw himself at the door with in an effort to get to a dog on heat! 🐀

Twig had George wrapped round his little paw so she never put him in his car crate and instead let him sit on her lap or the passenger seat. This came back to bite them when she hit a deer while driving home with a Chinese takeaway (G probably won’t thank me for dating this story as pre-Deliveroo) and while she was sorting that out, Twig scoffed a load of the takeaway before promptly throwing up all over the car 🤢

Another favourite memory is Georgie smuggling Twig into Stoke Mandeville hospital to see my after my spinal cord injury by saying he was an accredited assistance dog 😝

When Jack and other small people came along, they and Twig always adored making mischief together 🐵

I’ve never known what to make of this, but the evening before Georgie’s accident she told our mum that Twig was doing her head in by being extra clingy. Mum then saw this for herself as he banged the on door while Georgie was having a shower in mum’s motorhome at Bicton. Was it just a funny five minutes or genuine intuition that something very bad was around the corner for his favourite person? 💜

However, I really think that Georgie’s death kept Twig going for longer than he would have done. The way he rallied for everyone, and especially Jesse, getting the golf balls out and demanding he play with him, was truely remarkable 🥰

I’ll definitely be crushing on my twig tattoo and ho jewellery even more from now on to hold both of this special pair extra close 💜🐾

Have fun up there you two, and try to leave some chocolate for the rest of us! 🍫

⏰ The countdown is on for the Royal Jump auction in support of the Georgie Campbell Foundation’s mission to improve cross country safety and support early-stage riders.

📍7pm, Thursday 28 May at the Bar de l’Orangerie

🎉 Join this special (and free) event to mix with other riders, owners, and visitors and for a chance to bid on 20 exceptional prizes including:

🦓 a riding safari in Kenya
🏇 a private box at Ascot
🇫🇷 a piece of the Eiffel Tower
🐎 elite stallion coverings
🍾 a magnum of champagne with a 💎
⌚️ a Horse Rider watch
🛌 exclusive stays
💅 Hydrafacial treatments
🐾 a pet portrait
👩‍🎓 a lesson with Jonelle Price
🍷 rare wines
🧺 unique eventing experiences

📞 Interested in a lot or two but are unable to attend in person? Let us know via WhatsApp at +33 6 28 63 43 38, specifying the lot/lots of interest to receive a call during the auction so you can bid remotely.

‼️We’re delighted to share that after an extensive review and interview process Ollie Thompson Eventing has been selected as the 1st Georgie Campbell Foundation beneficiary,from over 60 entries!

💜 Set up in loving memory of Georgie Campbell to support early-stage event riders by providing what young Georgie would have needed, our inaugural winner will receive bespoke mentoring, training, and bursary support until the end of 2027.

Ollie really impressed our interview panel of Jesse Campbell, Jonelle Price
and Dr Catharine Denning. Here’s what they had to say:

“Ollie demonstrates a lot of the attributes we felt were in line with ‘a young Georgie’; a strong work ethic and real love for his horses and eventing. We think he makes the perfect 1st GCF beneficiary and are excited to see his journey unfold with the Foundation’s support.”

🥇We can’t wait to see what Ollie will go on to achieve, and look forward to supporting him along the way. Please join us in congratulating Ollie and look out for updates as we follow his progress!

➡️ We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who applied and has offered to support the successful candidate. If you weren’t successful this time or feel inspired to apply for the next round, keep your eyes peeled for news of the next application window.

📸 photo credit: Topshots photography