Burghley Horse Trials to showcase

... new equestrian jewellery designs!

The Burghley Horse Trials 2009 is an annual three day event held at Burghley House near Stamford in Lincolnshire, England. The first event was held at Burghley House in 1961 when the 6th Marquess of Exeter tried to replace a three day event at Harewood House that could no longer be held. Since then no other international horse trials site has staged as many Championships and the event has grown into the premier equestrian event of the year.

Shopping is an important part of the whole 'Burghley experience'. Paul Wright Jewellery has been exhibiting at the Burghley Horse Trials for over twelve years now and are located in the Rural Crafts shopping marquee next to the popular 'foodwalk' just off the main avenue. This year Paul Wright Jewellery will introduce a new and exciting range of silver equestrian jewellery based on the horse's snaffle bit. This is the piece that goes in the mouth of the horse as illustrated below:

Equestrian jewellery based on a horse's 'snaffle bit' is not a new idea - equestrian jewellers have come up with equestrian rings, bracelets and pendants since the 19th Century. However Paul Wright Jewellery has taken a different angle to the whole equestrian design concept. The snaffle bit in these new designs, has been used as the 'inspiration' or 'starting point' for a unique collection of designer jewellery - and not the usual 'snaffle bit copies' simply made into a pieces of jewellery. Hence the 'snaffle bit' has taken on a totally new form and concept! The illustrations below show how the brief has been developed from a simple sketch to the final scale drawings.

Snaffle bit jewellery
Design drawings to scale

Snaffle bit bracelet

Snaffle bit bangle

Snaffle bit ring

These illustrations form just a part of the exciting new equestrian jewellery collection available in both silver and gold. We are hopeful that all the new designs will be shown for the first time at the 2009 Burghley Horse Trials in Stamford. Don't miss it!

See our equestrian jewellery here!