The future of this local event was thrown into doubt when Event Rider Masters dropped Barbury from their 2019 series and St James's Place ended its long standing title sponsorship.
Leading the team will be Musketeer's Alec Lochore who is a very experienced director of major equestrian events. His previous roles include Eventing Competition Manager at the London Olympics and for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was Event Director for the Longines FEI European Eventing Championships at Blair Castle in 2015.
The statement announcing the change quoted Alec Lochore: "I am delighted to have the opportunity to take over the running of Barbury International. Since it first ran in 2005, the event has attracted many of the very best athletes in the sport and is a major fixture in the International Eventing calendar."
"British Eventing will always be indebted to Nigel and Penny Bunter who had the vision to start the event, running it up until 2016. I also pay respect to Chris Stone and the Event Rider Masters team who have organised it for the last couple of years and have been so supportive in this transition period."