Horse.TV vs Defender Burghley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Horse.TV
Access a vast library of horse-related movies, TV shows, and documentaries. Improve your horsemanship with training collections from world-renowned trainers, designed to help you fix problems and build a better relationship with your horse.
- Horse training collections
- World-renowned trainers
- Horse-related movies
- TV shows and original series
- Documentaries
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The Horse.TV app features training collections from world-renowned horse trainers to help you fix problems, develop a better relationship with your horse, and boost your horsemanship. You'll also find a wide variety of horse related movies, TV shows, original series, and documentaries. To access all features and content you can subscribe to Horse.TV on a monthly or yearly basis with an auto-renewing subscription right inside the app.* Pricing can vary by region and will be confirmed before purchase in the app. In app subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of their cycle. * All payments will be paid through your iTunes Account and may be managed under Account Settings after the initial payment. Subscription payments will automatically renew unless deactivated at least 24-hours before the end of the current cycle. Your account will be charged for renewal at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current cycle. Any unused portion of your free trial will be forfeited upon payment. Cancellations are incurred by disabling auto-renewal. Terms of Service: https://horsetv.vhx.tv/tos Privacy Policy: https://horsetv.vhx.tv/privacy
Defender Burghley
Stay informed about the Defender Burghley Horse Trials. Get real-time updates, schedules, and results for this premier equestrian event. Follow your favorite riders and horses throughout the competition.
- Event updates
- Schedules
- Results
- Rider information
- Horse information
- Real-time action tracking
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Keep up to date with all the action from Defender Burghley Horse Trials
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Defender Burghley at 5.0 against Horse.TV's 3.5. Defender Burghley also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (67% vs 51%). Horse.TV's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (135 vs 7). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Horse.TV sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Defender Burghley asks for nothing beyond the download.
Defender Burghley holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Horse.TV has 135 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Horse.TV's written reviews are positive against 67% of Defender Burghley's.
Horse.TV ships an update every 5 months, Defender Burghley every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Horse.TV | Defender Burghley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (135 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CarsonJames.com LLC | BURGHLEY HORSE TRIALS LIMITED |
Customer experience
Horse.TV
Defender Burghley
Bugs and requests
Horse.TV
Reported bugs
11 issues- App doesn't recognize login credentials
- Password reset emails not received
- Video plays wrong episode (e.g., Season 4 Episode 1 instead of Season 1 Episode 1)
- Audio continues playing after switching screens or closing app
- Videos don't resume from pause point
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- App crashes frequently
- Casting to TV functionality broken
- Minimize/maximize video causes display cutoff
- App not accessible from same device subscription was created on
- Subscription charged after cancellation attempt
- Streaming errors ('Not available try again later')
Requested features
10 requests- Add more movies beyond documentaries
- Expand content to include other riding disciplines (jumping, dressage, eventing, trail, driving)
- Implement 'Continue Watching' section to resume videos
- Add more barrel racing and diverse trainer content
- Include closed captions and subtitles for accessibility
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- Create playlist or auto-play feature for full series viewing
- Add more recent and updated content regularly
- Improve episode navigation with dedicated menu options
- Add more Mustang-related content
- Include additional horsemen/women trainers
Defender Burghley
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Horse.TV
- Horse.TV Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Horse.TV Yearly7 Days trial$89.991 Year
Defender Burghley
No in-app purchases
