Welcome to the second episode of our daily podcast updates from Mars Badminton Horse Trials, in partnership with Mars Equestrian. H&H’s host Martha Terry is joined by her fellow H&H Badminton reporters Pippa Roome, Gemma Redrup and Lucy Elder to talk about the highs and lows of the second day of dressage action and look ahead to Saturday’s cross-country
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Rosalind Canter (GBR) riding Izilot DHI during the dressage phase of the MARS Badminton Horse Trials, held in the park land around Badminton House in the village of Badminton near Malmesbury in Gloucestershire in the UK, between 8th - 12th May 2024The dressage phase at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials is done and dusted, and we have a new leader taking over from Bubby Upton at the head of affairs. Last year Ros Canter won the event on Lordships Graffalo; this year she has returned with his younger stablemate Izilot DHI... Читать дальше...
Pippa Funnell and Majas Hope during the dressage phase of the 2024 Mars Badminton Horse Trials. Pippa Funnell is among the latest 2024 Mars Badminton Horse Trials withdrawals, with one of her rides. She has opted to take Majas Hope out of the competition, following a disappointing dressage test yesterday, which left them in 63rd. Pippa said after her test yesterday (9 May): “Majas Hope is 17 now and in my […]
The Mars Badminton Horse Trials cross-country times for Saturday’s action (11 May) have been released. The first pair out on course, Tom Jackson and Farndon, will set off out of the start box at 11.30am. After that, horses and riders set off at five-minute intervals, subject to any holds that might be needed, with the […]
David Doel and Galileo Nieuwmoed in the first horse inspection of the 2024 Mars Badminton Horse Trials. David Doel’s ride Galileo Nieuwmoed has been added to the 2024 Mars Badminton Horse Trials withdrawals. Nineteenth after the dressage on 33.9, David told H&H: “He just doesn’t feel 100% within himself – he feels really flat and uninterested. Normally at competitions he’s buzzing and a bit of a wild child and he just feels […]
Pippa Funnell (GBR) riding MCS Maverick during the dressage phase of the MARS Badminton Horse Trials, held in the park land around Badminton House in the village of Badminton near Malmesbury in Gloucestershire in the UK, between 8th - 12th May 2024The final section of the Mars Badminton Horse Trials dressage phase featured five riders who have two horses running at the event, but none could trouble the leading trio of Ros Canter, Bubby Upton and Tim Price. After a torrid time on her first ride Majas Hope... Читать дальше...
Lauren Innes riding Global Fision M during the dressage phase of the 2024 Mars Badminton Horse Trials. The 2024 Mars Badminton Horse Trials has so far proved to be something of a breakthrough for rider Lauren Innes and her horse Global Fision M (Flipper). Lauren, who works full-time as a chartered accountant, has a degree in biological sciences from Oxford and a masters in investment banking, scored 41.4 in the dressage with […]
Gemma Tattersall and CHILLI KNIGHT during the dressage phase, Chedington Bicton Park 5* Horse Trials, Friday 3rd September 2021.Chilli Knight is one of three five-star winners in the Mars Badminton Horse Trials field and he put himself bang into the reckoning after dressage. Gemma Stevens and this Bicton CCI5* winner – a son of Badminton winner Chilli Morning – moved into equal ninth towards the end of the 81-strong field on day two. […]
Felicity Collins riding RSH Contend OR during the dressage phase of the 2024 Mars Badminton Horse Trials. Twenty-six-year-old Felicity Collins is making her third consecutive Mars Badminton Horse Trials appearance this week (8–12 May) with the late Vicky Collins and Avrina Milton’s 15-year-old gelding RSH Contend OR. Felicity and “Mickey” completed their dressage test on Friday morning, where they scored a solid 34.5, but it wasn’t all pain sailing. “My right-hand [riding] […]
Daragh Byrne riding Kilcannon Ramiro during the dressage phase of the 2024 Mars Badminton Horse Trials. The 2024 Mars Badminton Horse Trials will be a first for 26-year-old Irish rider Daragh Byrne and his horse Kilcannon Ramiro. Daragh and his father James purchased “Turk” as an unbroken three-year-old from Goresbridge equine auctions in Ireland. “Dad broke Turk in and I took him on as a four-year-old,” explains Daragh, who events full-time […]
Lucy Latta riding RCA Patron Saint during the dressage phase of the 2024 Mars Badminton Horse Trials. Irish rider Lucy Latta, 27, is looking forward to her first-attempt at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials. Her ride this week, RCA Patron Saint (Paddy), is a British-bred SHB(GB) registered 13-year-old gelding owned by Leslie Crampton. Lucy gained the ride at the end of 2017 and has produced the horse from pre-novice level. “It’s surreal […]
Tim Price (NZL) riding Vitali during the dressage phase of the MARS Badminton Horse Trials, held in the park land around Badminton House in the village of Badminton near Malmesbury in Gloucestershire in the UK, between 8th - 12th May 2024Tim Price had been touted as a likely leader on Vitali after the Mars Badminton Horse Trials dressage phase, but a mark of 27.7 puts them third at lunchtime on Friday. For most of the test the pair looked confident to top the leaderboard, as they kicked off with... Читать дальше...
Arthur Marx riding Church’Ile during the dressage phase of the 2024 Mars Badminton Horse Trials. French rider Arthur Marx will be looking for redemption at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials this year, following a fall halfway round the cross-country in 2023 aboard Church’Ile. The 30-year-old is riding the same horse this year, a 12-year-old homebred Selle Francais he has produced through the levels. “My father, Philippe and I bred this […]
Emily King riding Valmy Biats for GREAT BRITAIN during the dressage phase of the Badminton Horse Trails presented by Mars Equestrian, held at Badminton House in the village of Badminton near Malmesbury in Gloucestershire in the UK, on the 4th May 2021Emily King has put herself well into the reckoning with an impressive Mars Badminton Horse Trials dressage test on the second day of competition. Emily was one of the favourites coming into the event on the strength of a win in hot competition at Thoresby CCI4*-S with a 23.2 dressage in March... Читать дальше...
Rosalind Canter (GBR) riding Izilot DHI during the dressage phase of the MARS Badminton Horse Trials, held in the park land around Badminton House in the village of Badminton near Malmesbury in Gloucestershire in the UK, between 8th - 12th May 2024It was a test we’d been waiting for, and Ros Canter duly delivered with the exciting Izilot DHI to topple long-time leaders Bubby Upton and Cola (27.3) early on the second day of the Mars Badminton Horse Trials dressage phase. Ros was chasing Izilot’s own personal best of 24.3... Читать дальше...
Cosby Green (USA) riding Copper Beach in the 1st Horse Inspection of the MARS Badminton Horse Trials, held in the park land around Badminton House in the village of Badminton near Malmesbury in Gloucestershire in the UK, between 8th - 12th May 2024One of the youngest riders in the field has made a promising start in the dressage phase at Mars Badminton Horse Trials. American rider Cosby Green, 23, is only five years older than her horse, Copper Beach, and is making her debut at Badminton, having contested her first CCI5* at Pau in the autumn. Читать дальше...
Overdrive and Georgina Andrews won at the RIHS five times during their partnership. Georgina Andrews’ prolific show horse Overdrive, who won the Royal International Horse Show (RIHS) eight times during his career, has died aged 34. Overdrive, who was known as Fred at home, competed as an intermediate both on the flat and as a working hunter before he became a champion side-saddle mount. Fred, who was by […]
