Traffic on part of the M4 between Swindon and Bristol is at a standstill as queues grow for Badminton Horse Trials.
Every year, thousands flock to the event at the park of Badminton House to see the top riders in eventing dressage, cross country and showjumping. The build-up of traffic is starting several miles before the turn-off to the A46 to Badminton. Traffic is also stacked up on the country roads through Luckington, and Acton Turville. One of the biggest fixtures in the eventing calendar, the trials started on Wednesday and are due to finish on Sunday.
An action-packed cross-country phase triggered a shake-up of the leaderboard at Badminton Horse Trials, with nine British riders in the top 10.
I said before it was about patience and riding the turns,” said Eric. “He was a little keen and cocky to start with so we took a few distances I didn’t want. “Early on the horses went out very quickly and then some mistakes were made. She was never off her line or anything and I gave her a little tap to say ‘come on Tilly Beans’ and then she picked up. “He’s a legend,” she smiled. “I feel quite emotional,” said William after his round. Full credit to the little mare; she’s got guts.” “The course was fantastically designed and felt how a five-star should feel. “I didn’t really know how deep he would dig for me and he really did,” said Laura of Keith Scott, Karen Bartlett and her own 13-year-old gelding. Then he sticks his head down and gets you home.” “We had a close moment in the quarry. I said, ‘yes please’ and he said ‘OK mum, let’s go’.”
Britain's Olympic champion Laura Collett and her horse London 52 have held onto their overnight advantage with a successful cross-country round at the ...
Tomorrow's jumping section is set to conclude the Badminton Horse Trials. The 32-year-old - a team eventing gold medallist at Tokyo 2020 - finished the challenging course inside the optimum time of 11min 44sec, despite having been held at one stage as other riders struggled. Britain’s Olympic champion Laura Collett and her horse London 52 have held onto their overnight advantage with a successful cross-country round at the Badminton Horse Trials.
The Badminton Horse Trials have returned for the first time since 2020, with a host of Kiwis once again taking on the famous event in Gloucestershire in the ...
Laura Collett of Great Britain and London 52 retained their dressage lead at Badminton Horse Trials, turning in a clear cross-country round under the time ...
Piggy March and Vanir Kamira, the 2019 Badminton winners, added just 0.4 time penalties to their dressage score with a masterful clear round and are in fifth. “The feeling of coming into the arena at the end was quite something. They’d also had a stop at 6C in another brush complex, the Huntsmans Close. There were 50 clear rounds from the 80 cross-country starters, many of them first-timers. Laura finished 11 seconds inside the time on Karen Bartlett and Keith Scott’s 13-year-old Holsteiner gelding. Townend said the track “felt like a five-star should feel. Townend performed a heroic save worthy of Andrew Nicholson, Swallow Springs’ former rider, when the gray took off early at the last element of the Quarry, Fence 4. Tamie Smith remains the top-placed American on Mai Baum, jumping clear but adding 11.2 time penalties to drop from fifth to 15th. Mollie Summerland, who was fourth after dressage on Charly Van Der Heiden, retired after stops at Fence 17AB, the Mars Sustainability Water. “This horse owes me nothing. Townend was initially eliminated at the end of his round but then reinstated when the footage was examined. Laura Collett of Great Britain and London 52 retained their dressage lead at Badminton Horse Trials, turning in a clear cross-country round under the time allowed after being held on course.
Fiona Kashel credited the team behind the scenes for her “amazing” first run at the Gloucestershire five-star, which is presented by Mars Equestrian, with her ...
Horse & Hound magazine, out every Thursday, is packed with all the latest news and reports, as well as interviews, specials, nostalgia, vet and training advice. “I was quite emotional because you’ve made it, you’ve finally done it. He’s not a very blood horse and I credit my team at home. I’m over the moon with him, he tried his absolute heart out for me and I couldn’t ask for anything more. They’ve done a lot of work taking him to the gallops and going out on very long hacks in the afternoons and we’ve got him super fit. “He was so good the whole way around.
Tamie Smith is the best-placed American in 15th on Alexandra and Ellen Ahern and Eric Markell's 16-year-old German Sport Horse gelding Mai Baum (Loredano 2 x ...
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Laura Collett and London 52 retained their lead after cross-country Badminton Horse Trials, heading into the final phase with a rail in hand.
Horse & Hound magazine, out every Thursday, is packed with all the latest news and reports, as well as interviews, specials, nostalgia, vet and training advice. Kitty King and her European team gold medallist Vendredi Biats are in eighth on 32.8, while William Fox-Pitt rounds out the top 10 with his two rides. Swallow Springs, owned by Paul and Diana Ridgeon, was his first ride of the day. The course had a 73% completion rate, with 58 of 80 starters crossing the finish line, and a 63% clear jumping rate. “I thought the corners in front of the house jumped really well. “The feeling of coming into the arena at the end was quite something.
Traffic on part of the M4 between Swindon and Bristol is at a standstill as queues grow for Badminton Horse Trials.
Every year, thousands flock to the event at the park of Badminton House to see the top riders in eventing dressage, cross country and showjumping. The build-up of traffic is starting several miles before the turn-off to the A46 to Badminton. Traffic is also stacked up on the country roads through Luckington, and Acton Turville. One of the biggest fixtures in the eventing calendar, the trials started on Wednesday and are due to finish on Sunday.