Mark Todd and NZB Campino, photo by Samantha Clark
EN’s good friend Jacky Green wrote an article on Keyflow about Mark Todd’s new base at Badgerstown in Wiltshire, England. In the article, she mentioned that Toddy may be selling a few horses– including Olympic mount NZB Campino– to help fund farm improvements. The Horse & Hound picked up on the story and published a blurb this morning.
Here is an excerpt from Jacky’s original article, Man On A Mission:
Just a few days after the glory of a medal in London he was out in pouring rain on his new farm pulling ragwort and musing over the enormity of the task that lay ahead of him. Badgerstown began the inexorable slide into decline quite a few years ago but as everyone knows, when Mark Todd takes the reins, magic starts to happen.
Barely a week ago Mark was simultaneously organizing the move of his team of horses and his entire home contents. Then, with his team of helpers frantically unpacking he was found doing a spot of gardening in the form of some severe pruning in order to access doors and windows of his new house!
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All of this development costs money so sadly NZB Grass Valley, Regent Lad and Olympic medalist NZB Campino have all been placed on the market to help pay the bills.
From all accounts, Toddy’s new place sounds like a fantastic training center and a must-visit!
