It’s hard to win one five-star, but three? And win them consecutively? It sounds quite impossible, really, but that’s all part of the fun and the challenge of the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing.
In order to win the Gram Slam a rider must win the Kentucky Three-Day Event, Badminton Horse Trials, and Burghley Horse Trials all within a year. Since the inception of the Grand Slam in 1999, only two riders have managed the astonishing feat: Pippa Funnel in 2003 and Michael Jung in 2016.
What does it take to win the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing? Aside from, you know, some pretty incredible equine partners of course. Hear it straight from the horse’s — erm, riders’ — mouths in this video.
