While the forecast for this year’s Badminton Horse Trials looks high and dry … … the event has endured a long and complicated relationship with the weather — rain in particular. May is one of
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2013 Badminton winners Jock Paget and Clifton Promise were fourth to go and delivered the best test of the early morning session — smooth and polished, a correct frame and yet relaxed and still expressive
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The wind was a factor before the First Horse Inspection even started, blowing down two of the sponsor’s flower boxes which then made the powers that be rather sensibly decide to get rid of them
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It’s a stacked week for eventing with the final selection trials for the U.S. Pan American Games team at Jersey Fresh running concurrently with the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials. EN will be providing live coverage
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Thrills, spills, and everything in between — that’s the theme in this great teaser for the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, which is all set to begin competition this week. Samantha Clark will be our
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The 2nd of May 2014 dawned cool and cloudy, a chilly wind blew, but an intrepid crowd still gathered 10-deep — those at the front having arrived early with chairs, stools and thermoses — around
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All horses and riders have been accepted off the Badminton wait list as of this morning, with Mary King and Kings Temptress as the final pair to get in to the event. That hasn’t happened since
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It’s always an exciting day when Badminton releases its course preview video, and we now have our first look at Giuseppe della Chiesa’s second-year design for this legendary track, which caused more than a few
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Jumping obstacles, slogging through mud, and pushing one’s strength, speed and endurance to the limits are all part of eventing. It comes as no surprise that eventers Daniel Sarango and Michael Pollard also seek thrills
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Entries for the Badminton Horse Trials have been released, and no U.S. or Canadian riders will compete at the event this year. With the final selection trials for the U.S. Pan American Games squad taking
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Last week, we got an idea of the changes course designer Giuseppe della Chiesa has in store for the Badminton cross country course this year. The course will be running in reverse, and new elements
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During the last couple of days, I have had the great opportunity to be at Badminton while Giuseppe della Chiesa set portables and put some of the finishing touches on his CCI4* cross-country track for the
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Just when horses and riders thought they had a handle on Giuseppe della Chiesa’s new Badminton cross-country course, the track will now run in reverse around the Duke of Beaufort’s Park. While Badminton hasn’t released any further
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Friend of EN David Robinson, better known as harveywetdog, dug up some footage he shot at the 1993 Badminton Horse Trials and put it on YouTube for all of us to enjoy. You’ll see three Badminton winners
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Here’s another helmet cam from Badminton, this time from Ludwig Svennerstal and Alexander, who jumped clear around the course with 18.8 time penalties. They pulled two rails the next day to ultimately finish in eighth
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Pippa Cuckson wrote an excellent blog for Horse-Canada.com in which she touches on a variety of topics ranging from the tragic deaths of Ben Winter and Jordan McDonald, the difficult course at this year’s Badminton,
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Cross-country day at Badminton 2014 was a gnarly one, but without frangible pins, it might have been much, much worse. Giuseppe Della Chiesa’s course took out over half of the field and produced some nasty
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The Shetland Grand National is one of the time-honored traditions at Badminton Horse Trials, and this year’s festivities proved to be some of the most exciting in recent memory — not unlike when the four-star
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Watching cross-country in realtime, everything happens so fast that it’s hard to comprehend the countless turning cogs that ultimately produce a successful — or unsuccessful — jump. The more experienced and educated your eye, the
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We’ve been scouring the internet for days for a helmet cam from Badminton, and we’ve finally found one! Watch Sarah Ennis and Sugar Brown Babe around Giuseppe Della Chiesa’s track. You’ll see the have a
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Erin Go Irish highlights the success of Irish-bred horses and ponies in eventing. Michael Doherty of Irish Horse Gateway discusses what makes Irish horses so competitive in our sport. This week, Michael takes a look
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When it comes to riding cross-country, the Irish are among the toughest in the world. Check out this video of Mark Kyle’s epic Badminton tumble, from which both horse and rider emerged virtually unscathed. The
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Mary King has decided to retire her London Olympic mount Imperial Cavalier from four-stars following a disappointing performance at Badminton, the Exmouth Journal reported. Mary and “Archie” were in 12th place after dressage on a score
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