Badminton 3 day horse trials

Sadly, the horse was eliminated at the final horse inspection the following day. He retired from eventing in after taking individual bronze at the Sydney Olympics. However, victory here had always seemed to elude the six-time Olympian until on his 37 th attempt. He was riding the year-old Nereo, a horse that he had since a four-year-old. His victory here came only 18 months after a fall at Gatcombe where he suffered a severe neck injury that had left him nearly paralysed.

Competing for my first time there on Brookleigh in We lay 2nd after dressage but unfortunately had a fall at the second last on the cross country! Stay on the tightest line possible, sometimes going slower can get a tighter line and thus making you faster. This influences everything. It appears a tough, bold, rider testing course. He feels extremely fit and well, so everything crossed!!

The stirrups due to their durability and grip, the ears due to their comfort and their thicker material which is fantastic for helping to cancel out any excess noise for the horses. Yes I will, on all of my saddles! For me Badminton is the top of the sport of Eventing. Everyone in the world wants to ride there but when you get there the occasion is as big as the course itself. You need to be on your A game! My most memorable moment was the first time I walked through the Badminton stable arch on Electric Cruise Cross Country day.

The atmosphere just hit me. It was unbelievable, I knew then it was a big day. I have made a lot of mistakes in this phase, and they for sure have shaped my Cross Country riding. Riding in point-to-points helped me ride at speed, but Ginny Elliot really broke down the technical side of the Cross Country in my earlier 4 star years and made me understand that each type of fence had a particular way of riding it. The show jumping phase has not always been a strong phase for me, but working with Ian Fearon for so many years has definitely made this phase more consistent.

I never forget it! Priority booking opened on 5 January and general booking, which is open to all, opens tomorrow 12 January. The two-hour BBC highlights and final results show will remain free to watch. Piggy March talks about her journey with the talented but high maintenance mare Vanir Kamira with whom she won Badminton.

See Seating Plan below. Cross Country — Saturday 7th May There is no charge for use of the temporary grandstands around the cross-country on Saturday nor for those around the Main Arena where the start, finish and first and last fences will be situated.

Show Jumping — Sunday 8th May Please note that Grandstand tickets are necessary in addition to car passes and personal admission to watch the Jumping. Grandstand tickets also need to be purchased for children. The live as well as watch-again streamed programmes from the whole event will be hosted by the Vimeo platform which is utilized to stream many world renowned pay-per-view programmes and events.

To watch anything on our channel, you will need to create an account to login and then pay to view. See How to Watch link. Who can watch Badminton TV? Anyone anywhere in the world who has created an account and paid for a current subscription! You do however have to be aged 16 or above to create an account of your own.

Full coverage of the event will be available on Badminton TV from on the Monday following the event.