We start our Badminton 4* coverage by finding out more about the new course designer Guiseppe della Chiesa, the cross country course he wants the riders to ride ‘positively and with respect’ and take a look at some of the riders who will tackle it on Saturday
The Brigstock International Horse Trials, held for the second year at the beautiful Rockingham Castle, saw some big names competing including one Australian who is sadly out of Badminton
Amanda Young’s 15h (‘ish) New Zealand pig-hunting horse may be small for an eventing horse but he’s an absolute gem and we had to find out more about him when we saw them competing at Sydney International Horse Trials
The last time that Wendy Schaeffer rode at Badminton was in 1996, the year that she became an Olympic Gold medallist. Emily Penney talked to Wendy to find out how her preparation is going, this time from her permanent UK base
Several people have asked ‘who won the big competition to the Alltech World Equestrian Games?’ Indeed it took a few days for us to get in touch with our winner, Cindy Lawler who, it turns out, is from Illinois, USA and is a big eventing fan!