Cross Country
Badminton Horse Trials 2010
For those of you that attended, I hope you had a great weekend at Badminton Horse Trials. The team at Orchard Stables took time out to go to Badminton for cross country day on Sunday and what a great day out we had. Despite the mud and traffic, a good time was had by all and some fantastic cross country riding was observed.
We managed to see on the course many great riders including Mary King, Zara Phillips, Mark Todd, Daisy Berkeley (nee Dick) and of course this year’s deserved winner Paul Tapner. We were disappointed for Mary King who would have been the oldest winner the event has had in all the years it has been running, however a very respectable 4th place for her. We also take this opportunity to offer our condolences to Louisa Lockwood for the loss of her event horse Desert Island on Sunday with a broken fetlock, a truly special horse that will be greatly missed in the sport.
Don’t forget to check out Horse and Country TV Saturday 8th May for many hours of Badminton 2010 coverage.
Please let us know how you got on and your experiences at this year’s event by leaving us a comment.
