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whereyou’llmeetlotsofotherhorsesand
ridersandhaveagreatdayout,withoutthe THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS EVENT inthe TheeventisalsopartoftheRolexGrandSlam,
pressureofcompeting?OnSunday17thMay equestriancalendar,BadmintonHorseTrialsin wherecompetitorshavetotriumphatBadminton,
there’safunrideatShifnalinShropshireon Gloucestershire,iscelebratingits60thanniversary KentuckyandBurghleyallinthesameyear.Thisbig
theHattonEstate.Contacttheevents fromthe7thtothe10thMayandcompetition moneyprizehasonlyeverbeenwononcebyPippa
secretaryon01902735111.OvertheBorder thisyearwillbefierce. Funnell,butseveralcompetitorshavetheireyeon
intonorthWales,there’safunridein ThefirsteverBadmintonHorseTrialswas thetrophy,includingAndrewHoy,whonarrowly
beautifulparklandatNantClwyd,nearRuthin launchedbytheDukeofBeaufortin1949asa missedoutonitin2006andAustralianspouses,
onSunday3rdMay.Tel07971118553for springboardforfutureBritishOlympicteams. ClaytonandLucindaFrederickswhohavewonall
furtherinformation. Competitorshavetocompeteinthreedisciplines, threebetweenthemin2007.There’ssuretobe
dressageonthefirsttwodays,cross-countryon toughrivalryfromoverseasriderstoo.Inthispost
SaturdayandshowjumpingonSunday.It’satrue Olympicyear,there’snointernationalcompetition,
testofallroundability. soBadmintonisthenumberonetargetforriders
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beautifulparklandsettinginfrontofBadminton Tocelebratetheanniversary,the2009programme
House,quicklybecamethecompetitionalleventers willhaveaspecialsupplementtocommemoratethis
•Let’sfaceit,horsesarenotgoodforthe aspiredtowinandthisismoretruetodaythan benchmark.Aseasonticketforallfourdayscosts
landandweeds,particularlylargeleafydocks everbefore. £38,ticketsfortheSaturdayare£23,£12forthe
andnettles,areaproblemformanyinWales Lastyear’swinnerNicholasTouzaintfromFrance ThursdayandFridayand£10fortheSunday.There
andtheBorders.Mayisthebesttimetouse willbedefendinghistitleandWilliam arealsodiscountsforadvancedbookings.
abroadspectrumweekkiller,suchasGrazon Fox-Pitt,whowonitfiveyearsago,andLucy • Contact the Box Office on 01454 218375, e-mail:
90tokilloffthoseunsightlyweeds. Wiegersma,lastyear’srunnerup,willbehopingto boxoffice@badminton-horse.co.uk and for more
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outallbeddingorrubbermattingand
disinfectthefloor.
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ourhorsessuppleandwell-trained,it’salltoo PropertySeminaronJune2ndatWestonPark.
easytoforgetaboutourselves.101Riding OrganisedbyBalfoursPropertyProfessionals,in
ExercisesbyKarenBushandJulianMarczac conjunctionwithWhittinghamRiddell
concentratesontherider’sposition, AccountantsandMartineauSolicitors,theevent industry,includingfarriers,veterinarysurgeons
suggestingexercisesbothriddenand willexamineequinepropertydevelopment,how andtradesuppliers.”
dismounted. tomaximisereturnsfromequestrianproperty Speakersincludeaspecialistinplanning,a
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identifyproblem andalsohowtodealwiththethreatsofthe “It’sarareoccasionforexpertstofocusonthe
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