Walk the BE90 Badminton Grassroots Championships [PICTURES]

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The Mitsubishi Motors Grassroots Championships held at Badminton House immediately before the prestigious four-star event give those event riders at the lower levels of the sport the opportunity to perform on one of the biggest stages of the eventing world.

This year, the BE90 Championship was won by Hollie Booth from Cheshire riding Julia McGowan’s seven-year-old mare Dramatic. The combination won on their impressive dressage mark of 24.1. They were closely followed by Katie Vincent riding Glen Carter owner by Alexis Sims who finished on a score of 26.1. Third place was occupied by 15-year-old Heidi Coy riding her own 14hh Riversdale Magic Heart, who finished on 27.3 penalties.

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.