Which rider fell off their bike? And who ran to the start box beside their horse? Nine things you might not know about last week’s Badminton

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Badminton Horse Trials: Kitty King and Vendredi Biats
Kitty King and Vendredi Biats at Badminton 2022.
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Still not had enough of Badminton Horse Trials, presented by Mars Equestrian? We’ve got some fun facts from the week for you…

1. Kitty King, who finished seventh on Vendredi Biats, fell off her bicycle on Friday evening. She joked after her clear across country that that meant she’d got her falls out the way before her round on Saturday.

Pippa Roome
Pippa Roome
Magazine editor and eventing editor

Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.