Find out why Laura Collett described the cross-country as ‘relentless’, plus 10 other stories you must read from Badminton today
Laura Collett maintained her lead after the Badminton Horse Trials cross-country, at the event presented by Mars Equestrian. Riding her Olympic gold medallist London 52, Laura stormed around inside the optimum time to stay on her 21 dressage.
The first of Oliver Townend’s two rides on the Badminton cross-country was Swallow Springs
Oliver’s second ride around the Eric Winter-designed track was Ballaghmor Class
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Piggy March had a crack at the course with her reigning Badminton champion, Vanir Kamira
Ros Canter and Allstar B tackled the course earlier this morning
Grooms are a key part of every rider’s effort, so we are taking the time to catch up with a few this week.
Kitty King and Vendredi Biats got round but it wasn’t all plain sailing on the Badminton Horse Trials cross-country
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Meanwhile, things didn’t all go to plan for some near the top of the leaderboard following the dressage
Some of the early riders shared their opinions on the course
A number of French riders had a go at tackling the five-star track
There is even a star from Downton Abbey present this weekend
Read our full Badminton form guide in this week’s issue of Horse & Hound (issue dated 5 May 2022). Our bumper 20-page Badminton report will be in our 12 May issue and keep fully up-to-date with all the action during Badminton week via horseandhound.co.uk, where a host of features and reports will be published.
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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.