Ringwood Sky Boy will become the horse with the most top-level cross-country starts at Badminton: here’s how Tim Price keeps the 19-year-old on the road

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Badminton Horse Trials dressage: Tim Price and Ringwood Sky Boy
Tim Price and Ringwood Sky Boy at Badminton 2022.
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The first combination after the lunch break at Badminton Horse Trials, presented by Mars Equestrian, was New Zealand’s Tim Price and Ringwood Sky Boy. They scored 29.1, which is enough at the current stage of competition to put them into 15th place in the Badminton Horse Trials dressage.

“I’m really pleased – he’s a highly strung horse although he’s quite senior now but that never changes,” explained Tim after his Badminton Horse Trials dressage test. “Every time he goes into atmospheric ring like that I want him just to try hard and stay relaxed and he pretty much did that.”

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.