Three horses held at final Badminton Horse Trials trot-up: three top-20 contenders withdrawn from the competition

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Badminton Horse Trials trot-up Hector Payne
Hector Payne and Dynasty
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There was drama at the final Badminton Horse Trials trot-up, presented by Mars Equestrian, this morning (8 May), when three horses were sent to the hold box.

The first of those was British rider Hector Payne with Dynasty, who is owned by Jeremy and Judith Skinner and David and Margie Hall. They were in 43rd place after their clear cross-country jumping round yesterday, but they were accepted upon re-presenting in front of the ground jury of Christian Landolt, Seppo Laine and Anne-Marie Taylor.

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.