New rider tops Badminton leader board after seven year absence from the event

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Karin Donkers Fletcha van 't Verahof , Yoshiaki Oiwa , Andrew Nicholson and Nereo , Ingrid Klimke and Horseware Hale Bob OLD on the cross-country at Badminton 2017 , Chris Burton and Graf Liberty , Thibaut Vallette and Qing Du Briot Ene HN , Astier Nicolas and Piaf De B'Neville , Lydia Hannon riding MY ROYAL TOUCH during the Oasby (1) Horse Trials at Foxdale in Oasby near Grantham in Lincolnshire, UK; on 13th March 2015 , Bouncer and Cortie being models , Ian Stark at Fence 17, 18 and 19 (Gatehouse New Pond) on the 2016 Cross Country Course of the Badminton Mitsubishi Motors Horse Trials, in the grounds of Badminton House in the village of Badminton near Malmesbury in Gloucestershire, UK on 18th April 2016 , Karin Donkers Fletcha van 't Verahof , Yoshiaki Oiwa , Andrew Nicholson and Nereo , Ingrid Klimke and Horseware Hale Bob OLD on the cross-country at Badminton 2017 , Chris Burton and Graf Liberty , Thibaut Vallette and Qing Du Briot Ene HN , Astier Nicolas and Piaf De B'Neville , Lydia Hannon riding MY ROYAL TOUCH during the Oasby (1) Horse Trials at Foxdale in Oasby near Grantham in Lincolnshire, UK; on 13th March 2015 , Bouncer and Cortie being models , Ian Stark at Fence 17, 18 and 19 (Gatehouse New Pond) on the 2016 Cross Country Course of the Badminton Mitsubishi Motors Horse Trials, in the grounds of Badminton House in the village of Badminton near Malmesbury in Gloucestershire, UK on 18th April 2016
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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.