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David Doel with Mars
For someone who topped the British Eventing leaderboard as the rider with the most cross-country clears in 2025, experiencing two uncharacteristic falls with his top horse, Galileo Nieuwmoed, at both Badminton and Burghley could easily have been difficult to recover from.
But leading Wiltshire event rider David Doel is very pragmatic: you simply have to make sure you don’t repeat the same mistake, and he admits he is quite good at bouncing back.
Libby Seed on Heartbreaker Star QualityRos Canter and the stunning Lordship Graffalo claimed their second MARS Badminton Horse Trials title with a flawless round in the final showjumping phase, cementing the horse's status as one of the best eventers in the world. Canter now joins a select group of just five riders to have won the event twice on the same horse.
Going into the final phase in second place, Olympic rider Canter delivered a superb clear round, putting pressure on leader Oliver Townend. Riding the 11-year-old Cooley Rosalent (nicknamed Rosie), Townend had no room for error. Unfortunately, one fence down cost him the title, handing victory to Canter.
Will Rawlin - pic Maddie PerrinsThe world’s greatest three-day event riders are eagerly anticipating the start of the 2025 Mars Badminton Horse Trials, which is just about to get underway (Wednesday 7 May).
Andrew Nicholson on Homero competing at Barbury this weekend - pic: Top Shots PhotographyThe Barbury Castle estate saw a welcome return to British Eventing at the weekend with three days of competition, showcasing some of our top riders, including Laura Collett, David Doel, Tim and Jonelle Price, Tom McEwen to name just a few.
Canter XC Mars Fence
Badminton 2025 is nearly here, taking place in early May beytween 7 - 11th. One difference for this year - all tickets must be bought in advance as there won't be any tickets sold on the gate this year. There is the 'early bird' advance ticket discount available, but that ends on 31 March so all tickets purchased after then will be at the full price.
Will Rawlin and Ballycoog Breaker Boy at Badminton pic: Maddie PerrinsNew Zealander Caroline Powell pulled off a shock victory at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials at the weekend, after Tim Price and Vitali and William Fox Pitt and Grafennacht, who were in first and second respectively, had a number of fences down in the showjumping.