Before eventer Oliver Townend heads off to Normandy for this year’s World Equestrian Games (WEG), we take a look back at his career in pictures — from competing at WEG in 2006 with Flint Curtis to clinching the Badminton title in 2009.
Oliver Townend in pictures
Watch our exclusive video with Oliver Townend
Don’t miss this week’s Horse & Hound magazine (10 July 2014), where Pippa Roome catches up with Oliver ahead of WEG
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