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Mark Todd: reflecting on 25 moments from his glittering career

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    • With Mark Todd announcing his retirement from the sport of eventing (28 July) after what has been a glittering career, complete with gold medals, Olympic appearances and five-star triumph, we take a look back through the archives to highlight some of his memorable achievements.

    Mark Todd’s career in pictures

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    Gemma Redrup
    Gemma Redrup

    H&H features, racing and point-to-point editor
    Gemma is an experienced journalist, having been part of the H&H team since 2014, who 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 in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting talents have taken her to numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
    Gemma Redrup
    At his first Badminton, Mark and Southern Comfort were 45th after the dressage. But as one of only three inside the time on cross-country day, he was third going into the showjumping — and when When Lucinda Prior-Palmer and Helen Butler came unstuck in the final phase, Mark clinched the title.
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    At his first Badminton, Mark and Southern Comfort were 45th after the dressage. But as one of only three inside the time on cross-country day, he was third going into the showjumping — and when When Lucinda Prior-Palmer and Helen Butler came unstuck in the final phase, Mark clinched the title. 1980: Badminton Horse Trials

    Image credit: Leslie Lane (from HH archives)
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    1980: Badminton Horse Trials

    Mark strikes a pose with his Badminton trophy — the first of a total of four

    Image credit: Stuart Newsham for Horse and Hound
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    1985: Badminton Horse Trials

    Mark in action on cross-country day with Charisma IV — the horse that he won two Olympic gold medals on in 1984 and 1988.

    Image credit: Elizabeth Furth
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    1988: Gatcombe Park

    Mark and Charisma — the horse who he describes as ‘the one’.

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    1991: Burghley Horse Trials

    Mark takes the third of his five Burghley titles in 1991, this time with Welton Greylag.

    Image credit: www.trevor-meeks-photography.co.
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    1992: Barcelona Olympics

    Mark and Double Take contend the individual showjumping at the Barcelona Olympics, having proudly carried the New Zealand flag at the opening ceremony of the Games.

    Image credit: www.trevor-meeks-photography.co.
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    1994: Badminton Horse Trials

    Mark lifts the Badminton trophy for a second time in 1994, with Horton Point.

    Image credit: Bob Langrish
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    1995: Badminton Horse Trials

    Mark goes cross-country at Badminton with only one stirrup in 1995 on Bertie Blunt

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    1997: Burghley Horse Trials

    Mark takes the fourth of his Burghley wins with Broadcast News.

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    2000: Sydney Olympics

    Mark and Diamond Hall Red in the team competition at the Sydney Olympics. He won an individual bronze at these Games with Eye Spy II. After Sydney, Mark retired from international competition for the first time.

    Image credit: www.trevor-meeks-photography.co.
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    2008: Beijing Olympics

    Mark comes out of retirement with sponsorship from New Zealand Bloodstock, and returns to the international stage at the Beijing Olympics with Gandalf. The New Zealand team finished in fifth position.

    Image credit: www.trevor-meeks-photography.co.
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    2010: Kentucky World Equestrian Games

    Mark is part of the bronze medal-winning team at the World Equestrian Games, with Grass Valley.

    Image credit: www.trevor-meeks-photography.co.
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    2011: Badminton Horse Trials

    Mark proves he’s back at the top of his sport, taking the Badminton title with NZB Land Vision.

    Image credit: www.trevor-meeks-photography.co.
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    2011: London Olympics test event

    Mark and NZB Campino take part in the test event for the 2012 Games, with the striking London skyline as a backdrop.

    Image credit: Trevor Meeks
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    2012: London Olympics

    Mark and NZB Campino are part of the bronze medal-winning team in London, where he finished 12th as an individual

    Image credit: Jon Stroud Media
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    2012: at home

    Mark and his son James at home in Wiltshire.

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    2012: at home

    A rare moment when the eventing stalwart puts his feet up.

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    Image credit: Jon Stroud
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    2013: Major Milestone

    Mark Todd riding Leonidas II in the CIC during the Cross Country phase of The Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials, near Woodstock in the UK on 15 September 2013
    Image credit: Peter Nixon
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    2013: Leonidas II

    Mark riding Leonidas II at Blenheim en-route to third place in the eight and nine-year-old CCI4*-S class

    Mark Todd (NZL) riding Oloa during the Cross Country phase of The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials at Badminton in Gloucestershire, UK; on 9th May 2015
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    2015: Oloa

    Mark pilots Oloa around the horse’s first Badminton

    Image credit: Peter Nixon
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    2016: Rio Olympics

    Mark and Leonidas II tackle the cross-country in Rio, finishing in fourth place individually.

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    2017: NZB Campino

    NZB Campino en-route to fourth place at Badminton in 2017

    PHHAD8 Stamford, UK. 1st September 2018. Mark Todd on Kiltubrid Rhapsody on the Cross Country day of the 3 Day event at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, at Burghley House, Stamford Lincs, on September 1, 2018. Credit: Paul Marriott/Alamy Live News
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    2018: Kiltubrid Rhapsody

    The grey Kiltubrid Rhapsody at Burghley

    PM2JKP Tryon. North Carolina. USA. 17th September 2018. Sir Mark Todd. McClaren. NZL. Eventing Show Jumping Day 6. World Equestrian Games. WEG 2018 Tryon. North Carolina. USA. 17/09/2018. Credit: Sport In Pictures/Alamy Live News
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    2018: McClaren

    Mark at his final championship, riding McClaren at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon

    Mark Todd (NZL) riding LEONIDAS II in CCI-S3* Section A of the Barbury Horse Trials held at Barbury Castle in Rockley near Marlborough in Wiltshire in the UK between 4th-7th July 2019
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    2019: Leonidas II

    On his penultimate ride on Leonidas II, Mark finished third in one of the CCI4*-S sections at Barbury Castle earlier this month

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