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Wish it was this time last week? 19 moments to ease your post-Badminton gloom


  • Do you have post-Badminton blues? We do too. Take a look at these pics to remember some wonderful moments from last week at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials.

    Pictures by Peter Nixon

    1. Gemma Tattersall gets a hug from Gran after her brilliant final showjumping round, which clinched her third on Arctic Soul.

    The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on 06 05 2016

    2. Fun quarter marks — these harps are on Irishman Michael Ryan’s ride Ballylynch Adventure.

    The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on 05 05 2016

    3. Oliver Townend shows his appreciation for Black Tie after a dressage test which left them in eighth following the first phase.

    The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on 06 05 2016

    4. Celeb spotting in the crowd — six-time Badminton winner Lucinda Green on the right, US team coach David O’Connor on the right.

    The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on 04 05 2016

    5. Andreas Ostholt leans forward to hug So Is Et after securing second place.

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    6. Tina Cook with children Harry and Isabelle.

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    7. A great cross-country round from Izzy Taylor on Allercombe Ellie. They finished eighth.

    The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on 08 05 2016

    8. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Michael Jung smile quite that much before…

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    9. Gemma Tattersall’s grin says it all as she finishes her dressage test on Arctic Soul, who put in a best-ever performance in this phase.

    The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on 06 05 2016

    10. Belgian competitor Lara de Liedekerke-Meier with her five-month-old daughter, Chiara.

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    11. Emily King, 20, putting in a brilliant cross-country round with Brookleigh — until she sadly came to grief at the penultimate fence.

    The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on 08 05 2016

    12. Rugby star Mike Tindall with daughter Mia.

    The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on 04 05 2016

    13. I’m back! Blyth Tait returns to Badminton after 13 years away and finishes a none-too-shabby 13th with Bear Necessity V.

    The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on 05 05 2016

    14. The course team at work at the KBIS Vicarage Vee after Jesse Campbell and Kaapachino broke the frangible pins as they ran-out here. There’s no doubt these modern safety devices — and their cousins the MIM Clips, being used for the first time in Britain this year — saved many riders from falls (or more serious falls than they had) on cross-country day.

    The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on 07 05 2016

    15. Grand Maneouvre puts his best foot forward for Laura Collett.

    The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on 06 05 2016

    16. Mother and daughter: Emily and Mary King enjoy an ice cream.

    The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on 06 05 2016

    17. Francis Whittington waves to the crowds after far exceeding his own expectations to take fourth in the dressage on Hasty Imp.

    The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on 05 05 2016

    18. Zara Tindall with her mother the Princess Royal after her cross-country round with High Kingdom, 23rd.

    The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on 07 05 2016

    19. Another of Gemma Tattersall? We don’t think there’s any such thing as too much Gemma Tattersall this week.

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    Make sure you buy H&H this week (dated 12 May) for our full 24-page Badminton report, including comments from Carl Hester, William Fox-Pitt and Mark Phillips.

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