Mark Todd is a legend of the equestrian world and was named the FEI’s rider of the 20th century.
Mark secured his place in the history books when he won back to back Olympic individual gold medals on the diminutive Charisma at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Games. He was the first eventer since World War II to take consecutive individual Olympic golds.
Before his first retirement from eventing in 2000, he also won three other Olympic medals – team bronze at Seoul, individual bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, team silver at the 1992 Barcelona Games – and two team golds and an individual silver at World Equestrian Games. He also landed the top spot at Badminton three times and Burghley five.
Mark Todd retired from eventing after the Sydney Olympics and moved back to New Zealand.
In 2008, he staged a dramatic comeback, making New Zealand’s Olympic team for the Hong Kong Games just months after competing for the first time in eight years.
In 2010 he added to his medal tally with world team bronze at the Kentucky World Equestrian Games and in 2012 he was a member of New Zealand’s bronze medal-winning team at the London Olympics. But the greatest high of his rekindled career came when he secured a fourth Badminton win in 2011 on NZB Land Vision.
Mark announced his second retirement in July 2019, after winning the Nations Cup at Camphire in Ireland.
He now focuses on training racehorses from his Wiltshire base, Badgerstown. Mark is married to Carolyn and has two children, Lauren and James.
Mark Todd was already an all-time great when he retired for the first time, in 2000. But when his comeback yielded yet another Badminton winner and further Olympic tilts, he cemented his supremacy, says Catherine Austen
The New Zealander's pupil Selena O’Hanlon will return to Badminton this time — and it's a venue which has special significance for her horse's owner
‘Having seen him work and compete, as well as being on teams with Toddy, I am very excited about the future and the opportunity this presents’
An official retirement ceremony was held for the eventing legend in the main arena at the 2019 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials
Watch videos of five-time Burghley winner Mark Todd assessing the tricky fences on the 2019 Burghley cross-country course
The eventing legend opens up about his new training venture in a recent video
‘As he finished his test, he put his head down, shook his head and the whole bridle came off’
Following the announcement of his retirement we’ve dug deep into the archives to reminisce about Mark Todd’s moments in the spotlight
‘I won’t miss that sick feeling in the stomach on Badminton and Burghley cross-country morning!’
‘He's been a real yard favourite for a long time’
Check what time your favourite rider will be performing in the dressage at Badminton Horse Trials
A snapped stirrup or rein is the stuff of nightmares — check out these instances when it happened to some of the best in the business
‘I had a think about it – and I can never resist a challenge!’
Competitors including Mark Todd, Gemma Tattersall and Chris Burton give their first impressions of the World Equestrian Games cross-country track
The New Zealand team assess their chances ahead of the eventing at the World Equestrian Games starting tomorrow
Check out cross-country times for the leading riders ahead of tomorrow’s action at Burghley Horse Trials
The dressage is complete at Burghley — find out which combinations impressed the judges...
Find out which combinations are sitting pretty halfway through day one of dressage
Several horses who could have featured at the sharp end have been pulled out of this week's four-star, while Oliver Townend still has to decide his rides
