Olivia Haddow

'It's not acceptable': four-star rider chased by dog at Gatcombe

Olivia Wilmot was riding in the advanced section at the Festival of British Eventing when the incident occurred. Please note video contains swearing

First-timer's Badminton Horse Trials diary: day four

Olivia Haddow reflects on receiving her first gold plaque for completing Badminton and is already blooking forward to next year

First-timer's Badminton Horse Trials diary: day three

A delighted Olivia Haddow shares her thoughts on completing her first Badminton cross-country day, albeit with a few bumps and scraps along the way

First-timer's Badminton Horse Trials diary: day two

Olivia Haddow reflects on her dressage performance at Badminton Horse Trials yesterday and the challenge that faces her and Patris Filius on the cross-country tomorrow

First-timer's Badminton Horse Trials diary: day one

Olivia Haddow shares her thoughts as she prepares for her debut dressage performance at the 2008 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials

First-timer's countdown to Badminton: one day to go

Watch Olivia Haddow as she shares her thoughts on finally arriving at Badminton with H&H

First-timer's countdown to Badminton: three days to go

Olivia Haddow is looking forward to the challenge that lies ahead at Badminton Horse Trials, but admits that right now it all seems more than just a little surreal

First-timer's countdown to Badminton: five days to go

H&H Online's diarist Olivia Haddow is delighted that Filius is back to his normal cheeky self and is hoping that nothing goes wrong in the final few days before Badminton

First-timer's countdown to Badminton: nine days to go

A nice quiet weekend turned rather more dramatic for Olivia Haddow when one of her young horses jumped out of his field and went off exploring on his own

First-timer's countdown to Badminton: 12 days to go

H&H Online's new diarist Olivia Haddow reflects on a busy week when not everything has gone quite according to plan, but she remains upbeat about Badminton

First-timer's countdown to Badminton: 16 days to go

Olivia Haddow's Badminton plans suffer a minor setback as Patris Filius picks up a muscle strain while competing in the CIC*** at Tyrella in Northern Ireland

First-timer's countdown to Badminton: 20 days to go

Olivia heads off to Tyrella in Northern Ireland for Patris Filius's last run before their first attempt at Badminton

Badminton Horse Trials 2008: Olivia Haddow's diary

Olivia Haddow shares her highs and lows with H&H as she prepares her "naughty coloured cob" Patris Filius for the four-star event

First-timer's countdown to Badminton: 23 days to go

Our new diarist Olivia Haddow reports on her successful visit to Tyrella where Patris Filius was back on form for the dressage and cross-country — shame about the show jumping

First-timer's countdown to Badminton: Four weeks to go

A 'fighting fit' Patris Filius keeps our new diarist Olivia Haddow on her toes at their first event of the season and earns himself back-to-back runs in Northern Ireland for his troubles

Countdown to Badminton: Meet first-timer Olivia Haddow

Badminton first-timer Olivia Haddow shares her highs and lows with Horse & Hound as we countdown the days to the famous event