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Across the Pond: Local Hunts on Hand at Badminton Horse Trials

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“Badminton Horse Trials ran May 5-10 in Gloucestershire, England, attracting over 250,000 spectators, the second-largest number for any paid-entry sporting event in the world. The lanky William Fox-Pitt won against his old rival Andrew Nicholson, also known as the ‘Silver Fox’, who was leading until the Sunday show jumping. Thrilling…”

Go to E-Coverstide to read more…

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Interview: Bill Levett looks ahead to Badminton

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“Event rider Bill Levett grew up riding in the wide-open spaces of Australia. He moved to the UK in 1994, and competed at his first Badminton soon after. We caught up with him ahead of this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials.”

To find out more, go to Horse and Country TV (article mistakenly attributed to Victoria Spicer)…