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Articles by Scirocco Delle
Debutant Shines at Badminton
It was a top 10 finish for Tim Price at the MARS Badminton Horse Trials and a top 20 for event debutant Tayla Mason. World no. 4 Tim and Vitali added 12 jump faults to his tally to finish on 46.2 penalty points in 10th place. Tayla and her homebred Centennial added eight jump and 1.2 time for a final score of 53.8. Her efforts across the event saw her win the Glentrool Trophy for the combination to have made the greatest improvement on their dressage placing.
Powell Back to Defend Badminton Title
Olympic eventer Caroline Powell is one of 11 Kiwi combinations starting at one of the greatest three day events in the world, the MARS Badminton Horse Trials in the UK where she will defend her hard-won 2024 crown aboard Greenacres Special Cavalier.
Podium for Price at Burghley
Tim Price and Vitali have placed second at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials amongst arguably the strongest field ever to compete at the prestigious CCI5*. The Kiwi combo scored 22.3 in their dressage, added just 3.2 time penalties in the cross country and then a single rail in the showjumping for their final tally of 29.5. Winning was the very in-form Ros Canter (GBR) and Lordships Graffalo who claimed a new best-ever score for Burghley with their 23.6 penalty point effort.
Cross Country Day Delivers at Burghley
Tim Price and Vitali are within a sniff of a 5* victory after an action-packed cross country day at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials in the UK. The Kiwi combo sits in second place, just 3.5 penalties adrift of leader Ros Canter (GBR) aboard Lordships Graffalo, with world no.1 Harry Meade (GBR) on Annaghmore Valoner in third, just 2.3 behind Tim.
Super Efforts from Kiwis at Burghley
Three Kiwi combos are in the top eight at the end of the dressage at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials but there’s just a whisker in it, with less than 10 penalty points across the top 18. Brit Ros Canter is the first rider of the modern era to hold both first and second places at the end of the dressage, leading aboard Izilot DHI on 19.9 penalty points and second aboard Lordships Graffalo on 22.
Kiwi Eventers Burghley Bound
Caroline Powell and Greenacres Special Cavalier will be hunting down a second 5* win of the season when they start this week at the prestigious Defender Burghley Horse Trials in the UK. Hot on the back of their win in May at Badminton, the duo are one of eight Kiwi combos starting in the 75-strong field in Stamford.
Dream Come True for Badminton Winner Powell
Caroline Powell and Greenacres Special Cavalier are the toast of the world of eventing this morning after winning the 2024 MARS Badminton Horse Trials in a heart-stopping finish. It’s 14 years since Caroline won her first – and only other – CCI5*-L crown, but this is a mare she has long believed in.
Price on Top at Badminton
Tim Price and Vitali have charged into the lead at the MARS Badminton Horse Trials as they chase down that illusive CCI5* trophy for the cabinet. It’s been a very influential night of cross country that saw a massive shake up of the leaderboard but ended with four Kiwis in the top 12. Tim kept his clean FEI cross country jumping record in tact adding just four time to his tally to finish the day on 31.7 penalty points.
Plenty to Play for at Badminton
Tim Price and Vitali didn’t disappoint in their 27.7 penalty point dressage test at the MARS Badminton Horse Trials in the UK. The Kiwi combo sit in third place at the end of the phase, just 2.4 behind leader and 2023 winner Rosaline Canter (GBR) aboard Izilot DHI with Bubby Upton (GBR and Cola in second on 27.3. “The electric atmosphere probably kept us from doing our absolute best test with a couple of little moments of lack of concentration but he still was class,” said Tim.
Iconic UK 5* Event Draws Top Kiwi Combos
A clutch of Kiwi eventers are primed and ready to take on the MARS Badminton Horse Trials, one of the world’s toughest three-day events. Badminton is one of just seven CCI5*-L events in the world – the highest-ranked difficulty in eventing. New Zealand has a strong history with the British event, with Kiwi combinations having won the top prize seven times and many times been on the podium.
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