Eric Winter

In his third year as cross country course designer for the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, Eric Winter has kept his philosophy of making his challenging track look as naturally cross country as possible

Video: Eric Winter explains how the idea of the running water troughs came to him late at night and why The Hildon water Pond, Fence 20abc, is an important fence on course this year at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials

Eric Winter discusses plans for the 2018 Badminton cross country course and we see how work is progressing on new features

Eric Winter's first Badminton cross country course has a deliberate lack of superfluous decoration with most fences using massive rustic timber

Course Designer Eric Winter and rider Francis Whittington walk around the complete 3* cross country course at the 2013 Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials. Together they take a look at each fence and discuss from the designer and rider point of view