2019 Defending Champions, Piggy March and Vanir Kamira return in 2022
Badminton Entry Update 30th April
Britain's Georgie Spence and Halltownn Harley have withdrawn from Badminton Horse Trials
They are replaced with another British combination of Tom Rowland riding Possible Mission, who now move onto the Accepted list while Canada's Mike Winter and El Mundo are next in line on the Waitlist
Current List of Entries and Waitlist
(Scroll down for earlier withdrawals and acceptances)
Tom Rowland and Possible Mission at Badminton 2019
Badminton Entry Update 29th April
France now has nine entries on the Badminton Accepted List after the withdrawal of Izzy Taylor's Artful Trinity, who moved from the Waitlist on 21st April
French rider Cyrielle Lefreve riding Armanjo Serosah now move onto the Accepted list while Britain's Tom Rowland riding Possible Mission is next in line
Current List of Entries and Waitlist
Cyrielle Lefreve and Armanjo Serosah competing at Les Etoiles de Pau CCI5* in 2021
Badminton Entry Update 28th April
France now has yet another entry on the Badminton Accepted List after the withdrawal of Piggy March's Brookfield Inocent. Piggy still has defending champion Vanir Kamira in the field
Oliver Townend has also withdrawn Cooley Master Class and Ridire Dorche, leaving him with Tregilder, Ballaghmor Class and Swallow Springs on the entry list
French rider Ugo Provasi riding Shadd'OC now move onto the Accepted list
Current List of Entries and Waitlist
Piggy March and Brookfield Inocent, CCI4*-S winners at the recent Thoresby International
Badminton Entry Update 26th April
France now has another entry on the Badminton Accepted List after the withdrawal of Ireland's Joseph Murphy riding Calmaro, who will be competing at the Land Rover Kentucky Three Day Event
UK-based French rider Arthur Duffort and Toronto D'Aurois now move onto the Accepted list with two more French riders next in line for a spot
New Zealand's Samantha Lissington has also withdrawn Ricker Ridge Rui from the Waitlist
Current List of Entries and Waitlist
Presenting at Burghley 2019, Arthur Duffort and Toronto D'Aurois, recent winners of the Advanced class at Thoresby International
Badminton Entry Update 21st April
Izzy Taylor and Artful Trinity are the latest to be Accepted on the Badminton Entry List after the withdrawal of Harry Meade's Tenareze and another withdrawal from the French contingent in Luc Chateau and Troubadour Camphoux.
The good news for France however is that the next in line on the Waitlist is the UK-based French rider Arthur Duffort and Toronto D'Aurois
New Zealand's Samantha Lissington has also withdrawn Ricker Ridge Rui from the Waitlist
Current List of Entries and Waitlist
Izzy Taylor and Artful Trinity at Les Etoiles de Pau 2020 where they finished 15th
Badminton Entry Update 19th April
Two withdrawals have appeared on the list early today with New Zealand's Xavier Faer and Tom McEwen's Bob Chaplin coming off the Accepted List. Later in the day, following the draw, Britain's Zara Tindall withdrew on Class Affair and Emily Hamill was accepted from the Waitlist
Ireland's Elizabeth Powell riding Soladoun was the next to get the call up along with America's Emily Hamill riding Corvett. Next on the Waitlist are Izzy Taylor and Artful Trinity
Elizabeth (Esib) Power and Soladoun at Burghley 2018
Badminton Entry Update 18th April
One of the favourites for a 5* win this year, the 2021 European Championship individual bronze medallists, Sarah Bullimore and her homebred Corouet have withdrawn from the event. However the good news is that they are contesting the CCI5* in Kentucky
Moving from the Waitlist onto Acceptances is Britain's Nicky Hill and MGH Bingo Boy, who finished 18th at Badminton in 2019
Nicky Hill and MGH Bingo Boy ready to run at Badminton 2019 (above) and, withdrawn as they are heading to Kentucky, Sarah Bullimore and Corouet (below)
Badminton Entry Update 16th April
Sweden now gets a starter on the 2022 Badminton Horse Trials entry list with Sofia Sjoborg and DHI Mighty Dwight being Accepted
This comes following the withdrawal of the USA's Lauren Nicholson and Vermiculus
Sofia Sjoborg and DHI Mighty Dwight competing at 2021 Les Etoiles de Pau CCI5*
Badminton Entry Update 13th April
France has a strong show of riders at the 2022 Badminton Horse Trials with eight combinations initially listed but that is now down to seven with Sidney Dufresne's Swing De Perdriat withdrawn
This means that Britain's Alex Bragg now moves onto the Accepted List with King of the Mill, the 12-year-old 17.1hh gelding who enjoyed a top 20 finish in the CCI5*-L at Pau last year but will having his first run around Badminton (read our start of season interview with Alex here)
Next in line on the Waitlist is Swedish rider Sofia Sjoborg with DHI Mighty Dwight, which would give Sweden their only entry in the competition
Current List of Entries and Waitlist
Alex Bragg and King of the Mill at Les Etoiles de Pau 2021
Badminton Entry Update 30th March
In the Badminton Entry List Update on 29th March, three Accepted combinations have withdrawn and one from the Waitlist, giving Britain, Australia and the USA new Accepted entries
Australia’s Sammi Birch and Hunter Valley II, New Zealand’s Jonelle Price and Grovine De Reve and the USA’s Sharon White with Cooley On Show have withdrawn from the Accepted List, along with first reserve on the Waitlist, Belgium’s Constatin Van Rijckevorsel riding Beat It
This means that Britain’s James Somerville riding Talent, Australia’s Bill Levett riding Lates Quin (giving Bill two horses now in the competition) and the USA’s Lillian Heard riding LCC Barnaby have now been accepted on the main entry list
Bill Levett and Lates Quin Photo courtesy Fiona Scott-Maxwell
ENTRIES ANNOUNCED 22nd March 2022
Badminton Horse Trials, presented by Mars Equestrian, has attracted a top-class field of entries which is headed by Great Britain's reigning Olympic, World and European champions and includes 14 of the top 20 riders in the FEI Eventing World Athlete Rankings.
The Olympic team gold medallists will be competing against each other at 5-star level for the first time since the trio won Gold in Tokyo last year: Tom McEwen rides his individual silver medallist Toledo de Kerser, world number one Oliver Townend has Ballaghmor Class and Laura Collett rides London 52. Oliver has also entered dual Kentucky winner Cooley Master Class and exciting new ride Swallow Springs, previously the mount of Andrew Nicholson.
The reigning World champion, Ros Canter and her wonderful veteran Allstar B will be returning to Badminton and the European champion, Nicola Wilson, makes her debut on the spectacular JL Dublin, a prolific winner at 4-star level.
The last winner of Badminton, in 2019, was Piggy March riding the gallant mare Vanir Kamira and the partnership is heading back to defend their title. Piggy also has Brookfield Inocent, her European team gold and individual silver medallist.
Other leading British combinations include European bronze medallists Sarah Bullimore and Corouet, Pippa Funnell and her 2019 Burghley winner, MGH Grafton Street, Mollie Summerland and Charly van Ter Heiden, winners of Luhmuhlen last year, plus Kitty King (Vendredi Biats), Kristina Cook (Billy the Red), William Fox-Pitt (Little Fire and Oratorio) and Zara Tindall (Class Affair).
The Badminton prize fund is the largest at 5-star level this year, with £100,000 to the winner. A strong international field, with 13 nations represented, is headed by New Zealand's Jonelle and Tim Price, who are ranked second and third in the world. Jonelle is entered with her 2018 winner Classic Moet and Grovine de Reve and Tim has the hugely experienced Ringwood Sky Boy and Xavier Faer.
The American contingent includes Phillip Dutton and Lauren Nicholson; French representatives include Maxime Livio and Thomas Carlile, making his long-awaited Badminton debut; world silver medallist Padraig McCarthy and Cathal Daniels are among those from Ireland while Bill Levett, Sammi Birch, Hazel Shannon and Dom Schramm fly the Australian flag.
"It really is a superb entry and should be a fascinating competition," said Badminton Director Jane Tuckwell. "We are hugely looking forward to welcoming so many top riders back to Badminton as well as some exciting new faces."
On good form - European Champions Nicola Wilson and JL Dublin taking an early season win at Oasby (1)
