Grundskolelärare vinner gräsrotsklassen i Badminton BE90

Holly Jessett, en grundskolelärare från Northamptonshire, tog förstaplatsen i BE90-mästerskapet vid Badminton Horse Trials den 6 maj. Ridande på sin 13-åriga häst Lombard Lad slutade hon före 94 andra startande efter en felfri runda i hoppningen. Resultatet markerade hennes första seger i klassen efter en tredjeplats 2023.

Jessett delade ledningen i dressyren med Lucy Jowett innan hon höll nollan genom de återstående momenten. Jowett drog på sig fyra fel i hoppningen och slutade på nionde plats. Segern kom under Jessetts tredje försök i LeMieux Badmintons gräsrotssektion med samma häst, som hon ägt sedan han var sju år gammal och har uppstallad med full service.

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Sarah Bullimore and her home-bred gelding Corimiro delivered a clear round inside the optimum time to take the lead at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials cross-country phase on 9 May 2026. Holly Richardson and Ballyneety Silver Service were the first pair to complete the course fault-free and inside the 11min 30sec target. Several top riders incurred penalties or suffered falls, reshaping the leaderboard.

Two more competitors have pulled out of the Mars Badminton Horse Trials ahead of the cross-country phase.

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