US rider Tiana Coudray took the lead in the Mars Badminton Horse Trials dressage on Thursday with a score of 28.1 aboard Cancaras Girl.
Coudray and the 16-year-old mare delivered consistent scores for their elegant test, earning a nine for the final flying change. She described the achievement as the kind of moment riders dream about from childhood and praised the horse for keeping her career at the top level alive after earlier setbacks.
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Ros Canter has taken the lead in the dressage at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials on Lordships Graffalo. The defending champion scored 23.7 penalties, 4.4 ahead of second-placed Tiana Coudray. Cross-country action is scheduled to begin on Saturday morning.
The Mars Badminton Horse Trials has released its dressage schedule for the 2026 event. Top competitors will begin their campaigns on Thursday and Friday.
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Two more competitors have pulled out of the Mars Badminton Horse Trials ahead of the cross-country phase.
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.
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Britain's Emily King and Valmy Biats hold the top spot in the CCI5* at the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials following the dressage phase. The pair scored 27 penalties to lead by 0.8 of a penalty.
Holly Jessett, a primary school teacher from Northamptonshire, took first place in the BE90 championship at the Badminton Horse Trials on 6 May. Riding her 13-year-old horse Lombard Lad, she finished ahead of 94 other starters after a clear round in showjumping. The result marked her first win in the class after a third-place finish in 2023.
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Britain’s Caroline Harris and D. Day won the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials CCI5* on 21 June 2026. The pair finished with a faultless showjumping round to secure their second five-star victory.