Price pulls mare

Defending Badminton Horse Trials champion Jonelle Price has been forced to pull out due to her mare Classic Moet’s hoof trouble. Price won her maiden title last year, nine months after giving birth to her son Otis. She says things don’t always go to plan when dealing with a horse. “It’s never an easy decision but it’s a unique thing with our sport. We’re dealing with a live animal and it doesn’t always go to plan. We’ve just been struggling a little bit with her feet. She would like the ground a little softer than we’ve seen this spring and just haven’t had the rain.”