Essential info
VISITING BADMINTON (2-6 MAY)
Ticket prices at the gate (cash only).
Car parking: £12 per day. Each occupant also pays for personal admission. £10 on Wednesday (tradestands, horse inspection and Mitsubishi Motors Cup); £18 on Thursday and Friday (dressage); £32 on Saturday (cross-country) and £16 on Sunday (showjumping).
Children aged 12 years and under: free admission to grounds on all days.
Grandstand tickets are necessary for the showjumping in addition to personal admission and parking, or you can watch the showjumping on the big screens in the catering areas.
Visit badminton-horse.co.uk or call
01454 218375 for more info.
TV TIMES
Saturday, 5 May: live cross-country 11am5pm via red button and BBC sport website.
Sunday, 6 May: final showjumping plus presentations 2-3pm via red button and BBC sport website. Cross-country highlights 12.30-2pm; showjumping 5.30-6pm on BBC2.
is hosting the Badminton live stream online, showing the trot-ups, the dressage, the lower order showjumping and the Mitsubishi Motors Cup prize-giving. Visit horseandhound. co.uk/tag/badminton-horse-trials
Availability of the live stream may vary outside the UK.
VISIT THE H&H TRADESTAND
WE’RE at number six, Worcester Way, where you can receive either 30% off an subscription and a free gift — from choices such as Ariat jackets and Bucas rugs — or save a huge 50% without the gift. On Friday and Sunday, Cara McKinnon and Leanne Baker from The Balanced Rider will offer visitors the chance to use the Flexchair to assess seat bone symmetry and movement.
GET ALL THE ACTION WITH H&H
Keep up to date on horseandhound.co.uk/ tag/badminton-horse-trials
is hosting the Badminton live stream online (details under TV times).
horseandhound.co.uk will also carry frequent reports on the action and video interviews. Pictures of the cross-country course will be online on Wednesday, 2 May.
CCI4* competitors Kirsty Short and Simon Grieve and Mitsubishi Motors Cup rider Amy Rose Howe have been blogging for in the build-up and will be sharing daily diaries during the event, including video.
See on 10 May for our 24-page special report from Badminton, with opinion from Mark Phillips and Oliver Townend, analysis of every phase and the best action photography.