‘We riders are not really normal!’: mum-of-two sets sights on Badminton cross-country with ‘hotheaded’ chestnut

Sammi Birch (AUS) riding Finduss PFB during the dressage phase of the MARS Badminton Horse Trials, held in the park land around Badminton House in the village of Badminton near Malmesbury in Gloucestershire in the UK, between 8th - 12th May 2024

Twelve months ago, Sammi Birch was heavily pregnant, having nailed a top-25 Badminton finish with Finduss PFB in 2022. This year, she and Finduss have returned to Mars Badminton Horse Trials – with eight-year-old Charlie and baby Emilia in tow.

The Birch family live in Cirencester...