Three horses out of Badminton Horse Trials 2025 at first trot-up – including Paris Olympic medallist

Ben Hobday and Shadow Man, pictured at the 2025 Badminton Horse Trials first trot-up (7 May).

The 2025 Mars Badminton Horse Trials field was thinned by three at the first trot-up, with Paris 2024 Olympic individual medallist Shadow Man among those out of the competition.

A full field of 85 came before the Badminton ground jury of Xavier Le Sauce, Nick Burton and Robert Stevenson at this afternoon’s (7 May) veterinary inspection, and 82 will go forwards to the first phase.

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