The high-flying dentist making his first visit to Badminton 18 years after his debut

Dentist Harald Ambros riding Vitorio Du Montet at Badminton Horse Trials 2025.

Harald Ambros has returned to the Mars Badminton Horse Trials for the first time since making his debut 18 years ago. He rides Vitorio Du Montet, a 16-year-old gelding with whom he finished 33rd at the Paris Olympics.

Harald, 45, has had “a lot of championship horses” in the interim, but none he thought were suited to the Badminton challenge.

“My other horses have done Europeans and World Championships...