‘I’ve loved my eventing life’: sporting legend Mary King hangs up her boots aged 64 after stellar career

G50YPH Badminton horse trials King. Mary King with StarAppeal celebrate after finishing the Show Jumping section and winning the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials.

“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it” is Mary King’s summing up of her extraordinary and stellar eventing career, as she retires aged 64 to enjoy her next chapter.

The CCI5* winner, six-time Olympian and world and European medallist – and all-round legend of the sport – started her 46th season of eventing this year but has now made the decision to bow out.