Badminton Horse Trials

The Badminton Horse Trials are taking place every year, three day eventing competition. They are held at Badminton House, the country seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in Chipping Sodbury in the English county of Gloucestershire.

The competition is expected from the World Equestrian Association FEI to the world's six most important events in the category CCI **** (the others are the Burghley Horse Trials, the Rolex Kentucky Three Day, the Australian International Three Day Event, the Luhmühlen versatility and the Stars de Pau). The three most traditional competitions this category ( Badminton, Burghley, Kentucky) are collectively known as the "Grand Slam of Eventing riding " means. From the results of the five CCI **** events on the northern hemisphere there is in addition, since 2008, a body set up by the FEI Appreciation (HSBC FEI Classics ™ ); The five top-ranked this ranking will receive prize money of 333,000 U.S. $.

When cross country visitors are present up to a quarter of a million, bringing the Badminton Horse Trials are the most visited paid sporting event in Britain.

The Badminton Horse Trials were first Duke of Beaufort 1949 10 organized by Henry Somerset,. After the competition at the Summer Olympic Games in London in 1948, this was only the second three-day eventing event in the country. The discharge of 1953 counted as the European Championship. At the request of Queen Elizabeth II, the host was moved to Windsor in 1955, 1956 followed by the first television broadcast. Several times the Badminton Horse Trials had to be canceled; 1966, 1975, 1987 and 2012 due to bad weather, because of the 2001 foot-and-mouth disease. Since 1992 Mitsubishi Motors is the main sponsor.

List of winners

( In brackets the horses are always given )