Day one dressage round-up of all the action from Badminton Horse Trials

Badminton Horse Trials | Tom McEwen still at head of affairs

Tom McEwen, who performed his dressage test yesterday afternoon, still heads the leaderboard at MARS Badminton Horse Trials with a score of 22.4, although his Olympic team mate, Ros Canter on Lordships Graffalo, has inched closer, on 25.3. The next five places – Emily King, Tom Woodward, Yasmin Ingham, Oliver

Brits Dominate on Day One of Dressage at Mars Badminton Horse Trials

At the close of dressage day 1 at Mars Badminton Horse Trials, the results sheet is dominated by Brits who take up the first 9 places. Amy Powell reports on the first day of action. 7 Storming into the lead after the afternoon coffee break with his best 5* dressage score to date of 22.4 penalties, was Tom McEwen riding his Paris gold medal winning mount, JL Dublin. The pair gave the crowds an almost foot perfect performance were it not for a bli…

Day one dressage round-up of all the action from Badminton Horse Trials

Tom McEwen takes the overnight lead on the first day of Badminton Horse Trials. The opening day of the Mars Badminton Horse Trials dressage at Britain’s first five-star of the year promised much and it certainly didn’t disappoint. Forty riders entered the iconic Badminton arena, with almost 30 penalties covering the whole field at the end of the day as just six scored sub-30 from the judges. Here’s a round-up of all the stories from the day’s ev…