PREPARATIONS are well underway for this year's Badminton Horse Trials, in the 28th and final event with the sponsorship of Mitsubishi Motors.
This year, (May 1-5) marks the 70th anniversary of the first competition but innovations continue all the time. The event now has an e-ticketing service and admission can be bought right up to the day of the event.
Entries for the trials are expected from the victorious British world champion squad and other international elite riders. The popular Lakeside area has been revitalised along with the members and deli enclosures and the 2018 newcomer to the shopping village, The World of Food and Wine is expanding.
The camp site, which now has over 1,300 pitches will complemented just up the road in 2019 by a Glamping field, to add extra style to the Badminton experience. After a successful premiere in 2018, fans will be able to submit questions to the top three riders each day on a stage by the media centre.
The trials begin with the amateurs’ championships the Mitsubishi Motors Cup on the Tuesday and Wednesday. For more information, visit badminton-horse.co.uk.
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