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304 Abi Stuart and Dukes Vision (Martha)
Martha (Dukes Vision) and I qualified for Badminton at the Bicton 3DE in October last year, having been one spot away from qualifying in the same competition the year previous!
We bought M as a 6 year old in 2023 as a horse for me to gain confidence on after a few nasty falls… and she really has surpassed all expectations!
Martha is pretty well known for jumping the height of the flags and truly is in her element in the latter two phases. That being said, she is never quite so keen on the dressage and used to have a nice habit of bucking me off in the dressage warm up! However over the last two years, as she’s now coming into her 8 year old year, we’ve put in a lot of work to get her to relax in the white boards.
She really does feed off an atmosphere so there is no other horse I’d rather be jumping around Badminton!
Martha is fed on Original Feed Balancer - For daily condition
Map and event details
LeMieux Badminton Grassroots Championships, Gloucestershire, GL9 1AA
by kind permission of His Grace the Duke of Beaufort
Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th May 2025
The course will follow part of the route of the International Event, from The Quarry finishing at Huntsman's Close, via the Lake. All permanent pasture. While the fence dimensions are as for normal BE90/100 classes, the technical severity of the course as a whole is appropriate for Championships and the course is much longer than for a standard course (approx. 3000m).
The majority of dressage will take place on Tuesday 6 May. The balance of Dressage, Show Jumping and Cross Country will be on Wednesday.
