Wednesday,
May 6th
First Horse Inspection Only
one American is competing at Badminton this year. Bonnie Mosser
rides Merloch for the USA. (This pair is pictured at the right in the trot
up in front of Badminton House.) (Pictured
below at the center is Mary King with Apache Sauce.) Mary is a two time previous
winner at Badminton - in 1992 on King William and in 2000 with Star Appeal. 81
horses passed the first Veterinary Examination. Three did not. Withdrawn
First Horse Inspection:
DELTRY SALUTE, Lea Ryder
Elimited
First Horse Inspection:
SUPER ROCK, Marcelo Tosi (BRA)
VALDEMAR,
Hannah Bate Withdrawn
Before Dressage:
BLACK
DRUM, Annabel Wigley (NZL) 
Thursday,
May 7th
First
Day of Dressage
Results at the End of the First Day 1.
Emily Baldwin, DRIVETIME
- 42.3
2.
Ruth Edge, MAYHEM
III - 43.8 (1.5)
3.
Jo May, FAERE
VISION - 46.7 (4.4)
4.
Rodney Powell, ZIN
ZAN II - 48.0 (5.7)
5.
Kitty Boggis, BOONDOGGLE
- 50.2 (7.9) Other
Scores of Interest:
7. Karin Donckers (BEL), SS
Jett - 51.2 (8.9)
8.
William Fox-Pitt, Macchiato - 51.8
(9.5)
35.
Zara Phillips,
Ardfield Magic Star
- 68.8
(26.5) (Zara
and Ardfield Magic Star are pictured at the right.)
Results
at the Lunch Break on Thursday
1. Jo May, FAERE VISION
- 46.7
2. Kitty Boggis, BOONDOGGLE - 50.2 (3.5)
3. Karin Donckers
(BEL), S.S. JETT - 51.2 (4.5)
4. William Fox-Pitt, MACCHIATO - 51.8
(5.1) (William and Macchiato are pictured below at the left.)
 5.
Elizabeth Power (IRL), KILPATRICK RIVER - 54.0 (7.3)
(Figures
in parentheses represent the number of faults behind the leader.) Other
scores of Interest:
17. Zara Phillips, Ardfield
Magic Star
- 68.8 (22.1)
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