Equestrian: Kiwi champion disappointed in Badminton Horse Trials cancellation

Former champion New Zealand's Jonelle Price is shocked organisers have made the decision to cancel the Badminton Horse Trials for the second straight year in England.

The event from May 5 to 9 is widely regarded as the pinnacle of three-day eventing and is one of six annual horse trials that is graded as CCI5*, the highest level of International Equestrian Federation competition.

Organisers had planned to hold the event behind closed doors and the decision to cancel has stunned Price who was planning on riding her 17-year-old horse Classic Moet, the 2018 champion.

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Article written by: Matt Brown