British Social Season: MARS Badminton Horse Trials 2025 Photo Diary

The sun continues to shine down on the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort’s Gloucestershire estate as thousands of visitors flock to the 2025 MARS Badminton Horse Trials. The Trot Up opened proceedings for this world-famous International Eventing competition in style on Wednesday afternoon. Huge crowds gathered to catch a glimpse of the horses and riders, […]
The Mars Badminton Horse Trials 2025 begins in style

It looks like another fantastic MARS Badminton Horse Trials is on the cards, with the Duke of Beaufort’s estate blessed with excellent conditions on the opening day of the prestigious event. The MARS Badminton Horse Trials is now firmly established as one of the highlights of our renowned guide to the British Social Season. Following […]
Olympic medallists and world champions to compete at the MARS Badminton Horse Trials

Following a successful Cheltenham Festival, we are now looking forward to the next big events of the British Social Season. The MARS Badminton Horse Trials 2025 takes place from May 7th to May 11th. The three members of Britain’s victorious Olympic team in Paris last year are entered and the 2022 world champion Yasmin Ingham will make her Badminton debut, […]
The Season 2024: The Mars Badminton Horse Trials celebrates its 75th anniversary

Next week, crowds will descend upon the Cotswolds for the 75th-anniversary of the Mars Badminton Horse Trials. The event has become a highlight of the early part of the British Social Season. It was founded in 1949 and takes place on The Duke of Beaufort’s estate in Gloucestershire. This is a popular outdoor family occasion, […]
The Season: A host of eventing stars line up for Badminton Horse Trials 2023

Cheltenham Festival saw the British Social Season start with a bang and there are plenty more exciting events on the horizon. Badminton Horse Trials 2023, presented by Mars Equestrian, is only a couple of months away. The competition will take place from the 4th – 8th May and promises to be an action packed few […]
Badminton Horse Trials Style Diary: Zara Phillips leads the way at the Trot Up
The sun was shining brightly for the opening horse inspection at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials yesterday as riders presented their mounts to the judges. Crowds and media gathered excitedly in front of the glorious stately home to catch a first glimpse of the competitors that will be taking part in the world renowned […]
What to wear to Badminton Horse Trials

Our style guide to help you decide what to wear to Badminton Horse Trials… *** Weather conditions update for 2025 **** Today (Wednesday 7th May 2025) it was dry underfoot, with pleasant weather conditions. Although it felt warm when the sun was out, we recommend layers because there was a breeze at times. For snapshots […]