Badminton Fence Design Winners

Both Chloe’s inspiring design of a horse’s head seen in a close up of a human eye and Lyla’s creation of a horse made from horseshoes and planting, will now be brought to life at the prestigious Gloucestershire event in May which draws in crowds of up to 150,000 people every year.

Both girls entered the competition to design an element of World Horse Welfare’s Garden Gate fence as part of its Charity of the Year status at the iconic event.

Chloe, a student at East Leake Academy in Loughborough, was inspired to enter the competition to help raise the plight of horses in need and make a difference to their lives across the world. She explains the inspiration behind her idea:

“The invisible horse theme inspired me as something like this brings communities together, and gives people a realisation of the sad realities that are never fully brought to life. I really want to be part of a group of people who will spread the word and make a difference to all the horses that are often invisible to the naked eye as is shown in my design.”

Lyla, a student at Amesbury School in Hindhead, based the design on her own pony, Ronnie, after finding out about the competition from Pony Magazine. She explains the inspiration behind her idea:

“My design is a lying down topiary pony made from old rusty horseshoes. The front of the pony is looked after and cared for, planted with lovely flowers and lush grass and moss so he is all bushy and green. The back section is not being looked after and is just rusty old horseshoes so the pony is becoming invisible.”

Chloe and Lyla have now won the chance to attend Badminton Horse Trials in May and see their designs brought to life on the iconic cross country course which will be jumped by some of the world’s top eventers.