We also had extraordinary support from so many of the riders competing at Badminton. The Cross Country Preview Evening organised by the Horse Trials Support Group and supported by Dodson & Horrell in aid of our charity, provided a fascinating insight to the course from Zara Tindall, Yogi Breisner, Harry Meade and Ian Stark, whilst Alex Hua Tian, Vittoria Panizzon, Mary and Emily King and many more all took part in helping to paint our ‘People’s Horse’ sculpture on the trade stand and this will be auctioned later in the year along with the other 14 horse sculptures.
There are so many people to thank for supporting World Horse Welfare in making the most of this outstanding opportunity including Hugh Thomas, Jane Tuckwell and the whole team at Badminton who have been so helpful throughout. We had a wonderful band of 250 volunteers who took part in a whole host of tasks from manning the Invisible Horse Trail sculptures to speaking to members of the public about our work and bucket collecting. Their enthusiasm and hard work was truly inspiring and I would like to express our sincere thanks to each and every one of them.”
