Badminton Revisited - An Anecdotal History

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Julian Seaman first went to Badminton as an autograph-hunting fan in the 1960s. He later decided to become a competitor. In his first year, his horse became lame. Year two, he completed the dressage in a rainstorm in a coat made in his tailoring class at college. Third time he fell. Indeed, he fell off several times on national TV & achieved immortality as the ' What happened next?' feature on BBC's A Question of Sport. Meanwhile, Julian enjoyed the splendour & history of the event
- watching Mark Phillips win four times, the grand daughter of the Viceroy of India, Lucinda Prior-Palmer win six times & has enjoyed watching both Princess Anne & daughter Zara riding the classic course. & over the years, he's witnessed some odd happenings, for example, in 1973, one-third of all constants failed to get past the third obstacle. On another occasion, Gurgle The Greek clambered, unpenalised, under a jump, to officially clear it. On another, dual Olympic Gold medallist, Mark Todd, rode a chance horse, lost a stirrup & competed 'one-legged'! Julian is now Press Officer at this magnificent event & cantors us through the history of Badminton regailing us with fascinating facts & marvellous memories that brings the event to life. A beguiling book, this will be enjoyed by horse lovers & history lovers alike. Scriptwriter, broadcaster & Press Officer at Badminton, Julian Seaman was once a competitor at Badminton Horse Trials. His previous book, Sixteen Hands Between Your Legs was a best-seller.