Badminton Horse Trials is the world famous annual sporting event that tests the skills of the ultimate horse and rider. It consists of Dressage, Cross Country and Show Jumping. With a crowd of up to 150,000 over the long weekend of competition, the Event, started in 1949, has produced stars such as Lucinda Prior-Palmer, Mark Todd, Mary King and Pippa Funnell. Princess Anne, Mark Phillips and their daughter Zara have also all competed at Badminton

Julian Seaman has written for many equestrian magazines. He is Media Director of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials and was Venue Media Manager furing the Olympic Games at Greenwich. A former International Three Day Event rider, Julian also rode the Grand National fences in the Foxhunters Chase in 1988. this is his 8th equestrian book.