Posted: 26th March 2019 | Back to news feed
A young Wiltshire based international event rider is set to take on the World’s best at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton CCI5* Horse Trials for the second time.
Alicia Hawker (25) of Hullavington, Wiltshire and long-term equestrian partner Charles RR will be among the cream of the crop as they head into the famous dressage arena in the heart of the Badminton Estate in May.
Alicia has self-produced multiple horses, including three to Advanced level (the highest national level in the UK), and gained multiple wins and placings in Senior International competition. Having completed her first ever event with Charlie almost seven years ago, Alicia “cannot wait” to give Badminton another go this year.
Widely considered as the World’s Premier 3-Day Event and staged within the beautiful grounds of the Badminton Estate in South Gloucestershire (UK), this year’s event takes place from Wednesday 1st May through to Sunday 5th May 2019.
Badminton Horse Trials is one of the toughest and most exciting equestrian events and for most, forms the pinnacle of the World’s 3-Day-Event calendar. As the name suggests horses and riders complete the competition over 3 days, each day consisting of a different phase. Horses and riders must complete a dressage test demonstrating obedience, and elegance. They need stamina to complete a 4 mile cross country course jumping solid man-made and natural obstacles within a set time and finally they must employ their accuracy to complete a course of show-jumps designed to test their agility at speed.
Attracting over 200,000 visitors over 5 days, Badminton regularly takes up it’s place as one of the top 10 largest sporting events in the UK. And it is in front of these enormous crowds that Bath University Sports Performance BSc (Hons) graduate Alicia hopes to finish even further up the leader board than the top 50 placing that she and “Charlie” achieved on their debut last year.
Alicia’s pure talent, grit and determination has led the young rider from Hullavington, Wiltshire, to be regularly competing at the very top level of the sport of International eventing against seasoned Olympians, completing Badminton last year as well as finishing 3rd in the Under 25 Championships at Bramham Horse Trials. With Badminton being her most local event, she is looking forward to performing on the World’s biggest stage in front of her home crowd.
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