Badminton Horse Trials
![Gemma Tattersall and Jesters Quest jump the Open Ditch during the cross-country phase of Badminton Horse Trials 2007](/Images/godic/202412/22/Badminton_horse_trials_open_ditch_jump4102.jpg")
![2011 winners Mark Todd and NZB Land Vision at the Quarry during the cross-country phase](/Images/godic/202412/22/Mark_todd_nzb_land_vision_quarry_badminton_20114102.jpg")
![Paul Tapner and Inonothing, the winning combination at Badminton Horse Trials 2010, at The Lake during the cross-country phase](/Images/godic/202412/22/Paul_tapner_inonothing_the_lake_badminton_20104102.jpg")
![Oliver Townend and Flint Curtis, the winning combination at Badminton Horse Trials 2009, at the Hillside during the cross-country phase](/Images/godic/202412/22/Oliver_townend_flint_curtis_hillside_badminton_20094102.jpg")
The Badminton Horse Trials is a three-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International (CCI) Four Star **** events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). It takes place in April or May each year in the park of Badminton House, the seat of the Duke of Beaufort in South Gloucestershire, England.