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Canterbury upbringing sets stage for Badminton Horse Trials silver medal

Otago Daily Times Online News·Wednesday, 13 May 2026·6 months ago
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By Penny Miles of RNZ

A broken collarbone couldn't stop Kiwi equestrian Tim Price from delivering one of his best-ever results, as he surged to silver at the Badminton Horse Trials.

In a remarkable finish on Monday (NZ time), Price climbed from 10th after the dressage on the opening day, to sixth in the cross country phase, before jumping clear to secure silver.

The experienced multiple Olympian credits his upbringing with his parents and two brothers on a Canterbury farm for sparking his interest in the global equestrian stage.

"We had a small horse stud, 50 acres odd in Oxford, and there were horses coming out our ears," the 46-year-old, Price said.

"I was working with horses young and old, and it was very normal to be dealing with horses every day."

At the family-run block, stallions were bred to mares, before the pony club, show jumping and eventing competitions shaped the direction of Price's life.

The three-time Olympian calls England home where he's found a special rural corner of countryside…

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