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    <description>Latest News From Badminton Horse Trials - Dates for 2009: 7th - 10th May (Results, Photos, Videos &amp; News available on the Website)</description>
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      <title>HORSE &amp; COUNTRY ANNOUNCE TV SCHEDULE</title>
      <description>Horse &amp; Country TV (H&amp;C) has today announced the schedule for its coverage of this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials. Thanks to a ground-breaking deal between H&amp;C and the BBC, giving H&amp;C access to all of the BBC’s world class footage..</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 14:53:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>OLIVER HEADS THE HSBC FEI CLASSICS</title>
      <description>His win at The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials gives Oliver Townend the current lead in the HSBC FEI Classics ™ standings – the series of five, four-star events that offers a first prize of US$150,000 to the rider gaining</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 21:28:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DREAM RESULT FOR OLI AND FLINT</title>
      <description>British rider Oliver Townend realised a long-held dream when winning The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials – his first Badminton title. The 26-year-old, riding his long-time partner, Edward Nicholson’s Flint Curtis, </description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 21:28:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BADMINTON BATHED IN SUNDAY SUNSHINE</title>
      <description>Spectators arriving early on Sunday morning for the final day of Badminton were greeted with glorious blue skies for the Showjumping.  Only 3 horses withdrew from the Final Inspection leaving the remaining 56 to tackle the showjumping</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 13:31:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BEST SAVED 'TIL LAST</title>
      <description>A determined ride from Oliver Townend gave him the result he wanted, a clear round inside the time, to take him and Flint Curtis to the top of the leader board at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials. “He was...</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 18:27:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>OLI - THE FAVOURITE</title>
      <description>Former 2007 British team members Oliver Townend and Flint Curtis (no 110) are currently the favourites (4/1) to win The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials. The combination, third here in three years ago,</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 12:34:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>GAZELLE SPRINGS INTO THE LEAD</title>
      <description>A new top 3 graced the leader board at the conclusion of dressage at The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials. A day of gusty winds did not make conditions easy for dressage, </description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:24:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>FIRST TIMERS HOPE FOR LUCK OF THE IRISH</title>
      <description>Two Irish first-timers have made good headway at this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials.  Sam Watson and Elizabeth Power are currently based in England but both hail from Ireland, and bring Irish-bred horses to Badminton.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:24:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BADMINTON CROSS COUNTRY DAY STREAMED LIVE OVER THE INTERNET</title>
      <description>Cross-country day at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials will be available live on the web tomorrow, Saturday May 9.  The live video stream will be distributed globally and free to view, courtesy of Horse &amp; Country TV.

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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:24:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RECORD NUMBER START FOR FIRST TIME</title>
      <description>Of the 71 riders on the start list at this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials 24 of them will be contesting the competition for the first time – a record number of ‘first-timers’. </description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:24:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SEVEN HAVE THEIR SIGHTS ON UNDER 25 PRIZE</title>
      <description>At just 19 years of age, Emily Llewellyn is the youngest rider competing at The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials this year.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:24:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BRITISH LADIES PROVE ON FORM</title>
      <description>An all-British female trio heads the leader board at the end of the first day of dressage at The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials. </description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:24:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BROTHERS IN ARMS</title>
      <description>This year in a unique Badminton challenge two riders will be competing two sets of equine full brothers at The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials. It is fairly unusual for one rider to ride two horses, let alone full ...</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:24:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EMILY MOVES STRAIGHT INTO TOP GEAR</title>
      <description>British rider Emily Baldwin and Drivetime have set a new standard in the dressage arena and the pair is currently in the lead at The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:24:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>83 Celebrate 60th Anniversary</title>
      <description>Eighty three horses will contest this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials – the 60th anniversary of the three-day-event at Badminton. Eighty five stepped forward in front of Badminton House...</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:24:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>2009 DRAWN ORDER PUBLISHED</title>
      <description>The running order for the 2009 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials is now published, together with biographies of all riders.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:33:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BADMINTON AGREES NEW 3-YEAR DEAL WITH BBC</title>
      <description>BBC Television has agreed to extend its coverage of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, which has been unbroken since 1956, for a further three years inclusive of 2012. The new contract will guarantee live </description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:32:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>2009 CROSS COUNTRY COURSE</title>
      <description>Since we established, after the 2007 event, a ‘protected’ route for the cross country course, the track for the next year has to be decided very shortly after an event to enable the course to be fenced off and the ground preparation to be carried out.....</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:32:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Keen Competition for 60th</title>
      <description>Once again there are more riders wanting to compete at the 2009 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (7th – 10th May) than can be accommodated, so 85 horses have been accepted and there are another 44 on the Waiting List.
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:32:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Badminton Launch New Clothing Collection</title>
      <description>The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials has unveiled an exclusive clothing and accessory collection to be released for sale at the 2009 Event this May.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:32:14 GMT</pubDate>
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