Sheila our liason officer on her favorite mode of transport	Brian Higham, previous head head groom and stable manager enjoying his retirement	More riders arrive	Members of the public being shown around the course
Willis bros add the final touches the owl hole (Fence 2)	The Grassroots dressage arena from a differnet angle	An early moring competitor at the Grassroots	The first horse for Wednesday arrives and now its time to clean out the lorry
Margaret Hoskins, Badminton's new stable manager at home in her tack room	The hounds eagerly jostle ready for breakfast after the morning run	The Badminton hounds return to kennal drive after a nice little run	The hounds coming back through Luckington lane after a brisk walk
The hounds having fun early on Wednesday moring	Tom from the Willis Bros adding the final touches to the Grassroot jump	The Grassroots riders have started to arrive	Badminton stables nice and calm before the big rush tomorrow
Now that's a lot of toys!	The work never stops!	The hussle & Bussle continues in the shopping village	A Popular Fence, can you guess which one it is?
This year's event is 2 weeks earlier than normal but the leaves are out on the trees.	Spectator Stand	How many more boxes?	Nothing else will do but a showroom finish for the Mitsubishi stand
Lunchtime!	An array of spring colour is added to the Willow Waves at the lake!	This might prove a popular shot (with horse) come Sunday!	For the pretection of the going!
An iconic fence at Badminton, complete with an array of colourful flowers	Now that's what you call a lot of boxes to unpack!	A Pig with a Whistle – how nice!	The Pig & Whistle might get a little busier than this!
Another Grassroots competitor arrives	Horses arriving for the Grassroots championship	The work is never complete until the big day!	Even the grass in the shopping village looks fabulous

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