Boyd Martin

Wednesday 7th - Sunday 11th May 2025

Biography

It will be only the second visit to Badminton for American Olympic rider Boyd Martin (44) who last competed here in 2016. In 2023 with Badminton entries Tsetserleg TSF and On Cue Boyd completed Burghley 9th & 10th. Tsetserleg won the 4*s in Bromont and completed Luhmuhlen 5*L. The combination was a member of the silver medal team at the 2022 world championship in Pratoni and was the individual gold medal winner at the 2019 Pan Am Games. In 2021 On Cue won the 5* at Elkton (Maryland) and completed Lexington in 4th place. He is currently #3 in the FEI world rider ranking.

In 2012 Boyd contested his first Olympic Games and subsequently competed in the 2016 and 2020 Games in Rio and Tokyo.  He has also competed in four world championships, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022.

Boyd was born in Australia where he trained with Heath and Rozzie Ryan. He represented Australia at Young rider level in Trans- Tasman competition. The highlight of his Australian career was winning the last, long-format three-day at Adelaide with True Blue. He was long-listed for the Australian Olympic team in 2000, 2004 and 2008. In 2007 he relocated to the United States to pursue his eventing career and officially first represented the USA in 2009. He worked as assistant to Philip Dutton for two years before setting up his own yard.

In 2011 Boyd suffered a devastating fire at the barn. He lost six horses in the fire – his top ride Neville Bardos suffered serious effects of smoke inhalation. Later that year both competed at Burghley – finishing in 7th place – and Neville Bardos was named 2011 ‘horse of the year’ by USEF and The Chronicle of the Horse named Boyd ‘overall rider of the year’, an accolade he was again awarded in 2014.

In 2014 while schooling a horse Silva sustained a serious head injury – despite wearing a helmet – which affected her speech eyesight and physical capabilities but made a comeback to riding later in the year. In the same month Silva had her accident Boyd broke his leg in a fall.

Boyd and his wife Silva, a Grand Prix dressage rider originally from Germany who now rides for the USA, operate their training and competition yard Windurra USA, based in Cochranville  Pennsylvania. The couple has three young sons.

Tsetserleg TSF is a 17-year-old Trakehner gelding. He is by the former 4* Trakehner stallion Windfall out of Thabana by Buddenbrock. He has completed Burghley Luhmuhlen and Lexington 5* events, won Pan Am gold and contested World Championships and Olympic Games.

On Cue is an 18-year-old British-bred AES registered mare. She was bred and raised in Yorkshire by former Badminton rider Alyse Clancey and is by the Selle Francais stallion Cabri D’Elle out of On High by the thoroughbred Primitive Rising. On Cue, is a great granddaughter of the Clanceys’ foundation mare Augermist, who Alyse competed at the top level. On High competed to 3* level. On Cue has two progeny, one by the Trakehner stallion Rusticus and one by the thoroughbred Mystic Replica.

Entries

Cracker Jack

TB, USA, 2003
16.2hh , grey , gelding

Sire Aberjack

Dam Santa's Slave

Breeder Lucy Boynton Lie

Owner(s): Lucy Boynton Lie, New Hampshire, USA

Withdrawn

Blackfoot Mystery

TB, USA, 2004
17.0hh , chestnut , gelding

Sire Out Of Place

Dam True Mystery (Proud Truth )

Owner(s): Blackfoot Mystery Syndicate

Master Frisky

ISH, Ireland, 2004
16.3hh , bay , gelding

Sire Master Imp

Dam Frisky Legs (Coopers Hill )

Breeder Sean Power

Owner(s): Stephen Blauner, USA
Kenneth Shelley, USA

Shamwari 4

HANN, Germany, 2002
16.3hh , bay , gelding

Sire Star Regent XX

Dam Donnice (Der Clou )

Breeder Breeder

Owner(s): Shamwari 4 Syndicate

Notable Results

2023 – Pau CCI5*L 8th Fedarman B

2023 – Burghley CCI5*L 9th Tsetserleg, 10th On Cue

2023 – Bromont CCI4*S 1st Tsetserleg, 3rd On Cue

2023 – Luhmuhlen CCI5*L 4th Luke 140, 8th Fedarman B, 25th Tsetserleg

2023 – Lexington CCI5*L El Tsetserleg, 14th Contessa

2022 – Pratoni CH-M-C 20th Tsetserleg (team silver)

2022 – Lexington CCI5*L 4th Tsetserleg

2021 – Elkton MD CCI5*L 1st On Cue

2021 – Tokyo OG 20th Tsetserleg

2019 – Lima Pan Am Games 3*L 1st Tsetserleg

2019 – Lexington CCI5*L 2nd

2018 – Tryon WEG 56th Tsetserleg

2016 – Rio OG 16th Blackfoot Mystery

2016 – Raeford NC CIC3* 16th Master Frisky

2015 – Elkton MD CCI3* 7th Crackerjack

2015 – Pan Am Games CCI2* 4th Pancho Villa

2015 – Lexington KY CCI4* 7th Master Frisky, 25th Crackerjack

2014 – Caen WEG 7th Shamwari

2014 – Luhmuhlen CCI4* 3rd Shamwari

2012 – London OG Ret Otis Barbotiere

2012 – Lexington CCI4* 3rd Otis Barbotiere, 8th Remington

2011 – Burghley CCI4* 7th Neville Bardos

2011 – Kentucky CCI4* 9th Remington XXV

2010 – Pau CCI4* 7th Remington XXV

2010 – Lexington WEG 10th Neville Bardos

2008 – Kentucky CCI4* 8th Neville Bardos

2006 – Kentucky CCI4* 11th Ying-Yang-Yo

2005 – Adelaide CCI4* 8th Orchard End Winston

2003 – Adelaide CCI4* 1st True Blue Toozac

Badminton

2016 – El Crackerjack