The cream of British sport horse breeding will be showcased today when the stallion parade, sponsored by Tattersalls, takes place in the main arena immediately after the end of the dressage phase.

The Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain display features 12 magnificent stallions, including two sons of the only stallion to have won Badminton, Chilli Morning: Just Chillin and Pencos Arctic King, who is out of a Rock King mare – Rock King was competed at Badminton by Sarah Bullen.

Another stallion with a great five-star pedigree is Les Prince des Bois (by the French team horse Yarland Summersong, placed at Badminton with Marie-Christine Duroy), who was competed at toplevel by German rider Kai Ruder.

Also parading are Future Guilty Pleasure, Comfort, Chacco Volo, Diamant de Heraldik, Langaller Starmaker, Fensston Bentley, Incognito and, from Catherston Stud, Timolin and Catherston Tuxedo.