9/16/2023 0 Comments Pippa Funnell Ranch Rescue![]() ![]() They went on to finish 5th as an individual at the 2010 World Equestrian Games. In 2010, Funnell won her first international event for five years in the CCI3* at Bramham International horse trials on her upcoming horse Redesigned. With Funnell as rider, Primmore's Pride became the 1st horse to win all three major four star titles - Kentucky & Burghley in 2003 and Badminton in 2005 - thus becoming the 1st horse to win its own Grand Slam. She has won both the Blenheim venue and Windsor Horse Trials four times as well, the only rider yet to do so. In total Funnell has won the Badminton Horse Trials three times: 2002, 20. She also finished the year as the number one ranked rider in the world. She then went to Punchestown in Ireland to defend the individual European title that she had won in 19, winning a bronze medal with the inexperienced Walk On Star and helping the British team to win their fifth successive team title. As a result of her achievements, she was voted Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year 2003 and was in the top five of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards. ![]() As of 2017, she remains one of only two riders to have won the Grand Slam. ![]() The Kentucky and Burghley victories were on Primmore's Pride, while the Badminton victory was on Supreme Rock. In 2003, Funnell became the first rider ever to complete the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing, by adding the Burghley title to her victories earlier in the year at Kentucky and Badminton, to earn a $250,000 bonus from Rolex. ![]()
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