An NHS physiotherapist riding a home-produced gelding whom she purchased as a three-year-old rode away with the spoils in the BE90 LeMieux Badminton Grassroots Championships today (7 May).Its always been a dream to come to Badminton so to be here and winning the grassroots is just amazing. Maybe one day Ill make it to the five star its every little girls dream, isnt it? Im ever hopeful, said Emily Proud, who piloted the nine-year-old Irish Sports Horse HSF Lobo Royale to victory.Emily bought the horse as a three-year-old from Horan Stud Farm in Ireland and has backed and produced him herself.Ive done all the work with him so weve got quite a partnership together but its a miracle when it all three disciplines comes together on the same day. Lucky for me that happened today, added Emily.Hes only done four events before now so I didnt know what to expect when we went out on the cross-country. I think because weve done everything together weve got that trust and every question that he was asked he responded.View a clip from Emilys winning cross-country round below:Emily Proud on the cross-country courseI seriously cant believe itRunner-up Charlotte Cordy-ReddenThe Somerset-based pair, who finished fourth in the Working Hunter Final at the Horse of the Year Show in 2023, added nothing to their dressage score of 28.4 to finish 0.6 of a penalty ahead of Charlotte Cordy-Redden riding Cadilac Jack, an 11-year-old gelding.I did this 15 years ago when they first invented it and Im terribly honoured to be doing it [Badminton Grassroots] again, said Charlotte. It was great fun and I cant believe the horse went round and I came second. I seriously cant believe it. I was on the buckleSusan Bill finishes thirdSusan Bill finished third with Unnamed, a nine-year-old Irish mare who she has been riding for three years, on a score of 29.1. The pair compete at medium level in dressage as well as event.Shes the feistiest thing Ive ever sat on. Coming through the water, I was on the buckle and she just goes. Shes dead straight and brave as a lion. Shes lovely, said Susan, who works in IT for a software company.This result is a fairy tale. Its been amazing and I think for everybody, no matter how you do, its just a fantastic experience. Its a way for people like me to end up at their absolute dream event and ride on the turf at Badminton.Harvey Crocker and The Night Traveller, an 18-year-old Irish gelding were fourth, ahead of Joanne Monkman who piloted G Damascus, a 14-year-old Dutch mare, into fifth. Meanwhile Mae Jackson on the 13-year-old mare Sweet Riot occupied sixth.View the full resultsReport from the BE100 LeMieux Badminton Grassroots Championships is to followImages by Tim WilkinsonRelated contentHow to watch Mars Badminton Horse Trials 2025A US rider tops the FEI eventing rankings for first time in 21 yearsBadminton app is relaunched with new interactive featuresLeMieux unveils exclusive Badminton collection in cherry pinkThe post Proud moment for physiotherapist crowned BE90 champion at Badminton appeared first on Your Horse.