New Zealands Tayla Mason only found out she was off the waitlist and would be making her Mars Badminton Horse Trials debut last Tuesday (6 May),the day before the first horse inspection.The 31-year-old has gone on to complete with her homebred gelding Centennial, whowas bred by Taylas mother, Sonya, and born on the family farm on New Zealands north island.Ive been preparing like I was coming but [not knowing] means I was probably less stressed because I didnt actually know if I was actually going to get in, said Tayla.[Riding a homebred] makes it all the more special. Mum and I do a lot of breeding back in New Zealand and Chase [Centennial] is one of our homebreds. Mum is here as well, so she is over the moon. A real gentlemanThe New-Zealander originally came over to the UK in 2019 to work for her compatriots Tim and Jonelle Price, and she brought Chase with her.My mum rode his mother and weve done it all from the beginning. Weve moved over to England together and now were doing our third five-star, added Tayla.Since arriving in Europe, the pair have completed Pau CCI5* twice. He is cheeky. Lucy whos looking after him this weekend keeps saying that hes like an overgrown pet dog. Hes very well behaved, he just wants to please. A real gentleman, but also has this cheeky quirky side to him which makes him quite fun.Main image by Tim WilkinsonRelated contentLatest news from BadmintonOliver Townend hangs on to lead after action-filled cross-country dayWhen riding isnt your day job: Badminton contenders with interesting jobsAll British top 10! Oliver Townend leads after two days of dressageThe post First timer pulls off Badminton completion after very last-minute call up appeared first on Your Horse.