Alice Dunsdon

Wednesday 7th - Sunday 11th May 2025

Alice Dunsdon

Great Britain
  • 54 - Fernhill Present

Biography

It will be the second visit to Badminton for former British Junior and Young Rider Alice Dunsdon (33) who is based near Ewhurst in Surrey. Last year with Badminton entry Cool Investment Alice completed both Luhmuhlen and Pau CCI4*.

Alice comes from an equestrian family; her mother was an international showjumper, her Uncle was the racehorse trainer the late Josh Gifford and her cousin is Badminton rider Tina Cook. In 2006 Alice was a member of the British Young rider team that won gold at the European Championships in Waregem (Master Taldi).

In 2016 she set herself the challenge of becoming the first rider to complete all six of the world’s four-star events on the same horse (Fernhill Present). Having completed the five (Burghley, Lexington, Pau, Adelaide and Luhmuhlen), she sadly did not complete Badminton that year, the sixth and final event on the list.

Alice who trains with Gill Watson is a senior master (MFH) of the Surrey Union hounds.

Cool Investment is a 17-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding. Bred by Des Fahy in Galway he is by the thoroughbred Tillamook (Shadeed-Exclusive Native) out of the three-quarter-bred mare Wensleydale Lady (Amoristic xx-Grand Chat xx). He was acquired from Goresbridge sales and was hunted as a young horse.

 

 

Entries

Fernhill Present

ISH, Ireland, 2002
16.2hh , bay , gelding

Owner(s): Sarah Dunsdon, Ewhurst, Surrey

Notable Results

2018 – Pau CCI4* 30th Cool Investment

2018 – Strzegom CICO3* 6th Sambo

2018 – Luhmuhlen CCI4* 28th Cool Investment

2017 – Blair Castle CCI3* 4th Sambo

2016 – Le Pin Haras CCI3* 10th Cool Investment

2016 – Saumur CCI3* 16th Cool Investment

2015 – Adelaide CCI4* 16th Fernhill Present

2014 – Lexington CCI4* 32nd Fernhill Present

2013 – Luhmuhlen CCI4* 25th Fernhill Present

2012 – Burghley CCI4* 48th Fernhill Present

2011 – Pau CCI4* 43rd Fernhill Present

2006 – Pardubice CH-EU-Y2* 28th Master Taldi

2002 – Waregem CH-EU-J1* 20th Carnaby Street

Badminton

2016 – El Fernhill Present