WINNING ZARA’S SEAL OF APPROVAL DAVID HOWDEN TELLS US WHY HIS NEW SPORTING VENTURE AT CORNBURY HOUSE IS A GALLOPING SUCCESS
Sep 21, 2020
4 minutes
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‘It wasn’t madness; it was gritty determination’
Launching a major sporting event in the middle of a pandemic is a challenge most people wouldn’t choose to take on. But British entrepreneur David Howden did just that when, over a sunny weekend in September, he hosted his first horse trials at his home, Cornbury House.
The magnificent stately home in Oxfordshire, where David lives with his wife Fiona and three daughters, is set in parkland against the stunning backdrop of the ancient woodlands of Wychwood Forest and rolling countryside of the Cotswolds. Home to the annual Wilderness Festival, it also proved to be a unique and special location for the three-day event, which attracted
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