Badminton - Eventing question

[Twospaniels]

I love watching eventing on TV and enjoyed watching the Badminton highlights this afternoon.

I have been to Burghley many times but probably won’t go again as last year it was so overcrowded, you literally couldn’t move around the course. The amount of spectators really spoiled it.

Anyway, my actual question is: Does Zara Tindall no longer compete at high level eventing?

She has quite a few up and coming horses I think. It's not easy having small children and competing at a high level. Her youngest is less than 2 and it does take time to rebuild fitness both for herself but also to bring on younger horses. Often owners move talented horses to other riders when a rider is injured or pregnant too.
She obviously couldn't ride at badminton this weekend anyway as family obligation comes first. But she's fairly active on the circuit at 2 and 3 star level I believe.

She was riding at Kentucky last weekend which is a 5*. I did wonder whether she would rather be out and about in the mud at Badminton rather than sitting in Westminster Abbey.

I have heard rumours that she was none too pleased when realising the date clash this year! Especially being an Olympic qualifier year!

It is really hard to keep horses at 5 and she hasn't got the same set up as eg Pippa Funnell etc so it is is probably more practical for her to ride at the lower levels and bring horses on/sell them then do 1 or 2 higher level events every year. To be competing all the major 5 every year you need a good string of horses capable of competing at that level AND then horses at all other levels to buy and sell.