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Wendy Dell (née Irving; born 11 November 1951) is a Canadian equestrian.She competed in the three-day event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]Dell is a Canadian equestrian who gained prominence as the first woman to represent Canada in the Olympic three-day event at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.
Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This event has its roots in a comprehensive cavalry test that required mastery of several types of riding.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, held in Athens, Hoy competed in the three-day eventing competition, both as an individual rider and as part of the German team.. After the dressage and cross-country stages, Nicolas Touzaint was leading the field on the third day, Hoy was in second place, France was leading the team event, with Germany in second place as well.
Lauren Nicholson (née Kieffer; born June 6, 1987) [1] [2] [3] is an American equestrian who competes in eventing. [1] As the leading USA rider in the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event CCI, she won the Pinnacle Cup Trophy in 2014 and again in 2016, both times riding the Dutch Warmblood mare Veronica [4] with whom she has been paired since 2013. [5]
The pair finished third at the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three Day and sixth at the same event in 2008. At the 2007 Pan American Games, O'Connor, riding Teddy, won individual gold and assisted the US squad to a team gold. In 2008, short-listed for the US eventing team at the 2008 Olympic Games, Teddy suffered a catastrophic injury and was euthanized.
Nicola Wilson (née Tweddle; [1] born 1 October 1976 [2]) is a British equestrian rider specialising in three-day eventing. Riding Opposition Buzz, she won a team gold at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games and team silver at the 2012 Olympic Games. She is also a seven-time medallist at the European Championships, including team golds in 2009 ...
Miles began riding McKinlaigh in 2000. In 2002, she competed with him in the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event and went on to place in the top 25 in the World Equestrian Games [4] Also in 2002, she attended the World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain, in order to represent the U.S. [3] she In 2003, she won the World Cup Final bronze medal.
The Grand Slam of Eventing began in 1999, and has since only been won by two riders. Pippa Funnell (GBR): 2003 Kentucky Three Day (now the Defender Kentucky Three Day) on Primmore's Pride; 2003 Badminton Horse Trials on Supreme Rock; 2003 Burghley Horse Trials on Primmore's Pride [1] Michael Jung (GER): 2015 Burghley Horse Trials on La ...