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In eventing, the 5* level is the highest and the 1* level is the lowest of the FEI-recognised divisions. Additionally, there are many competitions held at levels below the one-star. These competitions are not FEI-recognized, and are usually held under the rules of a country's national governing body. Prior to 2019, the 4* was the highest level.
British Eventing (BE) is the Great Britain governing body for the equestrian sport of eventing, [1] which combines a single rider and horse pairing competing in dressage, showjumping and cross country. The organisation both regulates the sport and organises nearly 200 affiliated events across the country. [2]
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.
Louise Skelton on Bit Of A Barney at Badminton Horse Trials 2010. Louise Harwood is a British equestrian athlete competing in eventing at top three and four star events, and has won at the CCI *** Blair Castle event. [1] [2] [3] She started her Advanced career on two full brothers, bred by herself, Bit of a Barney and Partly Pickled.
Cross-country courses for eventing are held outdoors through fields and wooded areas. The terrain is unique for each course, which usually incorporates the course into the natural terrain of the area, and therefore events in certain parts of the world may be held on mostly flat land, while others are over very strenuous hills.
The equestrian sport of eventing had a steeplechase phase, which was held in its CCI 3 Day event format. This phase is called cross country phase B when in the context of eventing. [26] There was a roads and tracks phase, a steeplechase phase, a second, faster roads and track phase and finally the cross country jumps course.
Sharon Ann Hunt (born 11 October 1977 in Bury St Edmunds) is a British three-day eventing rider.. Hunt was educated at Culford School and the Perse School for Girls.With her horse Tankers Town, she was fifth at Badminton Horse Trials then she won the bronze medal for Great Britain in the team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Eventing consisted of a dressage test, a cross-country test, and a jumping test. The jumping test had two rounds, with only the first used for the team competition. Team eventing final scores were the sum of the three best overall individual scores (adding the three components) from the five-pair teams. [2]