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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.
The Kentucky Three-Day Event, currently the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event due to sponsorship, is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Land Rover Kentucky is a CCI5*-L eventing competition.
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 ...
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 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 ...
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.
Training the Three-Day Event Horse and Rider (ISBN 0-385-42520-1) is a 1995 book written by James C. Wofford, covering each phase of the equestrian sport of eventing, as well as a brief history of the event and a section on choosing a proper horse for the sport. The book ends with a section on conditioning and interval training, and provides ...
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.