Étoiles de Pau explained

The Étoiles de Pau or Stars of Pau is an annual three-day event held in Pau, in the South of France, near the Pyrénées mountains. It is one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) five-star events in the world (the highest level of competition) as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) and the only one held in France. It takes place every year in October in the Domaine de Sers in Pau.

The six others CCI Five Stars are the Burghley Horse Trials and Badminton Horse Trials, held in Great Britain, the Kentucky Three-Day Event and the Maryland 5 Star held in the United States, the Australian International Three Day Event, held in Australia, and the Luhmühlen Horse Trials, held in Germany.

Winners

!Year!Rider!Horse!Notes
2007Nicolas Touzaint (FRA)Hildago de l'Île
2008Bettina Hoy (GER)Ringwood Cockatoo
2009Dirk Schrade (GER)King Artus
2010Andreas Dibowski (GER)FRH Fantasia
2011William Fox-Pitt (GBR)Oslo
2012Andrew Nicholson (NZL)Nereo
2013William Fox-Pitt (GBR)Seacookie
2014Ingrid Klimke (GER)Horseware Hale Bob
2015Astier Nicolas (FRA)Piaf De B Neville
2016Maxime Livio (FRA)Qalao Des Mers
2017Gwendolen Fer (FRA)Romantic Love
2018Thibault Fournier (FRA)Siniani de Lathus
2019Tom McEwen (GBR)Toledo de Kerser
2020Laura Collett (GBR)London 52
2021Tim Price (NZL)Falco
2022Jonelle Price (NZL)Grappa Nera
2023Ros Canter (GBR)Izilot DHI

Incidents

External links

Les étoiles de Pau website

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008-10-24 . Bettina Hoy Sheds Tears of Happiness at Cross-Country Lead . 2024-05-13 . FEI . en.
  2. Web site: Autry . Jenni . Crackerjack Euthanized at Les Etoiles de Pau CCI4* - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary . 2024-05-14 . eventingnation.com . en-US.