Étoiles de Pau

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

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Year Rider Horse Notes
2007 FranceNicolas Touzaint (FRA) Hildago de l'Île
2008 GermanyBettina Hoy (GER) Ringwood Cockatoo
2009 GermanyDirk Schrade (GER) King Artus
2010 GermanyAndreas Dibowski (GER) FRH Fantasia
2011 United KingdomWilliam Fox-Pitt (GBR) Oslo
2012 New ZealandAndrew Nicholson (NZL) Nereo
2013 United KingdomWilliam Fox-Pitt (GBR) Seacookie
2014 GermanyIngrid Klimke (GER) Horseware Hale Bob
2015 FranceAstier Nicolas (FRA) Piaf De B Neville
2016 FranceMaxime Livio (FRA) Qalao Des Mers
2017 FranceGwendolen Fer (FRA) Romantic Love
2018 FranceThibault Fournier (FRA) Siniani de Lathus
2019 United KingdomTom McEwen (GBR) Toledo de Kerser
2020 United KingdomLaura Collett (GBR) London 52
2021 New ZealandTim Price (NZL) Falco
2022 New ZealandJonelle Price (NZL) Grappa Nera
2023 United KingdomRos Canter (GBR) Izilot DHI

Incidents

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  • 2008: Tsunami II was euthanized after suffering a broken cervical vertebrae after falling at a fence during cross country. Her rider, Zara Phillips (GBR) broke her collarbone in the accident.[1]
  • 2017: Crackerjack, ridden by Boyd Martin (USA) was euthanized after suffering multiple fractures to the right front pastern bone during the cross-country portion of the event.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Bettina Hoy Sheds Tears of Happiness at Cross-Country Lead". FEI. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ Autry, Jenni. "Crackerjack Euthanized at Les Etoiles de Pau CCI4* - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary". eventingnation.com. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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Les étoiles de Pau website