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The Australian International Three Day Event is an annual three-day event

Eventing

Eventing is an equestrian event comprising dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This event has its roots in a comprehensive cavalry test requiring mastery of several types of riding...

held in the South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

n capital of Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

. It was known as the Adelaide International Horse Trials up until 2007. It comprises dressage

Dressage

Dressage is a competitive equestrian sport, defined by the International Equestrian Federation as "the highest expression of horse training." Competitions are held at all levels from amateur to the World Equestrian Games...

, cross-country

Cross-country equestrianism

Cross country equestrian jumping is an endurance test, and is one of the three phases of the sport of eventing; it may also be a competition in its own right, known as hunter trials or simply "cross-country" - these tend to be lower level, local competitions.The object of the endurance test is to...

and show-jumping and is usually staged in early November. It is one of only six events in the world to receive a four star (Olympic-standard) rating under Concours Complet International

Concours Complet International

The Concours Complet International and the Concours International Combiné are ratings for the equestrian sport of eventing, given by the international governing body for the sport, the FEI....

. The event is unique in being held in a city-centre, taking place in the picturesque Adelaide Park Lands

Adelaide Park Lands

The Adelaide Park Lands are the parks that surround the centre of the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. They measure approximately 7.6 square kilometres in a green belt encircling the city centre....

History

The Adelaide International Horse Trials was created in 1997 to replace the Gawler Horse Trials that had been staged in Gawler

Gawler, South Australia

Gawler is the first country town in the state of South Australia, and is named after the second Governor of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is located north of the centre of the state capital, Adelaide, and is close to the major wine producing district of the Barossa Valley...

, north of Adelaide, since 1954. In its period as the Gawler Trials, it was a successful competition and was selected to host the Eventing World Championship

Eventing World Championship

The Eventing World Championship, or the eventing competition in the World Equestrian Games , began in 1966. It includes both a team and individual competition for the best horses and riders in the sport of eventing...

in 1986. On this occasion the Australian Post Office issued a special set of commemorative postmarked covers featuring a set of four stamps called Horses of Australia.

The new event débuted in the East Parklands with a CCI*** rating, but was subsequently upgraded to CCI**** in 1999 to become the only so rated event in the Southern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

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, and one of only five in the world.

Since 2005, it has been staged concurrently with the Adelaide Christmas Pageant

Adelaide Christmas Pageant

The Adelaide Christmas Pageant is a parade held annually in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is the largest event of its kind in the world, attracting crowds of over 400,000 and televised to millions more...

and in 2007 the event has been renamed the Australian International Three Day Event. Since 2011 the Australian International is part of the HSBC FEI Classics, an international eventing series of all CCI****-events around the world.

Event

The event, managed by Adelaide Horse Trials Management Inc, is held throughout the East Parklands in separate stages over three days.

The dressage phase is held on Friday at CBC

Christian Brothers College, Adelaide

Christian Brothers College is a private Catholic school in the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia. It was founded by a group of Irish Christian Brothers in 1878, and it is now one of three Christian Brothers schools in the state....

Oval in Park 15. The cross-country phase is held on Saturday across the parklands and attracts the most spectators. The course starts at Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Adelaide

Victoria Park, also known as Park 16, is a park located in the Southeastern Parklands of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is bordered by Fullarton Road, Greenhill Road, East Terrace and Wakefield Road...

and crosses Wakefield Road though parkland and into Rymill Park

Rymill Park, Adelaide

Rymill Park, also known as Park 14 or Mullawirraburka in Kaurna, is a park located in the East Parklands of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is bordered by East and Dequetteville Terraces, and Rundle and Bartels Roads...

. The cross-country course has been designed by Michael Etherington-Smith, who has designed courses for the Olympics in 2000 and 2008 and other CCI**** events, since 2001. The water jumps in Rymill Park are regarded as some of the most challenging in international competition. The final show-jumping phase is held on Sunday on a specially constructed arena near Rymill Lake.

The event also incorporates the Australian stages of the biannual Trans Tasman Championship, which has been staged in Adelaide since 1985. A youth Trans Tasman is held in the alternate years.

Winners

List of winners of the four star event:

2011 Stuart Tinney (NSW) on Panamera
2010 Wendy Schaeffer
Wendy Schaeffer
Wendy Schaeffer is an Australian equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...

(SA) on Koyuna Sun Dancer
2009 Stuart Tinney (NSW) on Vettori
2008 Chris Burton (NSW) on Newsprint
2007 Trials were not held due to Equine Influenza interrupting all Equestrian Activities in Australia
2006 Heath Ryan (NSW) Flame
2005 Megan Jones
Megan Jones
Megan Jones is one of Australia's top event riders, a Silver Medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.Jones began riding at the age of 5, continued through her early years in Pony Club before hitting the international scene in 2003 at the World Cup Final...

(SA) on Kirby Park Irish Jester
2004 Shane Rose (NSW) on Beauford Miss Dior
2003 Boyd Martin (NSW) on True Blue Toozac
2002 Wendy Schaeffer(SA) on Koyuna Sun Smoke
2001 Matthew Grayling (NZ) on Revo
2000 David Middleton (VIC) on Willowbank Jack
1999 Natalie Blundell (NSW) on Billy Bathgate
1998 Peter Haynes (AUS) on Alcheringa (CCI***)
1997 Nick Larkin (NZ) on Red (CCI***)

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History

Event

Winners

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