The Étoiles de Pau or Stars of Pau Three Day Event is an eventing

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...

 competition held in Pau, France. It is one of six annual CCI****

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....

 events in the world (the highest level of competition), in addition to the Burghley Horse Trials

Burghley Horse Trials

The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September...

 and Badminton Horse Trials

Badminton Horse Trials

The Badminton Horse Trials is a three-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International Four Star **** events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale , which takes place in April or May each year in the park of Badminton House, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in...

, held in Great Britain, the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event

Rolex Kentucky Three Day

The Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The Rolex Kentucky is a CCI**** eventing competition, and the only four-star show in the Western Hemisphere. Four stars is the highest level of competition, the same level of...

 held in the United States, the Australian International Three Day Event held in Australia, and the Luhmühlen Horse Trials

Luhmühlen Horse Trials

The Luhmühlen Horse Trials are an annual equestrian eventing competition held in Luhmühlen, Salzhausen, Germany. Riders compete at the highest level: the CCI****...

 in Germany. Pau is held each year in October.

Past winners

• 2007: Nicolas Touzaint
  Nicolas Touzaint
  Nicolas Touzaint, born 10 May 1980, is a French professional horserider specialising in three day eventing. He was born into a family already known for its performance in equestrianism: his father, Jean-Yves Touzaint, was champion of France eventing in 1975 and 1976...
  
   / Hildago de l'Île (FRA)
• 2008: Bettina Hoy
  Bettina Hoy
  Bettina Hoy is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Germany in Eventing competitions...
  
   / Ringwood Cockatoo (GER)
• 2009: Dirk Schrade / King Artus (GER)
• 2010: Andreas Dibowski
  Andreas Dibowski
  Andreas Dibowski is a German eventing rider. With his horse Butts Leon he won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
   / FRH Fantasia (GER)
• 2011: William Fox-Pitt
  William Fox-Pitt
  William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt , known as William Fox-Pitt, is an English equestrian. He has had notable successes at the Burghley, Badminton, Blenheim and Bramham Horse Trials...
  
  / Oslo (GBR)