Laura Collett ©S. Bailly/Centaure Production. After the dressage test and the cross-country course, the champions of international eventing had a final hurdle to jump at the Domaine de Sers in the show jumping competition. Despite a few twists in the plot among the Top 10 during the event, British rider Laura Collet didn’t put a…
Laura Collett ©S. Bailly/Centaure Production. Once again this year, the cross-country event at the 5 Étoiles de Pau staged a magnificent show for its spectators. Thirty-one combinations and forty-five efforts to be negotiated along the 6.3-km course, and all in just 11.08 minutes. That was the challenge that French course designer Pierre Michelet set the…
Laura Collett ©S. Bailly/Centaure Production. The World’s top riders and their mounts are all at the Domaine de Sers in Pau, Southwest France until this Sunday to battle it out in the 5* (the highest level eventing competition in equestrian sports). The first event in the competition, dressage, ended with the victory of British rider…
Christopher Burton ©S. Bailly/Centaure Production. The World’s top riders and their mounts are all at the Domaine de Sers in Pau, Southwest France until this Sunday to battle it out in the CCI5*-L, the highest level eventing competition in equestrian sports. The competition began with the dressage test. In the first part of the test,…
William Fox-Pitt and Seacookie TSF, winners at Les Etoiles de Pau (FRA) to give the British rider an early lead on the FEI Classics 2013/2014 leaderboard. (Photo: Trevor Holt/FEI). Lausanne (SUI), 27 October 2013 – William Fox-Pitt had three shots to clinch Les Etoiles de Pau (FRA), first event of the FEI Classics 2013/2014 season…
William Fox-Pitt (GBR), who holds the top three places at Les Etoiles de Pau (FRA), on Cross Country leader Seacookie TSF. (Photo: Trevor Holt/FEI) Lausanne (SUI), 26 October 2013 – William Fox-Pitt was simply outstanding on the Cross Country at Les Etoiles de Pau (FRA), first competition of the FEI Classics 2013/2014 season, and in…
Lucinda Fredericks and Flying Finish go to the top of the class in the Dressage phase at Les Etoiles de Pau. (Photo: Trevor Holt/FEI). Lausanne (SUI), 25 October 2013 – The first competition of the FEI Classics 2013/2014 season has been billed as a “battle of the giants” between Andrew Nicholson (NZL) and William Fox-Pitt…
