Eventing

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Olympic rider sets new national eventing dressage record
The 13-year-old gelding was previously competed by Britain’s Francis Whittington
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Marine biology, racing cars and an ex-policeman: nine facts you didn’t know about Liz Halliday-Sharp
Sharpen your focus on Liz Halliday-Sharp facts – how much do you know about the leading US event rider, who has also been a top-level…
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Badminton Horse Trials 2021 cancelled: ‘Everyone is desperately disappointed’
Badminton Horse Trials 2021 has been cancelled – the event was expected to go ahead behind closed doors, but this is no longer possible
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Memories of learning from William Fox-Pitt: ‘I was pretty wet behind the ears – but I got to ride Ballincoola and Tamarillo’
US event rider Liz Halliday-Sharp talks about her memories of being based with William Fox-Pitt during a golden era for his yard
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Eventing abandonment insurance up for review *H&H Plus*
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Liz Halliday-Sharp: the US event rider who thrives on pressure – on a horse, in a race car, and in front of a live TV camera *H&H Plus*
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Post-competition debriefs: what riders really need to hear and when *H&H Plus*
Eventing opinion from H&H columnists
Tack and clothing
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Find your next set of cross-country colours here
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Technical stirrups — what’s on the market?
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Best tendon and fetlock boots for horses: Horse & Hound’s testers rank their favourites
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Best half pads: Horse & Hound’s tester ranks her favourites
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Best cross-country boots: Horse & Hound’s tester ranks her favourites
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Best summer show shirts for riders 2018: Horse & Hound’s testers rank their favourites
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What is eventing?
Eventing is a three-phase equestrian sport in which a horse and rider combination compete in dressage, showjumping and cross-country. The same combination have to compete in all three phases – a rider can’t substitute a different horse for any part of the competition. The sport is designed to be a test of all-round horsemanship of the rider and the adaptability and training of the horse across the different sports. Scores are given as penalties and the horse and rider with the lowest penalties after all three phases of an event are the winners. Events, also known as horse trials, are typically referred to as one-day or three-day events, despite the fact a competition can actually be held over one, two, three or four days. Eventing in Britain is overseen by the sport’s governing body British Eventing with competition starting over jumps of 80cm in height, called BE80(T) and increases in height up to advanced level over showjumps with a maximum height of 1.25m and cross-country fences set at 1.20m. There are also international eventing competitions run under FEI rules from one- to five-star level.