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  Nicolas Touzaint (FRA) Hildago de l'Île
2008  Bettina Hoy (GER) Ringwood Cockatoo
2009  Dirk Schrade (GER) King Artus
2010  Andreas Dibowski (GER) FRH Fantasia
2011  William Fox-Pitt (GBR) Oslo
2012  Andrew Nicholson (NZL) Nereo
2013  William Fox-Pitt (GBR) Seacookie
2014  Ingrid Klimke (GER) Horseware Hale Bob
2015  Astier Nicolas (FRA) Piaf De B Neville
2016  Maxime Livio (FRA) Qalao Des Mers
2017  Gwendolen Fer (FRA) Romantic Love
2018  Thibault Fournier (FRA) Siniani de Lathus
2019  Tom McEwen (GBR) Toledo de Kerser
2020  Laura Collett (GBR) London 52
2021  Tim Price (NZL) Falco
2022  Jonelle Price (NZL) Grappa Nera
2023  Ros 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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