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
| 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
- 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
- ^ "Bettina Hoy Sheds Tears of Happiness at Cross-Country Lead". FEI. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
