Alice Dunsdon's Adelaide blog: so much more than just a support team
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Adelaide Horse Trials
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Adelaide Horse Trials — or to give it its official name, the Australian International 3 Day Event — is the only four-star horse trials in the southern hemisphere. The event takes place in the very centre of the leafy South Australia city of Adelaide, with the cross-country traversing roads (see picture) as it winds through Adelaide’s spectacular East Parklands.
The Adelaide International Horse Trials started in 1997, replacing the Gawler Horse Trials, which had been held north of Adelaide since 1954. The event began as a three-star, but upgraded to four-star in 2002. In 2007, the event relaunched and was renamed the Australian International 3 Day Event in 2007 to celebrate the event’s 10th anniversary and reflect the competition’s international focus.
Adelaide joined the FEI Classics, a series linking the world’s four-stars, in 2011. The fixture offers the largest prize-fund in eventing in the Southern Hemisphere, with $120,000 (£65,150) up for grabs in 2014.
The event director is Gillian Rolton, a dual Olympic gold medallist for Australia and the president of the ground jury at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Normandy, France.
Wendy Schaeffer was the first winner of the four-star at Adelaide, taking the class in 2002 on Koyuna Sun-Glo. She also took top honours with Koyuna Sun Dancer in 2010. Two other riders have been double victors here, Stuart Tinney (2009 on Vettori and 2011 on Panamera) and Christopher Burton (2008 on Newsprint and 2013 on TS Jamaimo).
Christopher’s 2013 victory was particularly notable as he first rode TS Jamaimo less than a week before the event after his regular jockey, Will Enzinger, broke his leg in a fall from a novice horse. Afterwards their triumph a syndicate bought TS Jamaimo with the intention of Christopher campaigning him towards the 2014 WEG — they were successful in their quest for selection, but the horse had to be withdrawn after coming down with colic before the cross-country.
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Alice Dunsdon's Adelaide blog: Prepare for full fumigation
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Alice Dunsdon's Adelaide blog: Is this a mad idea?
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Adelaide course-designer speaks out after being 'dropped'
Australian course-designer Wayne Copping has been dropped from his role at the Australian International three-day event in Adelaide, after seven years in the position
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Australian rising star wins Adelaide CCI4*
Twenty-two-year-old Jessica Manson triumphed in Adelaide's CCI4* riding Legal Star and hopes to come to Britain next season
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Walk Adelaide CCI4* cross-country course [PICS]
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Badminton winner undergoes emergency operation
Sam Griffiths has been forced to miss the end of the eventing season due to emergency surgery
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Minor injury puts record-breaking trip on hold
Alice Dunsdon's trip to Adelaide has been postponed
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Christopher Burton wins Adelaide Horse Trials on catch ride
British-based Christopher Burton won the final 4-star of the year on a ride that he only secured a week before the competition
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Dramatic countdown to final four-star horse trials of the year
Broken limbs and heart surgery have affected some of the major players in Australia's premier horse trials. But organisers are looking forward to a bumper entry
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Wendy Schaeffer wins 2010’s final four-star at Adelaide
Local rider Wendy Schaeffer scored her second win in the Australian four-star at Adelaide last week
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Stuart Tinney wins four-star at Adelaide Horse Trials
Australia’s Stuart Tinney took top spot in the final four-star of the year at a successful Adelaide Horse Trials last weekend
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Adelaide three-day event will go ahead thanks to pledges from supporters
Australia's only 4* event will go ahead after all thanks to fund-raising activities and donations from riders, supporters and companies
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Donations pour in to save Adelaide three-day event
The organiser of the Adelaide three-day event has said she is “blown away” by the generosity of riders and eventing enthusiasts who have donated to the rescue fund
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Adelaide three-day event may be cancelled
The event director of the Australian International three-day event says the competition may not go ahead in November because of a lack of title sponsorship
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Video: Adelaide four-star three-day-event
Watch footage from the Adelaide Equity Partners Australian International 3 Day Event CCI**** 2008
