Étoiles de Pau
The horse show Stars de Pau (French star of Pau ) is an annual competition taking place in eventing. The tournament will be held in the southern French city of Pau and represents the completion of the season versatility
Tournament and history
The competition is organized by World Equestrian Association FEI to the world's six major tournaments, category CCI 4 *, calculated (the others are the Badminton Horse Trials, the Burghley Horse Trials, the Rolex Kentucky Three Day, the Australian International Three Day Event and the Luhmühlen versatility ). From the results of the CCI **** tournaments are further set since 2008, a body set up by the FEI Appreciation (HSBC FEI Classics ); the five top-ranked of these rankings will receive prize money of 333,000 U.S. $.
The tournament was first held in 1991, first as a CCI 1 *. The following year, the tender has been amended in subsequent years, the tournament was advertised as CCI 2 *. In 2001, the European Championship of Eventing was held in Pau.
After the tournament in 2002 was advertised as 3 * CCI, it was 2003 and 2004, the final of the World Cup of Eventing. Also starting in 2003 will be held 2 * level next to the main competition also at the same time held little versatility to CIC. After the main competition of the event in 2005 (CIC 3 * -W) was discharged as a World Cup test and was in 2006 again performed as a CCI 3 * ( as a test event for the future CCI 4 * call). With the year 2007 the main test in the circle of the CCI was added 4 * tournaments.