The 10-minute rest period between phases C and D was introduced in 1963, and phase E – a 1.25-mile sprint – was removed in 1967. Dressage was held over the first two days, followed by endurance day, which contained five phases – A, B, C, D, and E, and concluding with show jumping on the final day. USEA Archives Photo.Īt the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, France, eventing adopted a format that more closely resembles that of today’s three-day events. Tad Coffin and Bally Cor competing for the United States at the 1976 Olympic Games. At the 1912 Games in Stockholm, the eventing competition was held over five days, with endurance on the first day, steeplechase on day three following a day of rest, followed by show jumping on day four and concluding with dressage on day five. One of the first equestrian competitions ever held that can most easily be recognized as eventing was the Championnat du Cheval d'Armes held in France in 1902, 10 years before eventing would first appear at the Olympic Games. While that date is still a few months off and the FEI still needs to vote on the final details of the new system at the FEI General Assembly in November, these new designations are now appearing on the USEA's 2019 Eventing Calendar. This new five-star system will officially go into effect on January 1, 2019. There has been plenty of buzz over the last 18 months about the Fédération Equestre Internationale’s (FEI) decision to restructure the international event classification system, changing the system from four stars to five and changing CIC and CCI designations to CCI-S and CCI-L. Jessica Duffy - USEA Staff Mackenna Shea and Landioso at the 2018 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event.
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